Friday, January 31, 2025

Jan 31

 Warm up: 10-5

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

Due Dates:
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs
Utah Indian Wars- 2/5 Wed

Today 1/31                             Next Day 2/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Native Conflicts                   2. Your Utah

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Jan 30

Warm up: 10-4

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:
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs
Utah Indian Wars- 2/5 Wed

Today 1/30                             Next Day 1/31
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Bear River Massacre           2. Native Conflicts

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Jan 29

Warm up: 10-3

Listen to the clip clip 
Explain the settlement of La Sal

Due Dates:
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs

Today 1/29                             Next Day 1/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Early Utah                           2. Bear River

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Jan 28

Warm up: 10-2

1.What challenges would people face trying to
 start a new settlement?
2. As the leader of a young settlement, what would
you do to prepare for the possibility of war?

Due Dates:
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs

Today 1/28                             Next Day 1/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Utah War                             2. Early Utah

Monday, January 27, 2025

Jan 27

Warm up: 10-1 (New Green Paper)

Listen to the clip CLIP
1. Write a few sentences about the Utah Silk Industry
2. Why would early Utah try to make all of its own products?

Due Dates:
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs

Today 1/27                             Next Day 1/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Settlements                           2.Utah War 

Friday, January 24, 2025

Jan 24

Warm up: 9-3

1. Define Zion
2. List features of Mormon settlements/cities in Utah
3. Why was it important to Brigham Young and other Mormon 
settlement/ cities that they look the same?

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
City Plan- 1/30 Thurs

Today 1/24                             Next Day 1/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Settlements                           2.Settlements 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Jan 23

Warm up: none

Test Today!
Take the first 5 mins to review and prepare

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/23 Thurs

Today 1/23                             Next Day 1/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Pioneers and Settler's Test   2. Settlement 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Jan 22

Warm up: 9-2

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

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/23 Thurs

Today 1/22                             Next Day 1/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Review                                 2. Pioneers and Settler's Test

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Jan 21

 Warm up: 9-1 (Last week's Pink Paper)

Get on the canvas and read the "Handcart Companies Article"

1. Why were handcarts used on the Mormon Trail?
2. Write a 4+ sentence summary of the article.

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/23 Thurs

Today 1/21                             Next Day 1/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Patterns of Settlement         2. Review

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Jan 16

Warm up: 8-4

Listen to the clip  
Write about the Stansbury exploration of
 the Great Salt Lake

Listen to the clip CLIP
Explain the legend of the Rio Buenaventura

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/23 Thurs

Today 1/16                             Next Day 1/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Mormon Trail                       2.Settlment

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Jan 15

Warm up: 8-3

Listen to the clip  clip 
1. Explain John C Fremont and Antelope Island
2. Explain John C Fremont and the writing about his explorations.

Due Dates:
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/23 Thurs
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/23 Thurs

Today 1/15                             Next Day 1/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Mormon Trail                       2.Settlment

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Jan 14

Warm up: 8-2

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:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/24 Fri
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/24 Fri

Today 1/14                             Next Day 1/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Mormon Trail                       2.Settlment

Monday, January 13, 2025

Jan 13

Warm up: 8-1 (New Pink Paper)

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:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/24 Fri
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/24 Fri

Today 1/9                             Next Day 1/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Mormon Trail                       2.Mormon Trail

Friday, January 10, 2025

Jan 10

Warm up: 7-5

1.Why would people have wanted to move west?
2. What challenges might people have had traveling
     the trails?
3. What benefits would Utah's geography give to settlers?

Due Dates:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon
Trail and Settlement Pack- 1/24 Fri
Pioneers and Settlers Test- 1/24 Fri

Today 1/9                             Next Day 1/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Origins in the East                2.Mormon Trail

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Jan 9

Warm up: 7-4

1.In a few sentences, explain westward migration 
and the Oregon Trail. (you can use the class notes)
2.How does Mtn. Men and explorers connect to people
going west to settle?

Due Dates:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon

Today 1/8                             Next Day 1/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Oregon Trail                       2. Oregon Trail

Jan 8



Warm up: 7-3

Write the questions down and be ready to answer
Use the picture to answer the questions.
1. What do I see?
2. I think______ because__________
3. What questions does this picture make you have

Due Dates:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon

Today 1/8                             Next Day 1/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Oregon Trail                       2. Oregon Trail

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Jan 7

Warm up: 7-2

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?
3. What kind of people would want to be the first to 
come west?

Due Dates:
Wagon Parties- 1/13 Mon

Today 1/7                             Next Day 1/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Wagon Parties                      2. Oregon Trail

Monday, January 6, 2025

Jan 6

Warm up: 7-1 (Last week's Blue paper)

Imagine the government planned to colonize the moon.
1. What would it take for you to go colonize the moon?
2. What challenges might you face?
3. What would it be like to leave a known area that is
 civilized and go to an unknown undeveloped area?

Due Dates:

Today 1/6                             Next Day 1/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Wagon Parties                      2. Wagon Parties

Friday, January 3, 2025

Jan 3

Warm up: none

Take a few minutes to look over notes and be
 ready for the test

Due Dates:
Mtn Men- Today
Natives and Explorers Test- Today

Today 12/20                             Next Day 1/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2.Natives and Mtn. Men Test   2. Wagon Parties

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Jan 2

Warm up: 6-1 (New Blue Paper)

1. Explain the difference between the prehistoric
Indians and the historic Indians
2. Why would having horses make the Shoshone 
and Ute tribes more successful?

Due Dates:
Mtn Men- Today
Natives and Explorers Test- 1/3 Fri

Today 12/20                             Next Day 1/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Explorers/ Review              2.Natives and Mtn. Men Test