Social Studies with
Mrs. Miller
No SS this week, please go to the Science tab
May 4-8
Rights and Amendments
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Read the articles in Week 32 of Studies Weekly about the rights and amendments that were put into place during the Reconstruction period. You may download the articles by clicking on the button below.
AFTER you have read the articles from Studies Weekly, please take the online quiz by clicking on the button on the left. You may use the articles to help you answer the questions.
Writing May 4-8
Choose one of the topics below. Write a multi-paragraph essay with an introduction, body, and a conclusion. You may use the articles from this week to help you.
o Opinion Writing: This week you learned about 3 Amendments: 13, 14, and 15. Select one of these and write an essay about why you think it is the most important one of the three. Be sure to support your ideas with details from the text as well as your own analysis of the impact of the law on America then and now.
o Narrative Writing: Suppose you could make an amendment to the Constitution. What would your amendment be, why would you want it, and how would it benefit Americans?
Due May 8. Please take a picture and send to me through Dojo or email unless you are using google classroom).
miller_robin@hcde.org
April 27-May 1
Reconstruction Hits a Snag
Click on the button below to access the assignments through Google Classroom.
Read the Week 30 Studies Weekly articles about the problems that occurred during the Reconstruction period by clicking on the link above. You do not have to do the puzzles on the back page unless you want to. After reading, please take the quiz by clicking on the link below.
Due Friday, May 1
Writing for April 27-May 1
Choose one of the following prompts to respond to this week.
Writing is due May 1. Take a picture and send it to me through Dojo or email miller_robin@hcde.org if you are not doing it in Google Classroom.
o Opinion Writing: There were many ideas about how to put the country back together after the War. Some wanted to punish the South. Some wanted to be more forgiving. Some wanted to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves. Others wanted to give them the same rights as other citizens. Which opinion you agree with most?
o Informative/Explanatory Writing: Throughout history, people have gone to war, then after the war is over, sometimes the victor helps the loser regain footing. Explain why the victor would do this.
o Narrative Writing: Imagine you were living in the South after the Civil War. If the Radical Republicans’ plan was to go through, the South would be forced to pay the North for the War. How would this part of the plan affect you and your family? Write a journal entry explaining an imaginary discussion you overhear your parents having about this Reconstruction plan.
o Journal Writing: Write a journal entry about what your life has been like this week. How are you feeling? What have you done? What did you enjoy/do for fun? What do you miss?
All the assignments below are also on the Google Classroom site. Click above banner above to go Google Classroom
Class codes: SS code: fe6b2gn Science code: 637cqhl
Password for both: mves2020
I have your child's google email address if you need it. Just let me know.
Week of April 13-17/20-24
The Civil War has ended. What was life like afterwards for the people in the North and the South? That is what you will be learning about this week. Take the quiz once you have finished all of the daily work. There is a writing assignment for Day 5. We will discuss the information in the articles during our Monday Meeting on 4/20.
Watch the video, then take the Brainpop quiz afterwards to see what you remember.
Brainpop username: ganns 1 Password: roadrunners
Read Articles in the Studies Weekly Newspaper
Download Studies Weekly, Week 29, The Aftermath from the link below. You will be using these articles throughout the rest of the week.
https://cdn.studiesweekly.com/WeeklyPDFs/TN4V20/29.pdf
You may have to “Start Free Trial” to access the articles
After you finish all of the articles. Take the quiz below. This will be your grade for the week.
Day 5 Writing
Choose One
o Opinion Writing: Do you think sharecropping was a fair occupation for former slaves? Why or why not? Write a multi-paragraph essay supporting your opinion.
o Informative/Explanatory Writing: Write about Lincoln’s assassination and Johnson taking over the presidency.
o Narrative Writing: Suppose you live in the South after the Civil War. Your area is destroyed. Do you stay or try to move away? Why? Tell about what your life is like.
o Journal Writing: Write a journal entry about what your life has been like this week. How are you feeling? What have you done? What did you enjoy/do for fun? What do you miss?
o Take a picture of your writing and send it to me by 4/20. (only if you are not using Google Classroom)