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

Tuesday, April 9

Monday, April 8

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 1 & 2
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 # 2: Tariffs

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

Monday, April 8

Literacy

Reading prompt

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.

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. 

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?

The students also completed a pre-civil war map to better understand the players in the battle between the North and the South.

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

Homework
12 Bookmarks: June 10
" A Man without a Country: April 15
Kansas-Nebraska: April 12
Position/Argument: April 9

April 16: Slave narratives: Level 3

              Map

              Summary cause  # 1

           

Wednesday, April 4

Short Day Wednesday

Literacy

Reading prompt

Social Studies

The students began reading "A Man without a Country" and began taking during reading notes that addressed the author's use of the stages of grief related to the protagonist's conflict in the plot line. 

Introduced theme post-work

In what ways can change/progress/growth be positive and negative?

Westward Expansion: Reading responses scored and passed back

Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument/Position
Mini-lesson: Share a 3-part Introduction
Rubrics: Structure, Development, & Conventions
The students used their westward expansion knowledge to support an argument/position essay that answers the unit's Level 3 question--> At what cost can expansion of one's nation be justified?  

Homework
12 Bookmarks: June 10
Kansas-Nebraska: April 12