Oct 30

 Warm up: 10-5

Read the Halloween article on canvas

Don't answer the 10 questions, instead
1. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentences.
2. Did you (or will you) carve or paint a pumpkin
this year for Halloween?

Due Dates:

Today 10/30                              Next Day 11/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Samhain                              2. Railroad

Oct 29

 Warm up: 10-4

1. What was the Utah War?
2. What is something you have learned about 
conflicts with the Utah natives?
3. Explain the difference between the two side

 of Bear River Massacre story. 

Due Dates:

Today 10/29                              Next Day 10/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Natives and Settlers             2. Samhain

Oct 28

 Warm up: 10-3

1. Why would misunderstandings occur as the different

cultures of settlers and natives came into contact?

2. Why might fighting happen as a result of that

misunderstanding? 

Due Dates:

Today 10/28                              Next Day 10/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Bear River Massacre           2. Natives and Settlers 

Oct 27

Warm up: 10-2

Watch the clip. CLIP
In 3-4 sentences, explain the events of conflict between
 US troops and Native Americans at Little Bighorn

Due Dates:

Today 10/27                              Next Day 10/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Utah Indian Wars                 2. Bear River Massacre

Oct 26

Warm up: 10-1 (use last week's paper)

As the leader of a young settlement, what would

you do to prepare for the possibility of war?

Due Dates:

Today 10/26                              Next Day 10/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Utah War                             2. Conflicts

Oct 23

Warm up: 9-4

1. What would be difficult about starting your own
 settlement in Utah in the 1800s?

2. What would it take to be able to make a successful 

settlement?

Due Dates:

Today 10/23                              Next Day 10/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2.Settlement plan                    2. Utah War

Oct 22

 Warm up: 9-3

Listen to the clip clip 

Explain the settlement of La Sal

Due Dates:

Today 10/22                              Next Day 10/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2.Settlement plan                    2. Early Utah

Oct 21

Warm up: none

Take the first few minutes to prepare for the test

Due Dates:

Pioneer and settlers Test- Today

Today 10/21                               Next Day 10/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2.Pioneer and Settlers Test      2. Early Utah

Oct 20

Warm up:9-2

Listen to the clip CLIP
In a few sentences explain the 1848 cricket invasion

Due Dates:

Pioneer and settlers Test- 10/21 Wed

Today 10/20                               Next Day 10/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Review                                2.Pioneer and Settlers Test 

Oct 19

 Warm up:9-1 (Get a new pink paper off the front table)

Listen to the clip  

Write about the Stansbury exploration of the Great Salt Lake

Due Dates:

Pioneer and settlers Test- 10/21 Wed

Today 10/19                               Next Day 10/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Settlement                            2. Settlement 

Oct 14

Warm up:8-3

Listen to the clip 
Explain John C Fremont and Antelope Island

Due Dates:

Pioneer and settlers Test- 10/21 Wed

Today 10/14                               Next Day 10/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Settlement                            2. Settlement 

Oct 13

 Warm up:8-2

1. Why might visual landmarks help people travel the trail?

2. Would you want to travel a western trail? Explain 

Due Dates:

Pioneer Guide- 10/13 Tue

Pioneer and settlers Test- 10/21 Wed

Today 10/13                               Next Day 10/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Mormon Trail                      2. Settlement 

Oct 12

 Warm up:8-1 (Use last week's paper)

1. List 4 things you would have wanted to take 
with you if you had traveled the Mormon Trail.
2. Explain why you would take these things

Due Dates:

Pioneer Guide- 10/13 Tue

Pioneer and settlers Test- 10/21 Wed

Today 10/12                               Next Day 10/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Mormon Trail                      2. Mormon Trail

Oct 9

Warm up:7-5

1. In a few sentences, explain reasons the Latter-day Saints
left the east to come to Utah
2. In a few sentences, explain how the Mormon Migration
West fit into other US western history.

Due Dates:

Pioneer Guide- 10/13 Tue

Today 10/9                               Next Day 10/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Pioneer Guide                      2. Mormon Trail

Oct 8

Warm up:7-4

1. Why would people have wanted to move west?

2. What benefits would Utah's geography give to settlers?

Due Dates:

Today 10/8                               Next Day 10/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Origins in the East              2. Pioneer Guide 

Oct 7

Warm up:7-3

1. When you hear Oregon or Mormon Trail, what
 images come to your head?  Draw or describe
2. What challenges might people have had traveling
 the trails?

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- Today

Today 10/6                               Next Day 10/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Pioneer Guide                     2. Origins in the East

Oct 6

 Warm up:7-2

In a few sentences, explain westward expansion 
and the Oregon Trail. (you can use yesterday's notes)

Due Dates:

Today 10/6                               Next Day 10/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Oregon Trail                        2. Pioneer

Oct 5

Warm up:7-1 (get a new paper off the front table)

Write the questions down and be ready to answer
Use the picture to answer the questions.
1. What does this tell us of the American West?
2. What feeling is the artist trying to show to the
 American people?

Due Dates:

Today 10/5                               Next Day 10/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Oregon Trail                        2. Oregon Trail

October 1

  Warm up:6-4

1. What did you learn about some of the early wagon
 parties that passed through Utah?
2. Thinking of the geography of California, Utah, and 
Oregon, why would people pass Utah to go to the others?

Due Dates:

Today 10/1                               Next Day 10/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Wagon Parties                     2. Oregon Trail