Tuesday, May 21

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students continued to complete an examination of America's Reconstruction Events Time Line. The students summarized, identified: resolution/outcome & 3 POV's, and assessed who benefitted and who did not benefit from the event on the timeline.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Poem # 7--> What does an American look like in 2019

Documentary work time-

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 22: Civil War Documentary 

Monday, May 20

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students completed an examination of America's Reconstruction Events Time Line. The students summarized, identified: resolution/outcome & 3 POV's, and assessed who benefitted and who did not benefit from the event on the timeline.

Documentary work time-

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 22: Civil War Documentary 

Friday, May 17

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students watched a short film introducing Reconstruction and completed an informational study (Level 1) on the Wade Davis Bill (1864) and  the Freedmen’s Bureau (1865)

Documentary work time-

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 20: Civil War Documentary 

Thursday, May 16

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students completed an on-demand assessment about how an why the North was able to defeat the South in America's Civil War. The students were able to use the Gettysburg's Address speech for concrete detail support.

Documentary work time

Sander check in--> images and body argument support (Core 3) 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 17: Script due: Behavior grade

Wednesday, May 15

Short Day Wednesday

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Documentary work time

Sander check in--> images and body argument support

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 17: Script due: Behavior grade
May 16: Mandatory # 4

May 14, Tuesday

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students watched a short video on Lincoln's assassination and read/interpreted the W. Whitman poem "O Captain, my Captain" to gather a better understanding of the impact of Lincoln's death on the nation.

Mandatory # 4 work time.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 23: "O' Captain, My Captain"

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 17: Script due: Behavior grade
May 16: Mandatory # 4

Monday, May 13

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

I am Poem # 6--> What does an American look like on 2019? 

The students examined how the Siege of Petersburg 1865, April 3 lead to the end of the Civil War; they also read, annotated and answered Level One questions about the surrender agreements between, Lee, Johnston, Sherman, and Grant. 

Mandatory # 4 work time.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 17: Script due: Behavior grade
May 16: Mandatory # 4

Friday, May 10

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Civil War Documentary library visit--> Mr. Bush WE Video Presentation

Mini-lesson: track Ken Burns Sherman's March documentary

Mandatory # 4 work time.

Marching time

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 16: Mandatory # 4

Thursday, May 9

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Poem # 5- Lilah 01 --> What does an American look like in 2019?

Civil War Documentary 

The students completed a Civil War documentary behavior check in sheet that tracks their work completion progress. 

Mandatory # 4 work time.

Marching time

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 16: Mandatory # 4

Tuesday, May 7

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students completed an on-demand DBQ to show their understanding of how to analyze sources by responding to a Civil War themed prompt. 

Mandatory # 4 work time.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 20: Civil War Documentary 
May 16: Mandatory # 4

May 9th: Documentary Thesis

Monday, May 6

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students continued watching the Civil War movie Glory--> 20 minutes

The students examined the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech (primary Source), and read two contemporary articles examining the importance of the speech for all Americans.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 20: Civil War Documentary 

May 9th: Documentary Thesis
May 7th: Douglass Ch 1-11: Quantified on chart

Friday, May 3

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Day 2: Civil War Documentary work 

The students continued watching the Civil War movie Glory. 

The students practiced marching with their regiments. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 7th: Douglass Ch 1-11: Quantified on chart

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

Thursday, May 2

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Day 1: Civil War Documentary work 

The students continued watching the Civil War movie Glory. 

The students practiced marching with their regiments. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 7th: Douglass Ch 1-11: Quantified on chart

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

Wednesday, May 1

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students signed up for their Civil War Documentary topic on a Google Form.

The students showed their understanding of A. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address  (1861, regarding slavery) and were able to determine how and why he chose to proclaim emancipation for Confederate slaves in 1863.

The students read an informational article about the 54th Mass black soldier Civil War Regiment and the students began watching the movie Glory.

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 7th: Douglass Ch 1-11: Quantified on chart

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

April 30, Tuesday

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

-I am poem # 4- What does an American look like in 2019?

-The students quantified Frederick Douglass's emotional reflections from birth to ___________ by tracking chapters 1-11 on a graph. 
- The students were able to understand how and why A. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and how Douglass supported the Proclamation. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
May 7th: Douglass Ch 1-11: Quantified on chart

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2
May 1st: Emancipation Proclamation Annotations 

Monday, April 29

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

-The students practiced marching with their regiments.

-The students tracked with during reading notes how Ray Bradbury used Author's Craft techniques in his short story's plot line to help the reader feel the protagonist's pre-battle anxiety in the short story "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"--> Post-work: Literature device search

-Mandatory project # 2 work time. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

April 30: Frederick Douglass Ch.s 1-10

Friday, April 26

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

-The students practiced marching with their regiments.

-The students tracked with during reading notes how Ray Bradbury used Author's Craft techniques in his short story's plot line to help the reader feel the protagonist's pre-battle anxiety in the short story "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh". 

-Mandatory project # 2 work time. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

April 30: Frederick Douglass Ch.s 1-10

Thursday, April 25

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

-Scored work passed back and Student view check

-Slam Poem # 3--> What does an American look like in 2019?

-The students completed a literature device review and watched a short video to learn Level 1 information about the Battle of Shiloh to support their understanding of how Ray Bradbury used Author's Craft techniques in his short story's plot line to help the reader feel the protagonist's pre-battle anxiety.

-Mandatory project # 2 work time. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the 

                   Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

May 6: Mandatory Project # 2

April 30: Frederick Douglass Ch.s 1-10

Wednesday, April 24

Oaks Sate Testing

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 25: Mandatory Project # 1

Tuesday, April 23

Oaks Sate Testing

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 25: Mandatory Project # 1

Monday, April 22

Oaks Sate Testing

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 25: Mandatory Project # 1

Friday, April 19

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students read their peers position/argument introductions and they provided thoughtful and kind feedback about the three parts of the introduction.
The students completed an on-demand reading response to show their understanding of how Frederick Douglass used author's craft and writing techniques to share his slave experience and others pre & post-civil war.

Level 2--> What causes social change?

Mandatory project # 1 work time. 

Level 3 --> How was the North able to defeat the South in an effort to preserve the 

                   Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 25: Mandatory Project # 1