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1) America Is, pages 430-439. Answer all MARGIN questions
2) Analyze the cartoon from “Harpers Weekly” using the cartoon analysis sheet. The, analyze a second cartoon of your choice. Find a political cartoon from the later 1800s -1900s OR from today (topics can vary) and analyze that.
3) Have an electronic copy of one poem or excerpt for the Literary Magazine.

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Due Friday:

1) Read chapter 18 in America Is – “A Changing Nation” – and answer all the “section review” questions.  There are approx. 16 questions along the way.  We are using this text as a way to provide some historical overview as we move into the Progressive Era and our more “progressive” work with that.

We will not have a Socratic Seminar on MLK Jr. as time has not allowed for it.  We will discuss the last speech he gave and will have a socratic seminar in the upcoming future on a different topic.

Due Tuesday:

1) Read King’s last speech carefully.  A. Answer all questions posed in the margins of the speech.  B. Make any other annotations that you feel compelled to make. C. Respond in the box at the end of the speech. MLK’s Last Speech in TN

2) 3rd draft of your stories (with peer edits made).  BTW, your story should be done at this point (beginning, middle, end)

Due Tomorrow:

1. Read and annotate the following for tomorrow.  I will check that you have at LEAST 5 annotations, underlines, notes, or questions per page.  IHaveaDreamSpeech and the assignment is pasted below:

Consider how the nation was left after the Reconstruction era; the goals in trying to help the freed slaves integrate back into society were abandoned.  The conditions that Melba Patillo Beals describes during the 1950’s in Warriors Don’t Cry came out of a concerted effort to continue what was not finished after the Civil War ended. The Civil Right’s Movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s came directly out of what was not addressed or completed after Reconstruction ended.  As you know Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the movement, a Baptist preacher and visionary who was able to inspire not only those oppressed in America, but the downtrodden throughout the world with his non-violent resistance (an idea from Gandhi’s work in India) and his commitment to true democracy for all.  One of his most famous speeches in American history is one that he gave on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. addressing hundreds of thousands of people who had gathered there to march in support of Civil Rights for everyone.  His speech will be referred to throughout your life and will be a touchstone for other activities we do.

In order to study the speech, we first have to understand its words.

1. Read the speech to yourself and mark it up (annotate) as you go- underline important sections, pose questions, make connections, and look up the words you don’t know and write their definitions in the margin of the paper.

1. Research The March on Washington and on the back of this sheet of paper write down the purpose of the march, its outcome and reaction, and other interesting information related to it.  In other words, answer the who, what where, when, why and how.

1. We will have a Socratic Seminar next week on a section of the speech, which will be a chance for you to debate your thoughts on it.

Due Thursday:

1. Reconstruction Era Remix – copy for me and copy of the script for the group – ready to present.  Please sign up your group on the schedule in our class.  First few groups to present will receive extra credit.
2. Bios for the SJ Project  uploaded to the cloud by Thursday morning (put into your folder, the one with your name on it). SJ bio example
3. Karamu collage complete by Advisory Class.

Thursday we will begin our Recon Remix presentations at 8:30 in Core All.

*If you are not prepared for presentation, this will effect your final grade.

I will not be here tomorrow – my grading day. You will have a substitute.  I expect that everyone is on task and using your partner work time well.

Due Wed:

1. Second full draft of your story. You must complete it at this point.  Beginning to end.  Printed and ready by class time for peer editor.

Due Thursday:

1. Reconstruction Era Remix – copy for me – ready to present.  Please sign up your group on the schedule in our class.  First group to present will receive extra credit.
2. Bios for the SJ Project  uploaded to the cloud by Thursday morning (put into your folder, the one with your name on it). SJ bio example
3. Karamu collage complete by Advisory Class.

Thursday we will begin our Recon Remix presentations at 8:30 in Core All. You group must sign up for a slot – sign up is on the blog.)

Reconstruction Remix:

This is a creative assignment and can included humor (when appropriate), but must be historically accurate and academically sound.

Please choose a partner to work with.  This person could be in either split. Please read the assignment here – Recon Remix 2010

If you have any questions, please email me: smroberts@lrei.org

Due Wed:

Full second draft of your fiction story for peer edits.

Homework:

Due Friday 1-7

1. Any missing or late work is due tomorrow (it is the last day of 2nd quarter)

2. Prepare your book talk: Odelia, Jayson, Lola, and Roger are Friday

3. Read pp. 385-393 in ‘America Is’ and answer questions in margins

1. Who were some important black leaders in the South during Reconstruction?

2. What did most southern whites want for blacks?

3. Who were carpetbaggers?

4. Who were scalawags?

5. Why did people think there was corruption in the Reconstruction governments?

6. Why was there large-scale spending in the South?

7. What position did each party take in the election of 1868?

8. What was occurring in the northern attitude toward Reconstruction in the 1870’s?

9. What did Gould and Fisk attempt to do?

10. Who was involved in the Credit Mobilier scandal?

11. What southern states were under Republican control in 1876?

12. Who were the candidates in the Election of 1876?

13. How was the Election of 1876 decided?

14. Why was it so hard for blacks to prevent the loss of their rights?

Due Wed 1-12: First full draft of short story for peer editing (keep all short story materials in your manila folder)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Due Thursday:
1. America Is Chapter 17 – Read pages 377-384 and answer all of the questions in the margins. Also look at the map on page 384 and answer #3-5. There are some color issues, if you can’t read the map entirely, figure out what you can and we will clarify with texts in class.
2. Prepare for your booktalk and be prepared for your day.

Due Fri:
Complete ch. 17 in America Is pg 386-393 and answer the questions in the margins.