November 20th, 2015

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.

Reminders:

Dual Credit - Your rough drafts are due on the Monday November 30th!

November 18th & 19th, 2015

Students,

Today we began to examine the Civil war directly. See below for PPT. These notes will take two days.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7UEJXR09rX09ad2M/view?usp=sharing

November 17th, 2015

Students,

Today we looked at the advantages enjoyed by the Union and the Confederacy. We created T-charts in our notes to weigh the pros and cons of each side and explored why these issues even mattered. 

Union
manufacturing
population
economy
government
navy / military

Confederacy
Familiar territory
homefront support
military generals


REMINDERS:

Dual Credit your rough draft is due on Monday November 30th ! DO NOT MISS THIS DEADLINE!

Rubric for the essay

November 16th, 2015

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!

DC: holy crap your rough draft is due on Monday! those of you that have dropped the ball really need to step up your game this week and get cracking, or you could potentially lose college credit!

 RUBRIC for the essay!

November 12th and 13th, 2015

Students,

AP: The remainder of the week we are constructing a domino rally of events that ultimately serve as the spark for civil war in the United States. We are working in groups to construct a more complete picture of these events so that you can the student can discuss these events and understand their context and role in the larger coming conflict.

Project Instructions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7Yl9OdXNfZGgzajA/view?usp=sharing

Rubric for the project - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7SndkOUFkT2tJY1U/view?usp=sharing

DC: You will be participating in the above activity but in a limited capacity. Instead 11/12 we will be examining the importance and influence of art and laying out the rules for the San Antonio Museum of art in preparation for our trip on the 13th.

Reminders:

DC your claims / outlines are due monday.

November 11th, 2015

students,

Today we continued our journey exploring 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 10th, 2015

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!