Ms. Mac's U.S. History
  • Welcome To Ms. Mac's Class
    • Class Syllabus
    • Class Calendar
  • World History
    • Industrial Revolution
    • French Revolution
    • Haitian Revolution
    • World War I
    • Russian Revolution to Soviet Union
    • Chinese Revolution
    • World War II in Europe
  • U.S. History
    • Pre-Columbian America and The Columbian Exchange >
      • Pre-Contact America: Clovis Points
      • Pre-Contact America: Buffalo Hunts and Whaling
      • Pre-Contact America: Cahokia-The Corn People
      • Christopher Columbus
    • Colonial Era >
      • Juan Cabrillo and the San Salvador
      • Jamestown
      • Pilgrims, Puritans and Colonial Wars
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Anti-Slavery Literature
      • Early American Military History
    • Founding Era >
      • American Revolution >
        • Declaration of Independence
        • The Continental Soldier
        • Rappin' the Revolution
        • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Constitution >
        • Constitutional Convention
        • Bill of Rights
        • School Court Cases
        • COTUS Booklet
    • Slavery >
      • Virginia Slave Laws
      • Frederick Douglass
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Antislavery Art and Poetry
    • Western Expansion >
      • Lewis and Clark >
        • Native Americans
        • Members of Corps of Discovery
        • Jefferson's Vision
        • Mind of Lewis and Clark
        • Corps of Discovery
        • Ethnography
        • Scientific Discoveries
        • Adventures
    • American Civil War >
      • Introducing, Mr. Lincoln >
        • Lincoln's Daily Life in Washington
        • Lincoln Essential Questions
        • Understanding Lincoln
        • Gettysburg Address and Henry V
        • Lincoln-Douglas Debates
      • Civil War Simulation >
        • Massachusetts 54th
        • Berdan Sharpshooters
        • Irish Brigades
        • Zouaves
        • Calvary
        • Artillery
    • Reconstruction and Greater Reconstruction
    • Gilded Age
    • World War I in America
    • Great Depression
    • WWII in the Pacific
    • Cold War
    • Vietnam War
  • Special Projects
    • Bayard Wilkeson Project
    • Ford's Theatre Oratory Project
    • National History Day
    • Hamilton! Lesson Using the Broadway Show >
      • Rappin in the Classroom
      • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Hamilton Traveling Exhibit Activities
      • Hamilton Sign Up!
    • 9/11 History versus Memory
    • The South in American History
    • Books of Study >
      • McCullough's 1776
      • Ambrose's Undaunted Courage
    • Digital History
    • Distance Learning for ALL >
      • U.S. History-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th
        • April 27th-May 1st
        • May 4th-May 8th
        • May 11th- May 15th
        • May 18th-May 22nd
      • World Cultures-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th >
          • Marshall Plan
        • April 27th-May 1st >
          • The Kitchen Debate
        • May 4-8
        • May 11-15
        • May 18-May 22
    • Facing Crisis Head On
  • Contact

Ms. MacMillan's
 History Classes

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." Marcus Garvey

This Week's Lesson
During this "Virus Vacation," teachers will be coordinating "Distance Learning for All." This is new for all of us, teachers and students alike, so let's embrace it like the blooms in our GPHS courtyard. (See picture of the blooms at our beautiful GPHS at the right!) 

The assignments are always posted on the button above "This Week's Lesson." You can email me at lmacmillan@grantspass.k12.or.us at any time! Stay safe, healthy and happy!
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Ms. Mac in NYC for her tenth time seeing Hamilton at the Richard Rogers!

Ms. Mac is back from a one-year sabbatical in New York and NOW teaches at Grants Pass High School!

The Four Agreements

PictureGPHS cheerleaders all were outstanding students in Ms. Mac's U.S. History class!
Ms. Mac's classroom  expectations are based on the Four Agreements of the ancient Toltec wisdom of the native peoples of Southern Mexico. The Toltec were "people of knowledge," scientists and artists who created a society to explore and conserve traditional spiritual knowledge and practice of their ancestors.
Be impeccable with your word - Speak with integrity and say only what you mean. Use the power of words in the direction of truth and love. 
Don't take anything personally - Accepting constructive instruction allows for growth in a positive direction. (Ms. Mac loves you just the way you are!!!)
Don't make assumptions - Find the courage to ask questions and express what you really means. Don't assume your questions or observations are "not good,." Assume they are brilliant!
Always do your best - This is simply.  Work hard. Have high expectations. 

Class Policies, Late or Missing Work, and Reassessment

PictureAll three women are called "Mac"!!! The MAC ATTACK!!!
Class Policies: All people are welcome to our classroom, especially parents. (It just requires a simple email request.) Every unit of study has essential questions that have many formative assignments (defining formative as to form knowledge) with one summative test (defining summative as the summary of knowledge.) Formative assignments should be completed prior to summative assessments. There is a strong emphasis on writing, especially on the summative test. All history classes include extension activities, acceleration, and other activities, depending on the needs of the student.
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Absence, Missing Work, Late Work, and Reassessment: Understanding historical content and context or learning and practicing analytical and writing skills requires attendance, so missing class is taken seriously. Ms. Mac will do anything and everything to help students get caught up on missing work albeit at lunch or after school. Don't be afraid to request help. There is never a penalty for late work. The goal of any work is to produce the best and that may take longer for some than others. 

To demonstrate proficiency, all students need to pass each assessment with a C or better. Students are given all opportunities to retake assessments they fail, or wish to retake, in order to demonstrate proficiency. On multiple choice portions of a test, there is only one retake opportunity. On a written portion of a test, an essay question, the student may rewrite the answer until they earn the grade they want. Ms. Mac will "encourage" (more like push) every student to earn at least a "C" on a written assessment. 

Mac's Classroom "Expectations Poem"

PictureUnder the desk at the Reagan Presidential Library, replica of the President's desk.
The teacher said to the students:
"Come to the edge."
The students replied, "We might fall."
The teacher again said: "Come to the edge."
And they responded, "It is too high."
"Come to the edge!" Demanded the teacher.
And they came.
And the teacher pushed them.
And they Flew.

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