Washington retires & the growth of political parties

Pre-AP classes finished the "Washington faces some new but familiar problems" notes and they began the "Retirement, Arguments, & Escargot" notes and are to be finished before class on Friday. Students were also given another homework assignment "A New Nation takes Shape" and is also due on Friday.

Did we follow President Washington's advice given in his farewell address? Do political parties really separate our country? The Democratic-Republicans came on the scene and their thoughts on how the government should be ran were very different from the Federalists. The Regular classes talked about these issues today.

Reminder to all classes, there will be a quiz this Friday over the Presidency of George Washington. Study the following the notes: "The First President of the U.S.," "Washington faces some new but familiar problems," and the front side of "Retirement, Arguments, & Escargot."

Pre-AP Branches of Government Project & President Washington steps down

Attention Pre-AP classes your Branches of Government project is now due on Monday February 1, 2010. Follow this link and you can download the Farcebook template for those who would like to use it for their project. Remember you still have to cover the major events, the numbers that you circled on your research questions. Also, if you follow the link, it will give you the rubric that I'm using for the project. When you see the calendar, make sure to click on today's date (January 26, 2010) and the files will be there so that you can download them.

Teacher Web page link: http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/cxande/calendar.cfm


Regular Classes:

We just finished the "Washington faces some new but familiar problems" notes which will lead us into Washington's retirement, the formation of the political parties in the U.S., & our rocky relationship with the French. You should have received the new notes in class today titled "Retirement, Arguments, & Escargot" and if you didn't finish them in class, they are to be finished for homework. Be ready tomorrow for a wonderful surprise.