Monday, April 27: Class began with the students watching Journey to Freedom. If absent, you can view the video at the following url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCUltykfPYQ
With the remaining time in class, students can review for the essay test next class, finish any unfinished assignments, or take the states and capitals test. Homework: Prepare for essay test, complete assignments in workbook for Causes of the Civil War Unit Wednesday, April 29: Students were given five minutes at the beginning of class to review for their test. Students then took the Causes of the Civil War Essay Test. In the remaining time, students completed the 'Setting the Stage' assignments on p. 62-65 in the workbook. Due: Workbook In Class: Essay Test, p. 62-65 in workbook Friday, May 1: Today we went over the differences between North and South for the Civil War, outlining their strategies and leaders. Using the PowerPoint, students took notes in foldables on p. 66-67 of the workbook. We then reviewed by using a venn diagram to compare North and South. Students then began working on their Battles Map on p. 68-69 of the workbook. In Class: p. 66-69 of workbook Homework: Current Event, make sure workbook p. 62-67 complete
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Tuesday, April 21: Today we watched Episode 4 of America: The Story of Us. Students completed p. 59-60 in the workbook. If absent, come to a lab to make up or watch the episode on Netflix. Students had the remaining time in class to work on the Causes of the Civil War worksheet, p. 57-58 in the workbook, using the provided packet. This packet is available on the Documents page.
In Class: p. 59-60 in workbook Homework: p. 57-58 in workbook Thursday, April 23: Today students continued to analyze the causes of the Civil War. Students were presented with different pieces of art or primary sources and discussed them. They then cut and pasted images onto a timeline to represent the causes of the Civil War. If absent, download "The Gathering Storm" documents. In Class: The Gathering Storm Timeline Monday, April 13: Students took a states and capitals pre-test. They then worked on their Expansion Books. If any spare time, they practiced their states and capitals.
In Class: States and Capitals pre-test, Expansion Book Homework: Expansion Book Wednesday, April 15: Class started with a Westward Expansion quiz. If absent, please come to a lab to make up. Students then completed the pre-assessment on p. 54 of the workbook (except for the last section on the page). Next, students participated in a carousel brainstorm about the Civil War. They were then divided into groups and given data cards about the time leading to the Civil War. As a group, they read the data cards and completed p. 55 in the workbook (if absent, download data cards from Documents page). Lastly, students made their foldables for p. 56 notes, which we will begin next class. Due: Workbook, Expansion Book In Class: p. 54-55 in workbook, made foldable Friday, April 17: As a class, we went over the causes of the Civil War and took notes in the foldable on p. 56 of the workbook (see Prezi at http://prezi.com/7efls7r-aoqb/causes-of-the-civil-war/). Students then began working on the Causes of the Civil War Worksheet on page 57-58 of the workbook, using the provided packet of information. This worksheet is homework. In Class: Foldable Notes, Worksheet Homework: Current Event, Finish worksheet on p. 57-58 of workbook (packet on Documents page) |
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