1/11/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Turning Point: 1863").

2)  Finish Civil War video.  Discuss and hand in the 2 pages of notes.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 417-421; 424-426 ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65").
Focus your reading on:  a) African-American soldiers  b) Ulysses S. Grant's war strategies  c) Shenandoah Campaign  d) William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea".

Bring your Research Paper tomorrow (if you have already received it back).  We will be sharing them in class Wednesday and Thursday.

1/10/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Toward Total War").

2)  Video:  Ken Burns' "The Civil War".
--Take 2 pages of notes between today and tomorrow.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 413-416 ("The Turning Point: 1863").
Focus your reading on:  a) Emancipation Proclamation  b)  Significance of the Battle of Vicksburg  c) Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg.

1/7/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes (Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62").

2)  Finish Test 5 (DBQ)-Part 2-essay.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 407-413 ("Toward Total War").
Focus your reading on:  a) How Union prepared for war  b) How Confederacy prepared for war  c) Role of U.S. Sanitary Commission  d)  Role of women in the war.

Deadline for registering for PCC credit is next Friday, January 14.  After that date, it will be too late to register!  If you wish to drop the credit later due to a low semester grade, it can be done in February.

1/6/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Went over essay expectations for Part 2 of the test tomorrow.

2)  Test 5 (Document-based questions)-Part 1

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62").
Focus your reading on:  a) Secession  b) Crittenden Plan  c) Fort Sumter  d) Jefferson Davis  e) Antietam


**The essay part of the DBQ Test is tomorrow.  You should have 2-3 specific examples of outside knowledge on how the North responded to the Fugitive Slave Act.  These could be individuals, groups of people, or state governments/courts.  The McPherson readings in the Blue Reader and your textbook are the 2 places to find these specific examples.

1/5/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Election of 1860 and Dred Scott").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Finish the Frederick Douglass video.
--2 pages of notes total 


Test 5 (DBQ) starts tomorrow.  For the part you will do tomorrow, review your notes for the following people:  Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, William Seward, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass.

1/4/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
2)  Political Cartoon Practice
3)  Test 5 DBQ information

4)  Video:  "Frederick Douglass:  When the Lion Wrote History"
--Take 2 pages of notes.  We will finish this tomorrow.

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 390-394 ("The Election of 1860 and Dred Scott").
Focus your reading on:  a) Dred Scott  b) Lincoln-Douglas Debates  c) Election of 1860.

**The information for registering for PCC credit was handed out today.  The deadline for registering for the credit for 1st Semester is January 14.

1/3/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Reading/Questions/Graded Discussion on John Brown.
a)  Read documents on pages 232-235 in books provided.
b)  Answer short response questions on the top of page 236 first.
c)  Paragraph answer to this question:  "What do you think of John Brown?  Was he an American terrorist or a brave abolitionist hero to be admired?"
d)  Graded Discussion


4)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2 (Pages 153-169).
Focus your reading on: a) Election of 1856 (James Buchanan vs. John C. Fremont)  b)  Lecompton Constitution.