Thursday, April 18

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

Scored assessments passed back

-The students continued to examine how to navigate/read the literature genre slaves narratives  

to support their understanding of the slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass.
-The students continued to track and close read Chapter 10 documenting the Frederick  
Douglass empathy (slaves' experiences) chart.
Level 2--> What causes social change?

Mandatory project # 1 work time. 

The students completed a Level 1 study of the Battles of Bull Run (first & second) to help their understanding of how the north was able to defeat the South; the students reviewed the article For Cause & Comrades as they read about the battles,  and viewed a 12 minute movie.

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

                   Union?

Poem # 2--> What does an American look like in 2019?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 25: Mandatory Project # 1

April 19: Map

              Cause  # 1: Free land in the west- summary and Cornell notes

              Causes # 2: Tariff- who, what, where.... & vocabulary words defined
              Cause # 3: Banks-Level 1 questions and Flour Riot
              Cause # 4: Railroads- just read
              Cause # 5: federal vs state authority- put into your own words
              Cause # 6: Slavery- just read


                                                  

Wednesday, April 17

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students continued to examine how to navigate/read the literature genre slaves narratives to support their understanding of the slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass.
*The students continued to track and close read Chapters 9 & 10 documenting the Frederick  
  Douglass empathy (slaves' experiences) chart.
Level 2--> What causes social change?

Mandatory project work time. 

The students completed a Level 1 study of the Battles of Bull Run (first & second) to help their understanding of how the north was able to defeat the South; the students reviewed the article For Cause & Comrades as they read about the battles.

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

                   Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 22: Mandatory Project # 1

April 19: Map

              Summary Cause  # 1: summary

              Causes # 2-5

Tuesday, April 15

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students viewed a short video introducing how Lee and Grant became the Generals for the North and South during the Civil War.

Slam Poetry # 1: This is not a slam poem by Ilikealison

Mandatory project work time. 

The students read the article For Cause and Comrades, a MLA informational article on The Battle of Fort Sumter and a primary document journal entry. After completing the readings, the students completed a reading response deconstructed question. 

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

                   Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 22: Mandatory Project # 1

April 19: Map

              Summary Cause  # 1: summary

              Causes # 2-5

Monday, April 8

Literacy

Reading prompt


Social Studies

Today we introduced the North vs. South simulation-

Today the students read & annotated the South Carolina's letter of secession from the Union.

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

                   Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10

April 22: Mandatory Project # 1April 16: Slave narratives: Level 3

April 19: Map

              Summary Cause  # 1: summary

              Causes # 2-5

Friday, April 12

Literacy

Reading prompt

* Binder Clean out

Social Studies

The students examined how to navigate/read the literature genre slaves narratives to support their understanding of the slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass.
Today, the students completed an Empathy chart on Chapters 7&8.

Level 2--> What causes social change?

The students also learned/studied the first pre-civil war cause in order to build a strong foundational understanding of the North & South's differing points of view, pre-war. They will be able to synthesize their understanding of America's timeline to better understand how the North & South had differing POV's about the six causes.

Cause #5: Federal vs. State Authority

Level 2 à

How did differing points of view (North & South) on sectionalism, economic interests, slavery, states’ rights, and paternalism support the south’s decision to secede from the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
April 15: " A Man without a Country: 

April 12: Kansas-Nebraska

April 16: Slave narratives: Level 3
April 19: Map

              Summary Cause  # 1: summary

              Causes # 2-5

Thursday, April 11

Literacy

Reading prompt

* Binder Clean out

Social Studies

The students examined how to navigate/read the literature genre slaves narratives to support their understanding of the slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass.
Today, the students completed an Empathy chart on Chapters 5&6.

Level 2--> What causes social change?

The students also learned/studied the first pre-civil war cause in order to build a strong foundational understanding of the North & South's differing points of view, pre-war. They will be able to synthesize their understanding of America's timeline to better understand how the North & South had differing POV's about the six causes.

Cause #4: The question of whether Congress should engage in building national roads to help settlements in the west.

Level 2 à

How did differing points of view (North & South) on sectionalism, economic interests, slavery, states’ rights, and paternalism support the south’s decision to secede from the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
April 15: " A Man without a Country: 

April 12: Kansas-Nebraska

April 16: Slave narratives: Level 3

              Map

              Summary cause  # 1

              Cause # 2

April 19: Cause #3

Wednesday, April 10

Literacy

Reading prompt

* Binder Clean out

Social Studies

The students examined how to navigate/read the literature genre slaves narratives to support their understanding of the slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass.
Today, the students completed an Empathy chart on Chapters 2 & 3.

Level 2--> What causes social change?

The students also learned/studied the first pre-civil war cause in order to build a strong foundational understanding of the North & South's differing points of view, pre-war. They will be able to synthesize their understanding of America's timeline to better understand how the North & South had differing POV's about the six causes.

Causes #3: State vs. Federal Banks 

Cause # 6: The Institution of Slavery

Level 2 à

How did differing points of view (North & South) on sectionalism, economic interests, slavery, states’ rights, and paternalism support the south’s decision to secede from the Union?

Homework

12 Bookmarks: June 10
April 15: " A Man without a Country: 

April 12: Kansas-Nebraska

April 16: Slave narratives: Level 3

              Map

              Summary cause  # 1

              Cause # 2

April 19: Cause # 5