Day

Assignment

Monday: Events Leading Up To the War of 1812.

Read pp. 134-162 in your textbook.  Be prepared to discuss the readings in class.  Information from the Web sites provided below may also be discussed in class so be prepared.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/War1812_CausesoftheWar.asp

http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/chart.1812.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/22916/excauses.html?tqskip1=1

Make between two (2) and three (3) slides in Microsoft PowerPoint that cover the major points of the causes of the war.

Tuesday: Important Battles.

Read pp. 165-179 in your textbook.  Be prepared to discuss these readings in class.

Make between two (2) and three (3) slides in PowerPoint that covers the major battles and why they were important.

http://www.multied.com/1812/Index.html

http://nvnv.essortment.com/warof_rmfy.htm

http://www.eduseek.com/static/navigate287.html

Wednesday and Thursday: Movie.

A film will be shown about the War of 1812.  For Friday write a two (2) page summary of the film.  *Taking notes while watching the fill may be helpful.  The more specific information used in the summary the higher your score will be.

Friday: Computer Lab.

Read pp. 180-201 in your textbook.  We will head to the computer lab so you can have time to work on your PowerPoint presentation and look up information on why the United States won the war.  Use this time to look up graphics and/or sounds to add to your presentation.  Your presentation should be sent to me before you leave class.

Enjoy the weekend!!!!!