Monthly Archives: October 2007

1. Final version of your To Be a Slave essay. This is it! I will collect it Wednesday MORNING in homeroom, so it should be printed out and ready. Double spaced, 12-point font, title and heading, stapled.

2. 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.

3. Continue reading up to the 1/5th point in your Civil War book. Re-read the letter checklist and begin your letter to your partner. The letter is due Thursday morning in homeroom.

1. Revise the organization, flow, and/or voice areas of your To Be a Slave essay. Remember to explain that Julius Lester collected and commented upon original slave narratives in To Be a Slave, your source for this essay. Click here for the essay packet, if you are wondering about the requirements for each paragraph. Click here for the peer revision page you used today to guide your revision.

2. Grade the two past To Be a Slave essays in the packet I handed out, according to the rubrics. If you were absent today, you will have to pick up the packet from me tomorrow, as it cannot easily be digitalized and made linkable on this blog site.

3. Read up to the 1/5th point in your Civil War book by Wednesday night. Your first letter to your partner is due Thursday morning!

1. Read all of Chapter 4 of Lincoln (pages 45-65).

2. Finish Chapters 3 and 4 vocabulary sheet.

3. Read your Civil War independent reading book. Aim to have 1/5 of the book read by Wednesday night. The first of five letters to your partner is due on Thursday, October 18.

4. Remember that Monday is Photo Day!

5. Have a wonderful weekend!

1. “Polish” your first draft of your resistance to slavery essay so that it is turn-in worthy. It must be at least 6 paragraphs, typed, in one document. Please be wary of excessive pronoun use!

1. Bring your Civil War independent reading book to school. No exceptions!

2. Write the conclusion of your resistance to slavery essay. TYPE up everything you have so far. I will do a spot check tomorrow, looking for two things: (1) at least 6 full paragraphs (2) typed.

3. Read all of Chapter 3 of Lincoln (pages 27-43). It may seem like a lot, but it is only 8 actual pages of text; the rest is photographs. Should there be a quiz on the material, you should be ready!

I hope you had a relaxing long weekend!

1. Write introduction to your To Be a Slave essay. Your opening sentence should draw the reader in. Your thesis should be specific, clear, and let us know where the essay is headed.

2. Fix up quotations in the middle paragraphs of your essay. Each quotation should be the appropriate length, properly cited, with a lead-in before and explanation after.

3. Finish reading Chapter 2 of Lincoln (pages 18-25). You should know this material well!

4. Remember, your Civil War independent reading book needs to be here with you at school on Thursday–in two days!

NO SCHOOL Friday, October 5 (Professional Day) or Monday, October 8 (Columbus Day). Enjoy your loooooong weekend!

Due Tuesday, October 9

1. Write the four (or more) middle developmental paragraphs of your resistance to slavery essay. Refer to essay packet for requirements: each paragraph must include a topic sentence, a quotation from To Be a Slave, clarifying sentences about that quotation, and a transition sentence.

2. Read Lincoln: A Photobiography pages 1 through the bottom of 17. Develop 4 fact questions and 2 thought questions about Lincoln’s early life. You do NOT need to answer the questions, though you should be able to if asked.

Due Thursday, October 11

1. You must have your Civil War independent reading book in your hands and here at school. No exceptions!

Due Thursday, October 4

1. Carefully read through the “To Be a Slave: Resistance to Slavery” essay information packet. Make a final decision about which two kinds of resistance to slavery you will write about. WRITE THEM DOWN on the first page of the essay packet. Also record any questions you have about the essay assignment.

Due Thursday, October 11 (one week and one day from now)

1. You MUST have your Civil War period independent reading book in your HANDS and HERE at school. No exceptions! If you are ordering from Amazon or another online book seller, plan accordingly and order the book NOW!

1. Read all of Chapter 5 (pages 117-130) of To Be a Slave. As you did for both parts of Chapter 4, respond to two different kinds of resistance to slavery in thoughtful paragraphs, including the page numbers.

Begin to decide which two kinds of resistance most interest you!

1. Read last 20 pages of Chapter 4 of To Be a Slave (pages 96-116).

Choose two different examples of resistance to slavery. Record page numbers of each.

Describe each example and say why it struck you.

Write a thoughtful paragraph for each example. Include the GOALS of the resistance.