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1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #2 and #3. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

If you missed class, here’s a quick video on how to do a Caught’ya.

And here is the correction for Caught-ya #1 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

SPAIN & ITS EMPIRE – CONQUISTADORS
1440 – 1588

1. Spend at least 60 minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
   ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
   As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

NOTE: There is NO UEWH reading this week.

3. Timeline

1. Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.

• 1227 – Spanish Inquisition begins
• 1492 – Ferdinand and Isabella conquer Grenada
• 1492 – Treaty of Tordesillas divides world between Portugal and Spain
• 1513 – Vasco Nunez di Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean
• 1546 – Spanish mines are opened in Mexico and Peru
• 1588 – Spanish Armada sinks in English Channel

4. Writing Assignment

This week you have a creative writing assignment. Please keep your assignment between 1 to 3 pages double-spaced.

Write a short journal entry as if you were either a sailor discovering a new land OR a native person living in a land that was just discovered.

Be sure to use the following as you write:

• Strong Verbs
• Interesting Adjectives
• Exciting Adverbs

Use the CHECKLIST after you write to make sure you included everything.

Make sure your paper follows the Written Paper Format.

5. Fiction Reading Assignment

Finish reading The King’s Fifth.

We are discussing the book NEXT WEEK – September 16.

1. Timeline – Part 1

This week you have TWO separate timeline assignments. (We started this in class.)

Timeline Assignment 1

Finish adding the following Anchor Dates to your timeline.

• 1440 — Gutenberg invents the moveable type printing press
• 1492 — Columbus “discovers” America
• 1506 — Leonardo DaVinci finishes painting the Mona Lisa
• 1564 — Shakespeare is born
• Nov 11, 1620 — Pilgrims land in Plymouth
• 1718 — Blackbeard the pirate dies
• July 2, 1776 — American Declaration of Independence is signed
• Spring 1820 — Joseph Smith First Vision
• June 20, 1837 — Queen Victoria becomes queen of England
• July 24, 1847 – LDS Pioneers arrive in Salt Lake Valley
• April 12, 1861 — US Civil War begins
• Oct 15, 1878 — Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
• Feb 21, 1885 — First car invented
• Dec 17, 1903 — Wright Brothers fly first airplane
• Oct 24, 1929 — Great Depression in US begins
• 1939-1945 — World War II
• Sept 11, 2001 — 9/11
• ??? – Your Birthday

2. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following time period.

AZTEC & INCA EMPIRES
1200 – 1532

1. Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 278-283.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
   NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
   Here is the short article on this time period. (You can count reading this as part of your 45 minutes.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

3. Timeline – Part 2

Timeline Assignment 2

1. Add the following key dates & figures to your timeline. (All dates are CE.)
2. Add THREE additional dates that you find during your History Study.

• 900-1150 – The Toltec civilization flourishes
• 1200 – Inca tribe found city of Cuzco
• 1325 – City of Tenochtitlan is founded (later becomes capital of Aztec Empire)
• 1428 – Aztec Empire is founded
• 1440 – Montezuma I rules Aztec Empire – Aztec Empire reaches its peak
• 1493 – Incan Empire reaches its peak
• 1520 – Montezuma II killed by the Spanish
• 1521 – Hernando Cortes destroys the Aztec Empire
• 1532 – Francisco Pizarro destroys the Incan Empire

4. Writing Assignment

Write a short, reflective 1-2 page paper that answers the following questions:

1. What scholar level do you consider yourself at (Apprentice, Journeyman, Master) and why?
2. Why are you taking this class?
3. What specific goals do you have for the class (e.g., turn in all assignments, complete 2 hours of homework each week, turn everything in on time , stay awake in class, speak up and participate, or something else …)
4. How do you feel about history and writing?

Make sure your paper follows the Written Paper Format.

When you’re finished, use the Checklist in your binder to check your work.

5. Reading Assignment

Begin reading The King’s Fifth. (pgs 1-123)

We will discuss this book in TWO WEEKS – on Sept 16.

A couple of things you need to do before the first day of class:

1. Get your books for fall semester.

• The Usborne Encyclopedia of World History
• The King’s Fifth
• The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

2. Bring your Encyclopedia of World History with you on the first day of class! We will be doing an activity where you will need your book!

If you are a slower reader, you may want to start reading The King’s Fifth since you’ll only have two weeks to finish it once school starts.

3. Watch videos on the Age of Exploration.

We’ll be talking about this time period in history during the first day of class. The more you know before you come, the more you’ll be able to participate! (You don’t need to watch all the videos, but please watch at least the first few.)

I’ve put this playlist together to make it easy.

Our last week!! Congratulations!!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #70-72. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline & Map

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.

• 1920 – League of Nations is established
• 1920 – Alcohol is banned in the US with the 20th Amendment
• 1922 – Benito Mussolini rises to power in Italy
• 1925 – Scopes Monkey Trial
• 1927 – First talking motion picture released
• 1929 – US stock market crashes, beginning the Great Depression

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

ROARING TWENTIES
1920 – 1929

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Writing Assignment

Finish up your persuasive essay and email it to me!

Here’s all the steps:

1. Watch this video.

Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.

2. Select a Topic

Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.

Topic Examples

• Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
• Football is better than basketball.
• Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
• Online school is better than meeting in person.
• Fish make the best pets.
• Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.

3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.

If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.

If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.

4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.

Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:

1. Select your persuasive topic position.
2. Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
3. Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
4. Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
5. Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
6. As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
7. Write your introduction and your conclusion.

5. Revise your essay.

Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:

1. Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
2. Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?

6. Proofread your essay.

Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.

7. Turn in your essay.

I want to read your essay!

Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.

Congratulations!!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #67-69. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline & Map

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.

• 1792 – Mary Wollstonecraft begins the suffrage movement with her pamphlet “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”
• 1848 – Seneca Falls Convention in New York
• 1890 – Wyoming is the first US state to give all women the right to vote
• 1893 – New Zealand is the first country to give women the right to vote
• 1894 – Australia is the first country to allow women to stand for election
• 1920 – In the US, the 19th Amendment is passed – granting women the vote

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
1848 – 1920

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Writing Assignment

This week, you’ll write finish your final persuasive essay for the class.

These are ALL the steps that you’ll need to complete.

If you’re pacing yourself, you finished Steps 1-3 last week. This week you’ll do steps 4-7 — writing a draft and then revising your essay.

When you’re finished, be sure to email it to me so I can read it!

1. Watch this video.

Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.

2. Select a Topic

Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.

Topic Examples

• Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
• Football is better than basketball.
• Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
• Online school is better than meeting in person.
• Fish make the best pets.
• Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.

3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.

If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.

If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.

4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.

Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:

1. Select your persuasive topic position.
2. Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
3. Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
4. Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
5. Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
6. As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
7. Write your introduction and your conclusion.

5. Revise your essay.

Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:

1. Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
2. Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?

6. Proofread your essay.

Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.

7. Turn in your essay.

I want to read your essay!

Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.

Congratulations!!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #64-66. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline & Map

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.

• 1806 – Britain takes control of Cape Colony.
• 1841 – David Livingston starts to explore Africa.
• 1879 – The Zulus are defeated.
• 1884 – European leaders divide Africa between them.
• 1902 – The British defeat the Boers.

2. Review this image. Over a period of 35 years, almost all of Africa went from being ruled by independent African kingdoms (gray areas) to being controlled by Europeans.

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
1870-1914

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Writing Assignment

Over the next two weeks, you’ll write your final persuasive essay for the class. This will be the last assignment for the year!!

These are ALL the steps that you’ll need to complete.

If you want to pace yourself, I recommend working with this schedule:
Steps 1-3 – Finish by April 23
Steps 4-7 – Finish by April 30

1. Watch this video.

Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.

2. Select a Topic

Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.

Topic Examples

• Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
• Football is better than basketball.
• Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
• Online school is better than meeting in person.
• Fish make the best pets.
• Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.

3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.

If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.

If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.

4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.

Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:

1. Select your persuasive topic position.
2. Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
3. Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
4. Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
5. Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
6. As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
7. Write your introduction and your conclusion.

5. Revise your essay.

Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:

1. Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
2. Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?

6. Proofread your essay.

Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.

7. Turn in your essay.

I want to read your essay!

Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.

Congratulations!!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #61-63. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline. Find TWO more key dates to add on your own.

• 1820-1860 First wave of Irish immigrants to the US
• 1880-1920 More than 20 million immigrants arrive in the US
• 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act is passed – barring Chinese from immigrating
• 1892 Ellis Island opens
• 1924 Immigration Act of 1924 limits number of immigrants from different countries

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.

UNITED STATES AND IMMIGRATION
1918-1924

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Writing Assignment

Continue thinking about about your persuasive essay example.

Instructions from Last Week
After spring break, you will have one more essay writing assignment to finish out the year.

This time, you’ll be writing an essay to convince me of something. It’s called a “persuasive essay” because you’ll be trying to persuade me.

You don’t have to write anything this week, but you can start thinking about a topic that you have an opinion about that has two sides that you could write about.

I’ll give more examples in the next post. But you can start thinking now. 🙂

5. Fiction Reading Assignment

Finish reading the book King of Mulberry Street .

Welcome to the first week of Mighty Pen exclusively online!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #58-60. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline

This week – in light of current events – we are going to detour from our regular history and study an event from 100 years ago that is particularly applicable today.

1. Add the following key date to your timeline.

• 1918 The Spanish Flu pandemic kills at least 50 million people worldwide

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.

SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC
1918-1919

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Writing Assignment

After spring break, you will have one more essay writing assignment to finish out the year.

This time, you’ll be writing an essay to convince me of something. It’s called a “persuasive essay” because you’ll be trying to persuade me.

You don’t have to write anything this week, but you can start thinking about a topic that you have an opinion about that has two sides that you could write about.

I’ll give more examples in the next post. But you can start thinking now. 🙂

5. Fiction Reading Assignment

Continue reading the book King of Mulberry Street .

Welcome to the first week of Mighty Pen exclusively online!

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #55 – 57. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

2. Timeline

These are the timeline dates from last week. If you didn’t finish it from last week, this is a week to catch up.

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.

• 1807 – Britain outlaws the Atlantic slave trade
• 1833 – Britain passes the Abolition of Slavery Act, ordering gradual abolition of slavery in all British colonies.
• 1848 – France abolishes slavery
• 1863 – Abraham Lincoln passes Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in US
• 1865 – 13th Amendment to US constitution bans slavery
• 1888 – Brazil abolishes slavery

3. History Study

Pop some popcorn and watch the movie Amazing Grace. It’s about the abolition of slavery in England. (We were going to watch this movie together in class.)

You can rent the movie on Amazon, Google Play, or Redbox On Demand. (If you need to be reimbursed, you can submit the cost to rent the movie on the ASA website.)

4. Writing Assignment

Finish writing your story if you haven’t already. When you’re finished, email it to me at taperkey@gmail.com if you want me to read it. 🙂

Write a Cliff Hanger Story

• Choose & print one of the following “beginnings” to your story
• Write the ending to the story. Write at least two pages double spaced.
• Include both the beginning and your ending in your packet.

STORY 1: Ants in Your Pants
STORY 2: On. Off. On. Off.
STORY 3: Voices in My Rootbeer
STORY 4: Swish

5. Fiction Reading Assignment

Start reading the book King of Mulberry Street .

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #53 and #54. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #52 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. Timeline

1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.

• 1807 – Britain outlaws the Atlantic slave trade
• 1833 – Britain passes the Abolition of Slavery Act, ordering gradual abolition of slavery in all British colonies.
• 1848 – France abolishes slavery
• 1863 – Abraham Lincoln passes Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in US
• 1865 – 13th Amendment to US constitution bans slavery
• 1888 – Brazil abolishes slavery

3. History Study

1. Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
1807-1888

1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
   
2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
   
   CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
   ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
   
3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
   
   You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Elegant Essay Assignment

None

5. Elegant Essay Reading

None

6. Writing Assignment

Write a Cliff Hanger Story

• Choose & print one of the following “beginnings” to your story
• Write the ending to the story. Write at least two pages double spaced.
• Include both the beginning and your ending in your packet.

STORY 1: Ants in Your Pants
STORY 2: On. Off. On. Off.
STORY 3: Voices in My Rootbeer
STORY 4: Swish

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

Get the book King of Mulberry Street – will start reading next week.