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Friday, December 11, 2009

jethrelkeld — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:15 +0000

The assignment is out and the due date is set. The Fur Trade letter is due Tuesday at the beginning of the period. We will work on it in class Friday and Monday but it is expected that students will also work on it at home. You must write and turn in a rough draft as well as a final draft.

Fur Trade Letter Assignment We have all read about the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest. We know that during this period many people from all over the world came to the Pacific Northwest, most for the first time. They took or sent word back to their countries about this green, lush place. As trading ships came more frequently to the Oregon Country, word spread quickly about the plentiful land, furs and rain.

One way people heard about the Pacific Northwest was through letters home. Your assignment is to put yourself in the Oregon Country some time between 1811 and 1840. Pick an occupation that you could have had during that time and write a letter as if you were that person experiencing the Pacific Northwest during the Fur Trade Era.

Your assignment is to write a letter home describing your life as part of the Fur Trade experience. Your Assignment will be scored according to the following criteria.

______/ 10 WHO: Point of view. Choose to be a trapper, a sailor who ships goods involved in the fur trade or someone who lives at a fort and only sees the trappers when they leave to trap or return to the fort with furs to trade.

______/30 CONTENT: Shows understanding of the people, conditions and places we have talked about.

Include at least 10 of the terms listed at the bottom of the page. You must underline the words to get credit for them.
You also must include a description of the trade cycle from Boston to the PNW, to China back to Boston. You must not only describe the route but include what the ships carried on each leg of the route.

______/5 LENGTH: The letter must be 5 paragraphs with at least 3 sentences per paragraph,(include an introduction and a conclusion), double spaced, hand written in blue or black ink on one side of the paper, or type written on the computer.

_____/5 SHARING: You will read your letters to fellow students in groups of 4. Each group will select one letter to be read to the whole class.

_____/5 TURN IN YOUR PAPER: Assignment sheet on top, final draft next, rough draft on the bottom.

_____/55 Total

Vocabulary:

Hudson’s Bay Company
Beaver pelts
Beaver trap
Blankets
China
Canoe
Columbia River
Fort Astoria
Fort Vancouver
Glass beads
John Jacob Astor
Knives
Musket
Northwest Fur Company
Pacific Fur Company
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Russians
Silks and spices
Spokane House
Trade goods
Voyageurs

Monday, December 7, 2009

jethrelkeld — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:17:11 +0000

Continuing with discussion of Fur Trade Era (1811- 1840). Shortened periods today as we had a driving safety assembly sponsored by YHS FFA. Fur Trade letter should go out tomorrow. If it does I will post it on the blog.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

jethrelkeld — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:31 +0000

Replica of Ft. Astoria in Astoria, Oregon

The questions from the Tribal Perspective, Chapter 4 were turned in today. If you were absent get the questions and the transcripts tomorrow. It will be homework over the weekend. Today we also looked at some pictures of “Fort Astoria” and the Columbia River at Astoria… it is wide!

Tomorrow you will be taking notes from the overhead about the Fur Trade Era. Keep in mind that you are going to write a report on the Fur Trade but in the form of a letter to a “friend or relative back East”. That assignment will be handed out on Monday.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009

jethrelkeld — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:18:48 +0000

Our review of the “First Contact” between Native Americans and Europeans went very well. Tomorrow you will turn in the 4 questions with your written answers. Remember, your answers are based on the Tribal Perspective.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

jethrelkeld — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:44 +0000

Today we continued watching “Tribal Perspectives” and discussing how the information fit with what we are reading about the “Great Encounter” which includes the European and American explorers as well as the Fur Trade Era.

If you have not read all of chapter 4 you should check out a text-book and finish reading it.

Chapter 4 Words to Understand

Aghast: struck with amazement or horror; shocked
Barter: to trade without the use of money
Elusive: hidden from view
Infirmary: a place where the sick are taken care of
Lucrative: producing wealth
Porcelain: the material ceramic dishes are made from
Voyageur: a man who transported furs by canoe.

Monday, November 30, 2009

jethrelkeld — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:33:34 +0000

Welcome back from the Thanksgiving break. We now have three solid weeks before the next break, stay well we have a lot to do. Today we began a review of the earliest days and earliest occupants of the Pacific Northwest with a look at “Tribal Perspectives”. We will continue with this and then look closely at the Fur Trade era from both the Native American point of view and the United States point of view.

Monday, November 16, 2009

jethrelkeld — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:18:53 +0000

Congratulations, you made it through your chapter 3 vocabulary quiz. If you have not turned in your poster you will need to use a late pass unless other arrangements have already been made.

Tomorrow you will set up for and start writing 2 column notes for Chapter 4. Remember, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be 1/2 days and you will be meeting in only 3 classes each of those days.

Friday, November 13, 2009

jethrelkeld — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:04:06 +0000

Posters were due today. If you did not turn yours in you may use a Late Work pass on Monday for full credit or take a 10% cut in grade.

TEST: Remember the vocabulary test has been set for Monday.

Have a good weekend.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

jethrelkeld — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:19:15 +0000

Coastal/Plateau compare and contrast posters are due tomorrow. The vocabulary test has been rescheduled for Monday, November 16.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

jethrelkeld — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:06:48 +0000

You all did a great job starting on your posters today. They are due at the end of the period on Friday. Many of you took them home to work on them. Most of you will need to take them home for HOMEWORK on Thursday if you didn’t take them home tonight.

The vocabulary test has been postponed until Monday, Nov. 16. Study every day.

Honor a Veteran. Enjoy the holiday.