Wednesday - 02/28/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in our textbook on Chapter 16, Section 3 ("The War in the West").  Some of us also worked on our vocabulary.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with sections 1, 2, and 3 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first twelve done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1, 2, and 3 assessments done, as well as the first twelve vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
The War in the West; vocab.

Tuesday - 02/27/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in our textbook on Chapter 16, Section 2 ("The War in the East").  Some of us also worked on our vocabulary.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with sections 1 & 2 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first eight done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1&2 assessments done, as well as the first eight vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
The War in the East; vocab.

Monday - 02/26/2018

What We Did Today
We started studying the Civil War in our textbooks (chapter 16, section 1). We also got our vocabulary worksheet for the upcoming set of GLCEs on the Civil War.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with section 1 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first four done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1 assessment done, as well as the first four vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
Civil War; vocabulary worksheet.

Friday - 02/23/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching "The Civil War." Some classes watched CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Thursday - 02/22/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching "The Civil War."

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Wednesday - 02/21/2018

What We Did Today
We got caught up with class events (tests, grades, etc.), kicked-off our Civil War unit by watching some of "The Civil War" documentary, then finished up class with CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Special Post - Study Guide for GLCEs

Click here for the link to the most recent study guide (if you need to reassess or were absent).

Monday - 02/12/2018

What We Did Today
We finished up our GLCE notetaking packets.

Homework
Finish up your vocabulary sheet and your GLCE packet if they are not done.

Discussion Starters
How could you explain the Civil War?

Thursday - 02/08/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on our note-taking packets.

Homework
None, but you can continue your work if you like.  Remember, our class website on this topic can prove very useful.

Discussion Starters
Resistance and rebellion; causes of the Civil War.

Wednesday - 02/07/2018

What We Did Today
We checked-in our section assessments and began working on our note-taking for our GLCEs.

Homework
None, though if you did not finish all of your section assessments, please do so.

Discussion Starters
The Coming of the Civil War.

Tuesday - 02/06/2018

What We Did Today
We learned about the raid on Harper's Ferry, the election of 1860, and the South seceding.

Homework
Make sure you are finished with all your section assessments (15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4).  They are due tomorrow at the start of class.

Discussion Starters
Harper's Ferry; election of 1860; the South secedes; section assessments.

Monday - 02/05/2018

What We Did Today
We explored political divisions that precipitated the Civil War.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Political divisions.

Friday - 02/02/2018

What We Did Today
We explored the "Trouble in Kansas" that contributed to the increasingly divided nation in the mid 1800s.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Kansas-Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas; John Brown.

Thursday - 02/01/2018

What We Did Today
We began exploring tensions leading up to the Civil War.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Tensions leading up to the Civil War.