WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS History 129

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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS History 129

Why the Grizzly is respected enough to be on our flag.

Lecture links on dates lectures given or assigned

Week 1

1/9/2012-- Orientation, explain syllabus and paper, get needed materials, take roll, adds

1/11/2012- California History acrostic, set up Title Pg, (essential info and 3 color pictures,) Table of Contents, lecture on Ca History-An Intro, Geography of California-Aerial America

Read Chapter 1-2 of Elusive Eden

1/16/2012- holiday

1/18/2012- lecture on Ca History-An Intro, presentation, Geography of California-Aerial America

Read Chapter 2-3 of Elusive Eden

1/23/12-Poster enticing settlers or explorers to CA, lecture on CA Geography, Northridge Earthquake video

1/25/12-map of Geomorphic Provinces, lecture on CA Geography, Loma Prieto Earthquake video

Read Chapter 3-5 of Elusive Eden

1/29/12-map of Native tribe, presentation, activity on California Native tribes

2/1/12- activity on California Native tribes, presentations , lecture on Early CA Explorer, quiz 1 need 20/20 scantron

Read Chapter 4-6 of Elusive Eden

2/6/2012-activity on California Native tribes, presentations, lecture on Estanislao's Rebellion,

2/8/2012-map of Missions and El Camino Real, activity on California Native tribes, presentations

Read Chapter 6-8 of Elusive Eden

2/13/2012-Neophytes-acrostic puzzle, presentations, lecture on Estanislao's Rebellion and Spanish Missions, test 1-take home

2/15/2012 map of Mt. Men's Routes, presentations, Mexican Rule in CA lecture , Bear Flag Revolt lecture, Foreigner Penetration in CA lecture (instead of class Monday), print all lectures, read and put in notebook-(using outline mode before printing instead of printing the individual slides or copy and paste words into a word processing program like Word, to save paper and ink)

watch these clips and take notes in notebook-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKe2_SFwSYY&list=FLFfhPEbZ1B4EXfHHwmGXHoQ&index=2&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7KIMwWKic

Read Chapter 8-10 of Elusive Eden

2/20/2012- holiday Foreigner Penetration in CA lecture (instead of class Monday)-also listed above-only print once

2/22/2012-test 1 due, map of Gold Rush rivers, towns, fields-presentations, Gold Rush and becoming a state lecture, video Donner Party

Read Chapter 9-10 of Elusive Eden

2/27/2012-w/s on Gold Miners, presentations, Gold Rush lecture, video

2/29/2012-map of cities, presentations, becoming a state lecture, video Transcont RR

Read Chapter 10-11 of Elusive Eden

3/5/2012-design your own state flag or seal- use at least 2 symbols and give a paragraph explanation as to why you chose those symbols for CA., watch these video segment on Trans continental RR-take notes in notebook- (don't have to watch 4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3OM_UnnCNM 1 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOn0RFFOr1s&feature=related 2 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5WxDvs3cB8&feature=related 3 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzbCkMjdZKE&feature=related 5 of 5

3/7/2012-midterm-882 scantron

Read Chapter 12-13 of Elusive Eden

3/12/2012- map of counties, presentations, lecture on RR beginning in CA

3/14/2012- w/s, presentations, lecture on RR effects,

Read Chapter 14-16 of Elusive Eden

3/19/2012- Transcontinental RR- acrostic puzzle, presentations, Ken Burns Natl Parks-John Muir, lecture on water and early environmental concerns in CA

3/21/2012 book review due, Moving west w/s, presentations, Story of us-LA Aquaduct, lecture on political bosses, video TR and Muir in Yosemite

Read Chapter 16-17 of Elusive Eden

3/26/12-political machine ill dictionary term, beginnings of modern CA lecture

3/28/2012- acrostic puzzle, presentations, SF Earthquake video, quiz makeup/RT

Read Chapter 17-19 of Elusive Eden

4/2/2012-lecture

4/4/2012-ill timeline review 10 dates- end with 1906 earthquake, presentations, lecture on CA 1920's, movie

Read Chapter 19-21 of Elusive Eden

4/9/2012- map of water projects, presentation, lecture on Depression in CA, quiz 2

4/11/2012-w/s Graumans Theater wordsearch, presentations, lecture on WWII in CA

Read Chapter 21-25 of Elusive Eden

4/16/12-w/s wordsearch skateboard invented, presentation, lecture on CA in 1960's

4/18/2012-Map of Interstates in CA, presentation

Read Chapter 25-30 of Elusive Eden