PERIOD 2 - US HISTORY 7 - MR. MEYER-2025-2026 SEMESTER 1 Assignments
- Instructor
- Nick Meyer
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Description
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PERIOD 2
Upcoming Assignments
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Slavery Quizizz
Click on the link below to start the game
Past Assignments
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Due F, 1/16 - EXTRA CREDIT - Age of Teddy Videos
1. Choose 5 of the videos from the "Teddy Roosevelt" videos document.
2. As you watch, complete the questions on the "Video Reflection: Age of Teddy" document.
--> Write in complete sentences.
--> Use specific evidence from the videos.
3. When done, click "turn in" on Classroom.
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME DURING CLASS.
This is NOT required.
2. As you watch, complete the questions on the "Video Reflection: Age of Teddy" document.
--> Write in complete sentences.
--> Use specific evidence from the videos.
3. When done, click "turn in" on Classroom.
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME DURING CLASS.
This is NOT required.
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F, 1/16 - Progressive Era Quiz
*** Students will take this during class on Friday. ***
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Due Th, 1/15 - Age of Teddy Atlas
Students will have time during class this week to complete this assignment.
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W, 12/17 - Industrial Age Practice Tests
***STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS DURING CLASS ON WEDNESDAY***
Click on the practice tests and take them
--> Historical Understand / Selected Response
--> Map Skills
--> DBQ
Click on the practice tests and take them
--> Historical Understand / Selected Response
--> Map Skills
--> DBQ
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F, 12/12 - Mission US#4 - City of Immigrants
STUDENTS WILL PLAY THIS IN CLASS AND COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT ON FRIDAY DURING CLASS.
1. Go to MISSION US (Mission 4 : City of Immigrants).
***It’s 1907. You are Lena Brodsky, a 14-year old Jewish immigrant from Russia. How will you start a new life in America?***
--> Click the "register" button and register. OR, IF YOU ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU CAN ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
2. Play the game for 30 minutes. As you play think about the questions below.
***What was it like to be a New Immigrant living in New York in the early 1900s?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Lena as you played Mission 4.
***What did you learn about life for New Immigrants as they tried to build a new life in the US?
-->Explain 3 ways that your understanding changed or grew deeper from playing the game.
3. Go to the document below and type your responses. Click "turn in" when done.
1. Go to MISSION US (Mission 4 : City of Immigrants).
***It’s 1907. You are Lena Brodsky, a 14-year old Jewish immigrant from Russia. How will you start a new life in America?***
--> Click the "register" button and register. OR, IF YOU ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU CAN ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
2. Play the game for 30 minutes. As you play think about the questions below.
***What was it like to be a New Immigrant living in New York in the early 1900s?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Lena as you played Mission 4.
***What did you learn about life for New Immigrants as they tried to build a new life in the US?
-->Explain 3 ways that your understanding changed or grew deeper from playing the game.
3. Go to the document below and type your responses. Click "turn in" when done.
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Due F, 12/5 - Industrial Age Atlas Activity
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Th, 12/4 - Create Captains of Industry Presentation
***STUDENTS WILL HAVE ALL OF CLASS ON THURSDAY TO COMPLETE THIS.***
*** PRESENTATIONS WILL BE SHARED ON FRIDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY.***
1. Mr. Meyer has shared a Google Slideshow with you. See your "Shared with Me" folder. Use that template.
--> You are responsible for 1/4 of the presentation. See "Student Assignments" posted below.
2. Create your slideshow. Be ready to present Wednesday / Thursday
--> See "General Sources" posted below for links to more information about your person.
--> Picture(s) on each slide
*** Illustrate main ideas, not just portraits of the person's face.
--> Limit text to 20 or fewer words per slide.
--> See "Leland Stanford" example below.
See rubric posted below. Mr. Meyer will use this to score your work.
Click "turn in" when done. Mr. Meyer will be able to see your work on the slideshow in your Google Drive.
*** PRESENTATIONS WILL BE SHARED ON FRIDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY.***
1. Mr. Meyer has shared a Google Slideshow with you. See your "Shared with Me" folder. Use that template.
--> You are responsible for 1/4 of the presentation. See "Student Assignments" posted below.
2. Create your slideshow. Be ready to present Wednesday / Thursday
--> See "General Sources" posted below for links to more information about your person.
--> Picture(s) on each slide
*** Illustrate main ideas, not just portraits of the person's face.
--> Limit text to 20 or fewer words per slide.
--> See "Leland Stanford" example below.
See rubric posted below. Mr. Meyer will use this to score your work.
Click "turn in" when done. Mr. Meyer will be able to see your work on the slideshow in your Google Drive.
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W, 12/3 - Captains of Industry Biography Study*
***STUDENTS WILL HAVE ALL OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY TO COMPLETE THIS***
1. Read your assigned biography. See the "Student Assignments" document below.
--> See "General Sources" posted below to get more information.
2. As you read, complete the "Biography Study Questions" posted below.
3. When done, click "turn in."
Tomorrow, you will be creating your slideshow.
Guidelines
* Answer both parts of each of the four questions with a complete sentence.
* The table below each question should include six complete sentences.
* Explain specific examples from the life of your assigned "Captain of Industry" to answer each question.
* When possible, include specific events, statistics, and data in order to provide strong evidence.
* Use correct writing conventions: spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
1. Read your assigned biography. See the "Student Assignments" document below.
--> See "General Sources" posted below to get more information.
2. As you read, complete the "Biography Study Questions" posted below.
3. When done, click "turn in."
Tomorrow, you will be creating your slideshow.
Guidelines
* Answer both parts of each of the four questions with a complete sentence.
* The table below each question should include six complete sentences.
* Explain specific examples from the life of your assigned "Captain of Industry" to answer each question.
* When possible, include specific events, statistics, and data in order to provide strong evidence.
* Use correct writing conventions: spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
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T, 11/25 - Mission US: Cheyenne Odyssey
*** Students will complete this during class on Tuesday.***
1. Go to MISSION US (Mission 3 : Cheyenne Odyssey).
***The year is 1866. You are Little Fox, a Northern Cheyenne boy. Can you help your tribe survive life on the Plains?***
--> Click the "register" button and register. OR, IF YOU ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU CAN ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
2. Play the game for 40 minutes. As you play think about the questions below.
***What was it like to be a Native American trying to survive on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Little Fox as you played Mission 3.
***How did Natives interact with white soldiers and settlers?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Little Fox as you played Mission 3.
3. Reflect on your learning using the "Mission US #3 Reflection" document.
1. Go to MISSION US (Mission 3 : Cheyenne Odyssey).
***The year is 1866. You are Little Fox, a Northern Cheyenne boy. Can you help your tribe survive life on the Plains?***
--> Click the "register" button and register. OR, IF YOU ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU CAN ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
2. Play the game for 40 minutes. As you play think about the questions below.
***What was it like to be a Native American trying to survive on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Little Fox as you played Mission 3.
***How did Natives interact with white soldiers and settlers?
--> Explain 3 specific experiences that you had as Little Fox as you played Mission 3.
3. Reflect on your learning using the "Mission US #3 Reflection" document.
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F, 11/21 - Written Reflection - The Story of Us: Heartland
*** IF YOU WERE IN CLASS ON FRIDAY, YOU COMPLETED THIS AS A CLASS DISCUSSION.***
*** ONLY COMPLETE THE WRITTEN REFLECTION IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY. ***
*** ONLY COMPLETE THE WRITTEN REFLECTION IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY. ***
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Due F, 11/14 - Civil War Atlas Activity, Part II
Complete the Google Form below.
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Due Th, 10/30 - Civil War Atlas Activity, Part I
Complete the Google Form below.
Click "submit" at the end of the form.
Click "submit" at the end of the form.
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W, 10/29 - Written Reflection - Civil War, 1861-1862
*** STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS DURING / AFTER CLASS ON WEDNESDAY.***
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T, 10/14 - Causes of the Civil War Atlas Activities and Maps
***STUDENTS WILL START THIS DURING CLASS ON TUESDAY.***
1. Click on the Google Form below and complete NN Atlas Activity #2. When done, click "submit."
2. Students will receive a printed copy of the "Causes of the Civil War Maps."
--> Follow the directions
--> The map assignment is due on Wednesday.
1. Click on the Google Form below and complete NN Atlas Activity #2. When done, click "submit."
2. Students will receive a printed copy of the "Causes of the Civil War Maps."
--> Follow the directions
--> The map assignment is due on Wednesday.
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T, 10/07 - Create Abolitionist Biography Study Presentation
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS IN CLASS ON TUESDAY.
RESOURCES (See Links Below)
1. Use the Google Slides template that Mr. Meyer shared with you.
--> Mr. Meyer has already shared this with you. Look in your "Shared with Me" folder.
--> Each partner will create 3 slides.
*** Partner 1 will do slides #2-4
*** Partner 2 will do slides #5-7
*** Partner 3 will do slides #8-10
*** Partner 4 will do slides #11-13
--> You will only be assessed for your work (not based on your partners).
--> See Mr. Meyer's example (Levi Coffin)
2. Be ready to present IN CLASS. Presentations will happen Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
3. Your presentation will be scored using the Biography Study Rubric posted below.
RESOURCES (See Links Below)
1. Use the Google Slides template that Mr. Meyer shared with you.
--> Mr. Meyer has already shared this with you. Look in your "Shared with Me" folder.
--> Each partner will create 3 slides.
*** Partner 1 will do slides #2-4
*** Partner 2 will do slides #5-7
*** Partner 3 will do slides #8-10
*** Partner 4 will do slides #11-13
--> You will only be assessed for your work (not based on your partners).
--> See Mr. Meyer's example (Levi Coffin)
2. Be ready to present IN CLASS. Presentations will happen Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
3. Your presentation will be scored using the Biography Study Rubric posted below.
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M, 10/6 - Abolitionist Reading
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS IN CLASS ON MONDAY
1. Quizizz: Change in the New Nation
*Industrial Revolution
*Immigration
*Suffrage Movement
*Slavery + Abolition
2. See "Student Assignments" below so that you know which biography to read.
3. Read your biography. See the folder below labeled "Abolitionists."
--> All students will do this individually.
4. As you read, use the "Abolitionist Biography Study Template" below to summarize.
--> You will use this on Monday to create your slideshow.
5. Use the "Abolitionist Research Resources" document to find one more source.
--> Add ideas and facts to your "Abolitionist Biography Study Template."
--> Link your second source in the first yellow text box near the top of the page.
6. When done, click "Turn In."
1. Quizizz: Change in the New Nation
*Industrial Revolution
*Immigration
*Suffrage Movement
*Slavery + Abolition
2. See "Student Assignments" below so that you know which biography to read.
3. Read your biography. See the folder below labeled "Abolitionists."
--> All students will do this individually.
4. As you read, use the "Abolitionist Biography Study Template" below to summarize.
--> You will use this on Monday to create your slideshow.
5. Use the "Abolitionist Research Resources" document to find one more source.
--> Add ideas and facts to your "Abolitionist Biography Study Template."
--> Link your second source in the first yellow text box near the top of the page.
6. When done, click "Turn In."
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F, 10/3 - Slavery Primary Sources
*** Students will complete this during class today.***
1. Class Contest - 5 Questions
2. Read the "Slavery + Abolition Primary Sources" document linked below.
--> Read the short descriptions of each of the authors.
3. Answer the questions on the Written Reflection document.
4. Quizizz --> Slavery (See below on Classroom)
*** Summarize on pages 9-10 in your unit notes. ***
1. Class Contest - 5 Questions
2. Read the "Slavery + Abolition Primary Sources" document linked below.
--> Read the short descriptions of each of the authors.
3. Answer the questions on the Written Reflection document.
4. Quizizz --> Slavery (See below on Classroom)
*** Summarize on pages 9-10 in your unit notes. ***
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Due F, 10/3 - New Nation Atlas Activity
Click on the first Google Form below and complete NN Atlas Activity #1. When done, click "submit."
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M, 9/22 - MD Practice Test - Historical Understanding
*** Students will complete this during class on Monday.***
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M, 9/22 - MD PRACTICE DBQ
***STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS IN CLASS ON MONDAY.***
Click the document below. There are 5 questions, one per page.
Type your answers in the yellow text boxes. Write 2 sentences.
*Answer the question in plain English.
*Give evidence from the source.
Click the document below. There are 5 questions, one per page.
Type your answers in the yellow text boxes. Write 2 sentences.
*Answer the question in plain English.
*Give evidence from the source.
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M, 9/22 - MD Practice Map Skills Quiz
*** Students will complete this during class on Monday.***
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Due F, 9/19 - Manifest Destiny Atlas Activity #2
Complete the Google Form below.
Click "submit" on the form when done.
Click "turn in" on Classroom.
Click "submit" on the form when done.
Click "turn in" on Classroom.
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M, 9/15 - Oregon Trai 3-2-1 Review
***STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS DURING CLASS ON MONDAY***
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Th, 9/11 - Andrew Jackson Reflection
***Students will complete this in class on Thursday.***
1. Use the article "Andrew Jackson: Giant of Manifest Destiny" and the PDF below (ANDREW JACKSON_GIANT) to add to your notes on page 10 in your unit packet.
--> Answer questions #2, #3, and #4.
2. Next, click on the document called "Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain?"
--> Follow the directions on the document.
--> Turn in when you are done writing.
1. Use the article "Andrew Jackson: Giant of Manifest Destiny" and the PDF below (ANDREW JACKSON_GIANT) to add to your notes on page 10 in your unit packet.
--> Answer questions #2, #3, and #4.
2. Next, click on the document called "Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain?"
--> Follow the directions on the document.
--> Turn in when you are done writing.
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M, 9/8 - Interactive Lewis and Clark Trail
*** Students will complete this during class on Monday. ***
Click on the document.
Follow the directions.
When done, click "turn in."
Click on the document.
Follow the directions.
When done, click "turn in."
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Due W, 9/3 - Separation of Powers Reflection
REFLECTION:
Imagine that you have an idea for a law.
How would you make that happen?
Describe the steps. Write a complete paragraph with complete sentences.
Use ALL terms:
Congress / Legislative Branch (House of Representatives + Senate)
President / Executive Branch
Supreme Court / Judicial Branch
Imagine that you have an idea for a law.
How would you make that happen?
Describe the steps. Write a complete paragraph with complete sentences.
Use ALL terms:
Congress / Legislative Branch (House of Representatives + Senate)
President / Executive Branch
Supreme Court / Judicial Branch
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Due F, 8/29 - "All About Me"
1. Use the printed copy of the rough draft document to prepare. (See below).
2. Use the slide show template below to create your presentation
3. When done, submit your work by clicking "turn in."
2. Use the slide show template below to create your presentation
3. When done, submit your work by clicking "turn in."
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Th, 8/28 + F, 8/29 - The Story of Us: Rebels
Complete in class on Thursday and Friday
Why did the British start the 13 colonies in North America? Did they succeed?
After about 150 years, why did Patriots in the 13 colonies want independence from Britain?
1. Overview: Exploration + Colonization
2. Watch "The Story of Us: Rebels"
--> Use the document below to process your learning.
--> When done, click "turn in."
3. Quizizz: Rebels
Thursday:
1-18:00 = JAMESTOWN ; PLYMOUTH ; 13 COLONIES [18]
18:00 - 23:45 = BOSTON ; ECONOMICS OF COLONIES [6:00]
Friday:
23:45 - 28:30= BOSTON MASSACRE ; NEWSPAPERS [5:00]
28:30 - 32:20 = TEA PARTY ; PROCLAMATION ; CONGRESS [4:00]
32:20 - 44:00 = LEXINGTON AND CONCORD [12:00]
Why did the British start the 13 colonies in North America? Did they succeed?
After about 150 years, why did Patriots in the 13 colonies want independence from Britain?
1. Overview: Exploration + Colonization
2. Watch "The Story of Us: Rebels"
--> Use the document below to process your learning.
--> When done, click "turn in."
3. Quizizz: Rebels
Thursday:
1-18:00 = JAMESTOWN ; PLYMOUTH ; 13 COLONIES [18]
18:00 - 23:45 = BOSTON ; ECONOMICS OF COLONIES [6:00]
Friday:
23:45 - 28:30= BOSTON MASSACRE ; NEWSPAPERS [5:00]
28:30 - 32:20 = TEA PARTY ; PROCLAMATION ; CONGRESS [4:00]
32:20 - 44:00 = LEXINGTON AND CONCORD [12:00]
Due:
Due W, 8/28 - "Let Me Introduce Myself"
Click on the form below and complete it.