Mr. Gordon SheafferContactgsheaffer@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 208 Office Hours*
Classes
Honors US History 1-6
US Civil War (elective) Political Science (elective) Classics (elective) US Constitution Online Class Information and Assignments
US History II (Jr) - Session 1 3/30-4/7
-Read text pages 148-155: complete Identifications and Critical thinking on page 155 - Supplemental reading: The murder of Elijah Lovejoy -Read text pages 161-171: Complete Identifications and Critical thinking on pages 166&171 - Supplemental reading: Webster's March 7 Speech US History V (Soph) - Session 1 3/30-4/7 -Read text 196-198: Complete Identifications and Critical thinking on page 198 -Supplemental reading:Dubois, "Souls of Black Folk" Read text 362-366: Complete Identifications and Critical thinking on page 366 -Supplemental reading: MLK letter from Birmingham Jail US Constitution (Sr) Read Federalist #10 - Madison on Factions and republics Study Questions: 1. What are factions? 2. How does Madison propose dealing with them? 3. Why will factions not damage our republic? Read Federalist #15 - Hamilton on the current Confederation Study Questions: 1. Why is the Confederation ineffective? 2. What does an effective government do? 3. What will happen if the current system remains unchanged? Style guide for research projects http://www.werbr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Chicago-Style-02-13-2015.pdf updated 03/29/20 |
BiographyI have been teaching at Madison Prep since the first day in August of 2000. My classes are Honors US History 1-6, Classics, Political Science, US Civil War, US Constitution. I am a faculty board member of the National Honor Society and adviser to the student Senate.
In 1992 I graduated from J.P. McCaskey high school in Lancaster, PA. I earned my B.A. in history from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996. I completed my M.A. in history from Duquesne University in 1998. Before coming to Arizona, I worked as an archivist for Allegheny county and a curator for the State Museum of Pennsylvania. My wife Alissa, my daughter Abigail, and I reside in Gilbert. **Tools for online US History classes:
Notebook Textbook Computer/internet access **Please click on links to access supplemental materials- readings, films, documents **Tuesday office hours 10am-11am on Zoom(see link above left) Questions answered for all classes *Additional resources found at my history blog: PracticallyHistorical |
