Thursday, December 9, 2010

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.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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!"

Monday, December 6, 2010

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.

Friday, December 3, 2010

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").

Thursday, December 2, 2010

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").

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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").