Unit 4- Growth & Conflict
Tuesday, 3/10
- Review warm-ups
- Sign in to Google Classroom
- Continue Curated Exhibit Part III (due tonight by 11:59 pm)
Homework:
Gone to Washington, DC!
8th Grade Field Trip -- March 5 & 6
Wednesday, 3/4
- Review warm-ups
- Sign in to Google Classroom
- Continue Curated Exhibit Part III (due Tuesday night)
Homework:
- "Reconstruction Vocab Quizizz" posted on google Classroom (due tonight)
Tuesday, 3/3
- Review warm-ups
- Sign in to Google Classroom
- Introduce Curated Exhibit Part III (Reconstruction)
- Begin Part III (due Tuesday night)
- We will work on these today, tomorrow and Tuesday in the Media Center
Homework:
- "Reconstruction Vocab Quizizz" posted on google Classroom (due by tomorrow night)
Monday, 3/2
- Review warm-ups
- Review “Responsibilities and Accomplishments” notes handout
- View Anti-Freedmen’s Bureau propaganda
- Complete “Freedmen’s Bureau Project” (due at the end of class today)
Homework:
- ”The End of Reconstruction” article
Friday, 2/28
- Review warm-ups
- Review “Responsibilities and Accomplishments” notes handout
- View Anti-Freedmen’s Bureau propaganda
- Begin “Freedmen’s Bureau Project” (will be due at end of class on Monday)
Homework:
- “Freedmen’s Bureau Project” due at end of class on Monday
Thursday, 2/27
- Review warm-ups
- Finish watching “Reconstruction” PBS clip
- As you watch, record your thoughts in the “Reconstruction: The Good and the Bad” graphic organizer
- Read “Excerpts from the Souls of Black Folk”
- Complete Freedmen's Bureau “Responsibilities and Accomplishments” notes handout
Homework:
- Complete Freedmen's Bureau “Responsibilities and Accomplishments” notes handout
Wednesday, 2/26
- Review warm-ups
- Pass out “Reconstruction: The Good and the Bad” Graphic Organizer
- Watch “Reconstruction” PBS clip
- As you watch, record your thoughts in the “Reconstruction: The Good and the Bad” graphic organizer
Homework:
- None
Tuesday, 2/25
- Review warm-ups
- Complete “Radical Republicans vs. Andrew Johnson” DBQ
- Read and paraphrase the Reconstruction Amendments
Homework:
- None
Monday, 2/24
- Review warm-ups
- Turn in “Forty Acres and a Mule” article and questions AND the “Shaw University” article
- Complete “Radical Republicans vs. Andrew Johnson” DBQ
- Review DBQ as a class
Homework:
- None
Thursday, 2/20
- Review warm-ups
- Review answers for “Walt Whitman’s Reconstruction Poetry” as a class
- “Forty Acres and a Mule” article and questions
- Grab a “Shaw University” article and questions to complete for homework
Homework:
- “Shaw University” article and questions
Wednesday, 2/19
- Review warm-ups
- Complete questions for “Walt Whitman’s Reconstruction Poetry”
- Review answers for “Walt Whitman’s Reconstruction Poetry” as a class
Homework:
- Revise Curated Exhibit if necessary
Friday, 2/14
- Complete Curated Exhibit Part II
- Be sure to update link on your Spark page today
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part II due tonight by 11:59 pm
Thursday, 2/13
- Ensure you have completed the “Primary Sources-- Children in the Civil War” packet
- Complete the “African Americans in the Civil War” handout (use link posted on Google Classroom to complete)
- See Mr. Evans for next steps on your Curated Exhibit Project Part II
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part II due Friday by 11:59 pm
Wednesday, 2/12
- Review “Children in the Civil War” inferences (from last Wednesday)
- Complete packet-- “Women” and “Native Americans”
- Grab the “African Americans in the Civil War” handout (use link posted on Google Classroom to complete)
Homework:
- Complete "Children, Women and Native Americans" packet if not finished in class
- Curated Exhibit Project Part II due Friday by 11:59 pm
Tuesday, 2/11
- Introduce “Curated Exhibit Project Part II”
- Access your Adobe Spark website
- Browse the linked databases and add content to your website for Part II
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part II due Friday by 11:59 pm
Monday, 2/10
- Introduce “Curated Exhibit Project Part II”
- Access your Adobe Spark website
- Browse the linked databases and add content to your website for Part II
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part II due Friday by 11:59 pm
Monday, 2/3
- Write seating reflection and turn in
- Introduce “Major Battles of the Civil War Notes”
- Access slideshow videos on Google Classroom to complete your notes (they are also posted here)
Homework:
- “Major Battles of the Civil War Notes” due at end of class tomorrow
Friday, 1/31
- Review Warm-Ups
- Go to Adobe Spark webpage
- Explore the image databases and continue building your web page
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part 1 due tonight @ 11:59 pm in Google Classroom
Thursday, 1/30
- Review Warm-Ups
- Go to Adobe Spark webpage
- Explore the image databases and continue building your web page
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part 1 due Friday @ 11:59 pm in Google Classroom
Tuesday, 1/28
- Review Warm-Ups
- Discuss “Civil War Technologies” Cornell Notes using sources on Google Classroom
- Go to Adobe Spark webpage
- Explore the image databases and begin building your web page
Homework:
- Curated Exhibit Project Part 1 due Friday @ 11:59 pm in Google Classroom
Monday, 1/27
- Review Warm-Ups
- Turn in Slavery One-Pager
- Complete “Civil War Technologies” Cornell Notes using sources on Google Classroom
Homework:
- Complete “Civil War Technologies” Cornell Notes using sources on Google Classroom
Friday, 1/24
- Review Warm-Ups
- Complete “Road to Civil War” Quiz
- Continue “Slavery One-Pager”
- Must include one quote and one illustration per category!
Homework:
- "Slavery One-Pager" due at beginning of class on Monday
Thursday, 1/23
- Review Warm-Ups
- Review “North and South” notes handout
- Continue “Slavery One-Pager”
- Must include one quote and one illustration per category!
Homework:
- Civil War Vocab Quizizz due tonight at 8pm
- "Road to Civil War" Quiz on Friday (Study Guide/Practice Quiz posted in Google Classroom)
- "Slavery One-Pager" due at beginning of class on Monday
Wednesday, 1/22
- Review Warm-Ups
- Review “North and South” notes handout
- Introduce “Slavery One-Pager”
- Begin working on “Slavery One-Pager”
Homework:
- Civil War Vocab Quizizz due tomorrow, 1/23 at 8pm
- "Road to Civil War" Quiz on Friday (Study Guide/Practice Quiz posted in Google Classroom
- "Slavery One-Pager" due at beginning of class on Monday
Tuesday, 1/21
- Review Warm-Ups
- Finish “Road to Civil War Notes”
- Setup Adobe Spark webpage
Homework: Review “Road to Civil War Notes”
Friday, 1/17
- Review Warm-Ups
- Begin “Road to Civil War Notes”
Homework: Review “Road to Civil War Notes”
Thursday, 1/16
- Review Warm-Ups
- Review “Mexican-American War” article and complete attached questions
- Introduce “Curated Exhibit Project Pt. 1”
- Play “Civil War” Quizizz
Homework: "Civil War" Quizizz (posted in Google Classroom) due by Thurs., 1/23 at 8 pm
Wednesday, 1/15
- Review Warm-Ups
- Complete “Indian Removal” activity
- Complete “Early 19th Century Quiz”
- Read “Mexican-American War” article and complete attached questions
Homework: Complete "Mexican-American War" article and questions
Tuesday, 1/14
- Review Warm-Ups
- Assign Perspective #2, 3 and 4 to one person in your group
- Take 25 minutes to read your text and find the best three pieces of evidence you can
- Share within your group the evidence you recorded. All group members will have written down evidence for Perspectives 1-4 by the end of class
Homework: Review "Early 19th Century Assessment Study Guide"
Monday, 1/13
- Review Warm-Ups
- Turn in “Rip Van Winkle State” notes
- Introduce “Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears” activity
- Read Perspective #1 together as a class
Homework: Complete Perspective #1 in notes (if not completed in class)
Friday, 1/10
- Review Warm-Ups
- Complete “Rip Van Winkle State” notes
- Read “Archibald Murphey Interview” as a class
- Review and add to notes
Homework: Review/summarize/annotate your notes (these notes will be turned in at the beginning of class Monday-- not for a grade, but for Mr. Evans to review and provide feedback)
Thursday, 1/9
- Review Warm-Ups
- Complete “Reading Like a Historian: Manifest Destiny” handout
- Discuss examples of various note-taking formats
- Pick one note-taking format that you will use in class tomorrow
Homework: Determine the notes format you are going to use to take notes in class tomorrow
Wednesday, 1/8
- Review Warm-Ups
- Complete “Monroe Doctrine Notes & Political Cartoon Analysis”
- Answer questions 1 and 2 of "Reading Like a Historian: Manifest Destiny"
Homework: None
Tuesday, 1/7
- Review Warm-Ups
- Discuss last night’s homework (reviewing notes)
- Complete “Monroe Doctrine Notes & Political Cartoon Analysis”
Homework: None
Monday, 1/6
- Review Warm-Ups
- “Note-Taking 101” mini-lecture
- Complete “War of 1812” Cornell Notes
Homework: None
Friday, 12/20
- View "Westward" episode of America: The Story of Us and discuss
Homework: None
Friday, 12/20
- View "Westward" episode of America: The Story of Us and discuss
Homework: None
Thursday, 12/19
- Review Warm-Ups
- Staple your “Lewis and Clark” notes to your “Letter to Jefferson” assignment
- Turn in to blue basket
- Geography Bee Prelims
- “Impeachment” research
- Silent Q+A with sticky notes
- Debrief
Homework: None
Wednesday, 12/18
- Review Warm-Ups
- Using a device, complete the graphic organizer on Lewis and Clark
- When you have completed the graphic organizer, grab a “Letter to Jefferson” handout
Homework: Complete "Letter to Jefferson"
Tuesday, 12/17
- Review Warm-Ups
- Review “Louisiana Purchase” handout
- Using a device, complete the graphic organizer on Lewis and Clark
Homework: None