Welcome to 6th Grade History - 2012-2013!

Welcome to the first day of 6th grade history!  


Today we will spend some time getting to know each other and talking about what to expect as we study history together this year.  


You will always find lots of helpful information on this blog including an explanation of homework assignments.  Your homework for tonight is to read the class syllabus with your parents.  Both of you should sign the last page and return it to school on Friday, 8/17. You were given a copy of the syllabus in class but you can also access it in the Class Syllabus section at the top of this blog. 


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Quote of the week: 


Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so.  After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little to do.  ~Margaret Laurence

Revolutionary War Battles

Suggested Timeline for Exam Review

Firebrands!

Give me liberty or give me death!

In class today we read the text of the famous speech made by Patrick Henry while we watched the video below.  See if you can find examples of treason to the British government in the speech and think about how dangerous it was for Henry to make a speech publicly to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

America - The Story of US and the history of invention

The link in this post is a video presentation at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History (my former employer).  It was a presentation for high school students on the history of invention in conjunction with the video America - The Story of US which we watched in class.  It is a very interesting presentation so watch it when you have a few extra minutes.





http://edg1.vcall.com/docs/EastCoast/EastCoast-FINAL-300k.wmv