Tuesday, November 29, 2016

November 29th & 30th, 2016

Students,

Today we examined two letters written by civil war soldiers reflecting on their experiences during the war. Regardless of whether these men fought for the Union or the Confederacy they have a shared experience and this comes out in the letters. To analyze them we used H.I.P.P

H: Historical Context

I: Intended Audience

P: Purpose

P: Point of View

If you were absent you will need to see me in class to get the packet to complete the assignment.

After we examined the letters we took a look at two popular songs during the Civil War (Battle hymn of the Republic for the North, and Dixie Land for the South). Here you got to do some independent analysis and compare these two songs. Trying to pick apart their importance to the different causes and motivations held by each side.

Link to letters: part 1 part 2 REMINDERS: 

Test on December 6th! Unit 4 Review Link 

Monday, November 28, 2016

November 18th, 2016

America that story of us Civil War Part 2 video


Watch and take notes assignment number 7

Thursday, November 17, 2016

November 16th & 17th, 2016

Students,

Today (and yesterday) we worked through our actual civil war lecture, huzzah! please see below for the power point.


Link to Power Point

Reminder:

Your rough draft is due on Monday November 28th

Permission slips need to be turned in no later than November 28th!

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

November 15th, 2016

Students,

Today we took our quiz over our stepping stone project, which if you missed you will have very little time to make up before the thanksgiving break.

We also worked with partners to establish the distinct advantages enjoyed by both the North and the South in the lead up to the civil war. Please see attached T-chart if you were absent and fill it out accordingly.

Union
manufacturing
population
economy
government
navy / military

Confederacy
Familiar territory
homefront support
military generals

T-Chart for activity


Reminders:

Rough Draft due November 28th

Turn in parent permission slips and discuss chaperones!

Monday, November 14, 2016

November 14th, 2016

Students,

Today we took a look at Part 1 of America the story of us: Civil War. This is meant to do two things recap our stepping stones and provide an opportunity to fix past mistakes for our last Cornell Note Check.

If you were absent November 4th utilize this video for your Cornell Note Check grade from the sub.



Reminders:

Thanksgiving break is next week! WOOOOO

DC parent permission slips / chaperone volunteers are needed!

DC Link to research paper power point

RUBRIC FOR RESEARCH PAPER


Friday, November 11, 2016

November 10th & 11th, 2016

Students,

Today we did a round robin gallery walk of all of your fantastic posters that were put together this week. If you were absent, they will remain on the walls and you will need to come get the information from them ASAP!


Reminder for DC:

Claims are due on Monday November 14th
Parent Permission slips / Chaperone volunteers!

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

November 8th, 2016

students,

Today we delved into Antebellum Revivalism and reform, back tracked a bit with the Second Great Awakening and explored its ramifications on social changes as we enter the 19th century.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7M0tqWUQyQ2FocTQ/view?usp=sharing

enjoy!

November 7th, 2016

Students,

Today we divided up the class again.

AP: worked on our Slavery DBQ; analyzing and grouping our documents

DC: today you turned in your notecards, and began working on your claims.

PPT link
TOPIC frame link
Sources Link
Note cards link
Claims Link

Possible Sources

Artcyclopedia
BioMedCentral
Digital History
Library of Congress
FindArticles.com
Infomine
Internet history sourcebooks
Internet public library
Project Gutenberg
Research Guide for students (style guide)
US Government Manual