9/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1 of packet
2.  TEST:  The Reconstruction Era
3.  Project Intro:  The Immigration Era

HW - Project Contract Due THURSDAY
       - Project Due:  Thursday 10/9

9/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Source Analysis questions.  Discuss responses.
2.  Instruction:  Writing paragraphs using primary sources:  Develop, write, and peer edit your paragraph.  Schedule a time to see Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - TEST Tomorrow (use pgs. 4-5, 26, and click "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards" on the right of your screen)

9/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do Q's on pg. 25.  How were African-American communities in the South negatively impacted after the Civil War?

2.  Sharecropping discussion (pg. 17) Why is sharecropping sometimes referred to as "the ghost of antebellum South?"

3.  Vocabulary Review (pgs 4-5).  Class Activity - in your groups identify and summarize the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (pg. 12a).  Your summary must be 5 words or less!  Draw a picture to represent each amendment.  Divide a piece of notebook paper into thirds...using one section for each amendment...we will model this "foldable" technique in class.  

HW - Test TUESDAY...use pgs. 4, 5, 26.
            Click for Vocab Flashcards

9/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If someone at home tells you "lights out at 10:00pm…"  Can you violate AND follow that rule at the same time?  Explain.  Bridge discussion to the idea of "loopholes."
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 24 notes).
3.  Plessy v. Ferguson:  What role did this case play in segregation?  Start clip at 21:11.

4.  Vocabulary Challenge (pg. 4-5).  Create your own definitions and/or pictures without looking them up!  Spend EXTRA time studying the ones that you had trouble with...

HW - TEST on TUESDAY!  Use pgs. 4, 5, 26 to prepare.  AND "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards"  (the link is to the right of this blog post)

9/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 10.2; Why did carpetbaggers go south?  Why did they leave?  Election of 1876 & the compromise that ends Reconstruction...
2.  As a pre-read exercise, complete the True/False questions on pg. 18.  Then - Group-Read-Activity:  Read article on the Jim Crow South (pg. 19-23).

3.  Go back to pg. 18 and check/correct your T/F responses...for each question, provide "Evidence" at the bottom of the page for why the response is true or false.  What statement in the reading helped you draw your T/F conclusion?

HW - finish pg. 18?

9/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 16.1...question 6.  And review your work from yesterday.
2.  View video clip (reviewing the impeachment topic from Friday) and answer questions 1-2 on pg. 16.2

2.  Do "Constitution Review"...and complete questions 3-4 on pg. 16.2.  Review graphic of checks and balances

3.  KKK - "A Failed Revolution" - discuss and view powerpoint.  What was the role of the KKK in the "New South?"  How did they impact Reconstruction?

HW - 

9/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Which is best...A)  SU Football   B) SU Basketball  C)  SU Lax  D) None of the above.  Introduce concept of bias - favoring one side or another.  Bridge concept to the political bias now, and post-Civil War...

2.  Contrast Moderate and Radical plans for Reconstruction...What are the basic beliefs of each group (summarize in 3 words or less)...use pg. 9 to help complete pg. 11.  Review venn diagram on pg. 11. 

3.  "Impeaching a President" (read pgs. 13-15 and complete 16.1 questions 1-5). 

HW - finish 16.1 questions 1-5?  If need be...

9/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your opinion, what is the hardest part of forgiving someone?  Explain.  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term:  amnesty.  Many Northerners had problems with the application of this concept to Reconstruction….

2.  Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction:  Group Activity Procedure (pg. 7)
3.  The assassination of Lincoln (p.pt)

4.  Freedman's Bureau Powerpoint (pg. 6)

HW - 

9/17 Class Agenda

HAPPY CITIZENSHIP DAY!

1.  Bellringer:  Does the President have the power to send the military to fight ISIS?  Consider what you remember about checks and balances.
2.  Refresher on the Constitution
2.  Test your knowledge on the Constitution with the Constitution IQ Quiz

3.  QUIZ:  Geography & Civil War

HW - Complete Active Reading Notes (pg. 12a-12b)

9/16 Class Agenda (New Unit: Reconstruction Era)

1.  Bell Ringer:  How does it feel to lose?  List.  Compare these feelings to the feelings in America after the Civil War.
2.  View Video Clip:  Complete pg. 6a while watching (1:46-6:30)

3.  Reconstruction Intro (p.pt.)

4.  Active Reading notes...Unit Preview (pg. 12a-12b)

HW - Finish pg. 12a-12b (Due:  THURSDAY)

9/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30...questions 1-3.  The answer will surprise you!
2.  Emancipation Proclamation (pg. 30-31...questions 4-10)

3.  Civil War Battles - Quick Overview.  Discuss changing technology in warfare.
4.  How should I review for the quiz?  Use the vocabulary page (and/or click "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards" on the right of this page;  Review bell ringers; Look at the Essential Question; etc, etc).

HW - QUIZ on WEDNESDAY

9/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 25…using pg. 26 as a reference to develop your ranking.
2.  BRIEF overview of the causes for the Civil War (pg. 26-28)
3.  Do pg. 29 (S.P.A.M. method)
4.  Review map assignment
5.  ISIS update

HW -

9/11 Class Agenda (Patriot Day)

1.  Bellringer:  13 years ago today, we (un)officially began a "War on Terrorism."  Last night, our President committed our nation in a fight against the ISIS (ISIL) organization.  Is this the right thing for us to do?  Can we win the "War on Terrorism?"  

2.  Discuss President Obama's speech on ISIS (ISIL)

• In depth:  What don't we know about ISIS?

2.  9/11:  Then and Now

• What happened (NYC)?  Timeline of 9/11 attack (History.com)
• Why/How did it happen?  9/11 (Brain-pop) - background of the attack
• What were the (long-term) results?  How 9/11 Changed Us (Today.com)

HW - Watch news tonight

9/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at your map, can you think of places in America that would be impacted by:  hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts/wildfires?  How do these Americans cope with those threats?
2.  Regional Dilema activity
3.  Quick Civil War review (pg. 26-27)
4.  Active Reading refresher (from "The Bob")

HW - Active Reading:  pg. 9 -13 due FRIDAY (start at "Impact of Western Expansion")

9/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If you were visiting another state, and someone asked you where Syracuse is...how would you give them an idea about where you are from?  Introduce term - relative location

2.  5 Themes of Geography Notes (pg. 3)

3.  Map Activity

HW - Finish Map Activity 

9/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Write about a time when you made a bad excuse for doing something wrong…
2.  Classroom Expectations
3.  Paragraph Peer Review:  Is the "sandwich" complete?
4.  Current Events:  Why do I need to pay attention to the world around me?

HW - Signatures for  "Expectations" sheet

9/4 Class Agenda

1.  Collect Profile
2.  Unit Packet Debriefing…how and where do I complete my "bell ringers?"
3.  Me, Myself & I writing activity.
4.  Preview tomorrow

HW - Late Profile?

Class Agenda 9/3: Welcome Back!

1.  Attendance & seating chart
2.  Front board overview
3.  Room 309 orientation
4.  Mr. Law Introduction (Prezi)

HW - Student Profile
       - Need supplies?  Binder & loose leaf paper