12/17/10

Today's agenda:

RESEARCH PAPERS DUE TODAY!
1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 2
2)  Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate Presentations
--Audience should take recommended notes on how each man influenced the slavery debate and the sectional crisis.
3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1 (Pages 145-153).
Focus your reading on: a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner).

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12/16/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 1
2)  Political Cartoon Practice
3)  6 groups:  "Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate"
--Prep day in lab.  Present tomorrow.
4)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Slavery, Rum and Romanism")-Part 2  (Pages 130-144).
Focus your reading on: American ("Know-Nothing") Party

12/15/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2)  Political Cartoon Practice
3)  Compromise of 1850 Presentations
--Audience asks 1 question from an assigned perspective (Abolitionist, compromiser, slaveholder/secessionist).
4)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 1 (Pages 117-130).
--Focus your reading on: a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act  c) Stephen A. Douglas and popular sovereignty  d) Republican Party created.

12/14/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
2)  Political Cartoon Practice
3)  4 groups: Compromise of 1850  (Prep Day)
--Read primary source document and prepare transparency for presentation tomorrow.
4)  Go over Research Paper expectations again and answer questions.
5)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2 (Pages 103-116).
--Focus your reading on: a)  Gadsden Purchase  b) Role of Cuba  c)  Ostend Manifesto  d)  Role of Nicaragua/William Walker.

12/13/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Begin Political Cartoon Practice (continue until next test).  Preparation for Test 5 (Document-based questions format).
3)  Finish video "Empire Upon the Trails" and discuss/hand in 2 pages of notes.
4)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1 (Pages 78-103).
--Focus your reading on:   Fugitive Slave Act (Northern and Southern specific reactions to it).  YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE SOME READING NOTES ON THIS TOPIC IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT TEST.

12/10/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2)  Research Paper reminders and questions.
3)  Video:  "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of notes on the following key topics:  a)  Manifest Destiny  b) Mexican-American War  c) Oregon Trail  d) Texas  e) Whitmans  f)  Mormons.  We will finish the video on Monday.
4)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
Focus your reading on: a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850  c) Fugitive Slave Act  d) Henry Clay  e)  Daniel Webster.

--Research Paper is due one week from today, December 17.

12/9/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Test 4.
2)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1 (Pages 3-5; 47-64).
Focus your reading on:  a) Mexican-American War  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Free-Soil Movement  d) Election of 1848  e) Popular sovereignty.

12/8/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny").
2)  Finish Documentary Evidence of Slavery.  Discussed and handed in today.
3)  No reading homework.  Study for tomorrow's Test 4.

12/7/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Northeast and the Midwest:  The Industrial Revolution Accelerates").  Not connected to a homework reading.
2)  Continue work on Documentary Evidence of Slavery.  This will be finished in class tomorrow.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 368-376 ("Manifest Destiny").
Focus your reading on:  a) Manifest Destiny b) Oregon Trail c) Election of 1844 d) James K. Polk e) "Fifty-four forty or fight!"

12/6/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Abolitionists: Holy Warriors").
2)  Discussed and handed in "Roots" notes.
3)  Begin "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" assignment.  You will be reading primary sources from former slaves and answering questions.  This is a practice for your Document-Based Question Test coming in January.
4)  No homework reading assignment tonight.

--Today starts the 10 point Extra Credit for early Research Papers.

12/3/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism").
2)  Handed out "Research Paper Reminders" sheet and answered questions about the paper.  Next week starts the 10 point extra credit for early papers.
3)  Went over Test 4 Prep Sheet.
4)  Last day watching "Roots".  1/2 page of notes.
5)  Homework:  James Brewer Stewart reading in Blue Reader ("The Abolitionists: Holy Warriors").

12/2/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: An Interpretation").
2)  Continue watching "Roots"(1/2 page of notes per day).
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 352-358 ("Abolitionism").

12/1/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Proslavery Argument Revisited").
2)  Go back to watching "Roots".  1/2 page of notes each day.
3)  Homework:  Eugene Genovese reading in Blue Reader ("The Slave South: An Interpretation").