Due Monday, November 5th
1. Who Freed the Slaves? essay: click link to refer to assignment packet. On Monday morning, you will turn in the essay itself, as well as the personal timeline and checklist.
Due Tuesday, November 6th
1. Two identical copies of 4th Civil War letter, printed out and ready at 8:20am. You should have read up to the 4/5th point in your book by now.
1. Read all of Chapter 6 of Lincoln (pages 93-117).
2. Decide what your thesis will be for your Who Freed the Slaves? take-home essay due next Monday, November 5th, either (a) President Lincoln played the key role in slaves’ emancipation or (b) the slaves themselves played the key role. Gather evidence (ideas, supporting quotations, etc.) from Lincoln, To Be a Slave, and the McPherson-Berlin handout. List the evidence you have gathered in bullet-point form to show me tomorrow morning in Core.
3. TWO IDENTICAL COPIES of your 3rd Civil War letter to your partner are due at 8:20am, without exception. Check the letter checklist to make sure that you are writing high-quality letters that adhere to the requirements! (Hint: one page is probably not enough to fit everything in!) Remember, the five total letters to your partner are worth TWO PROJECT GRADES.
4. If you have any homework that you have not turned in or a To Be a Slave essay that you have revised for an improved grade, it is due by the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday.
1. Read all of Chapter 6 of To Be a Slave (pages 130-143). Create a symbolic representation based on a quotation from the chapter. For more details, see handout.
2. Progress toward the 3/5th point in your Civil War book. TWO IDENTICAL COPIES of your 3rd letter to your partner are due at 8:20am next Tuesday morning (Oct. 30) due to Minimester beginning Wednesday (Oct. 31). YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED: you have less time than usual to read and write your letter!
3. If you are not satisfied with the grade you received on your To Be a Slave resistance to slavery essay, please significantly revise the essay and turn it in to me BEFORE MINIMESTER for an improved grade. If you would like to meet with me for revision help, please set up an appointment in advance!
Great job in the Compromise of 1860 debate today! You senators were most impressive!
1. On a separate sheet of paper, respond to the Compromise Activity follow up questions.
2. Read all of Lincoln Chapter 5 (pages 67-91). On a separate sheet of paper, answer questions from handout.
Same as yesterday:
1. Design your own personal “Compromise of 1860″ to keep the South from seceding and avert the Civil War. Plan a CLEAR, SPECIFIC proposal to present to your fellow senators. Be prepared for a DEBATE by anticipating the other side’s objections and being able to explain why your proposal is satisfactory. Take into account what you know about the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Force Bill of 1832, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, and the social/economic conditions in the North and South during this time period (as explained in America Is textbook, Chapter 15, sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.4–xerox copy passed out today). Do not just repeat a compromise that has already failed!
2. Read up to the 2/5th point in your Civil War book and write your second letter to your partner. Remember to consult the letter checklist for proper format and content. Remember to RESPOND to the first letter your partner wrote to you, answering any questions he/she posed if possible. Take into account the reflection you wrote about what you can improve in this letter. TWO IDENTICAL COPIES are due, printed out and ready, at 8:20am on Thursday morning!
Both of the following assignments are due Thursday, October 25. Choose one to complete tonight so that you are not swamped Wednesday night!
1. Design your own personal “Compromise of 1860” to keep the South from seceding and avert the Civil War. Plan a CLEAR, SPECIFIC proposal to present to your fellow senators. Be prepared for a DEBATE by anticipating the other side’s objections and being able to explain why your proposal is satisfactory. Take into account what you know about the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Force Bill of 1832, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, and the social/economic conditions in the North and South during this time period (as explained in America Is textbook, Chapter 15, sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.4). Do not just repeat a compromise that has already failed!
2. Read up to the 2/5th point in your Civil War book and write your second letter to your partner. Remember to consult the letter checklist for proper format and content. Remember to RESPOND to the first letter your partner wrote to you, answering any questions he/she posed if possible. Take into account the reflection you wrote about what you can improve in this letter. TWO IDENTICAL COPIES are due, printed out and ready, at 8:20am on Thursday morning!
1. On a separate sheet of paper, respond to 8 reflection questions on today’s Socratic Seminar.
2. Read double-sided “National Political Crisis” handout. On a separate sheet of paper, in your own words, explain each of the following:
1. Missouri Compromise of 1820
2. Force Bill of 1832
3. Compromise of 1850
Due Thursday, October 25
1. Read up to the 2/5th point in your Civil War book and write second letter to your partner. Remember to respond to any questions or ideas posed in your partner’s first letter to you!
1. Study Lincoln Chapters 3 and 4 vocabulary sheet to prepare for Monday’s vocabulary quiz. You will need to know parts of speech and how to use the word in a meaningful sentence!
2. Annotate the one page Lincoln excerpt I handed out in homeroom in preparation for Monday’s Socratic Seminar. The white space should be FULL of ideas, questions, thoughts, connections, and other brilliant stuff! If you were absent and did not receive the one-page handout, closely read page 59 in Lincoln, starting with “The give and take between them…” and ending at the bottom of the page, then write down any ideas, questions, thoughts, or connections you have on a separate sheet of paper.
Due Thursday, October 25
3. Read up to the 2/5th point in your Civil War book and write the second letter to your partner.
Just a friendly reminder: everything I assign is due the next school day unless otherwise noted. So if my post doesn’t say a due date, assume that it is TOMORROW!
1. Finish the 20 Lincoln Chapter 4 Questions on a separate sheet of paper. You do not have to use complete sentences. You may work collaboratively, but your answers may not be identical to anyone else’s and must reflect your own thinking.
2. Study the 20 words on the Lincoln Chapters 3 and 4 vocabulary sheet in preparation for the quiz on Monday, October 22.
3. Continue reading up to the 2/5th point in your Civil War book. The deadline for the second letter to your partner has changed to next Thursday, October 25: you have an extra day to complete it!
1. Finish reading up to the 1/5th point in your Civil War book. Use the letter checklist to write your first letter to your partner according to the requirements. It must be typed. Be sure to number the letter (Letter Number One) and date it (October 17, 2007). Be you! Reflect! Ask questions! Have fun! The letter is due tomorrow morning in homeroom, so have TWO COPIES (one for your partner, one for Leila) printed up and ready before 8:20am.
2. If you haven’t yet, fix up your Lincoln Chapter 3 and 4 vocabulary so that your meanings and sentences match the usage in Lincoln. I will adjust your grade when you turn it back in to me. There will be a quiz on the 20 words on MONDAY, October 22.