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Friday, May 22, 2009

Classwork for Tuesday-Friday

1. Discuss Reconstruction
2. Discuss Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan
3. Discuss President Johnson
4. Classwork: "Organizing Information:
A. Read Chapter 14 Sec 3
B. Create a 2 column chart - On one side list "How did the South Change after Reconstruction", on the 2nd side list "How the South stayed the same"

5. Classwork: Pg 639 Ques #3, and 5

Monday, May 18, 2009

Agenda: Monday the 18th

1. Discuss and summarize the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments (pg 628, 631, 634)
2. Scalawags and Carpetbaggers (pg 638)
3. Complete carpetbagger political Cartoon

Friday, May 15, 2009

This week's classwork

1. Test prep practice packet #2
2. Mini test practice
3. Outline Chapter 15 section 1 and 2

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Wallis Annenberg CST testing schedule

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday testing: 8am-10:30

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday break: 10:30-10:55

Tuesday Schedule:
Periods 2, 3, Middle School Lunch, 4, 5: 11:00-3:19

Wednesday Schedule:
Periods 1,2,Middle School Lunch, 3,6: 11:00-3:19

Thursday Schedule:
Periods, 4, 1, Middle School Lunch, 2, 5: 11:00-3:19

Friday Schedule: Periods, 3, 4, Middle School Lunch, 1, 6: 11:00-3:19

Agenda: Monday the 11th

1. Go over the weekend's homework
2. Classwork: Mini-Test practice

Agenda: Friday the 8th

CST Test prep
1. Go over answers to yesterday's Homework
2. Test Prep packet
3. HomeWork: Finish test prep packet

Agenda: Thursday the 7th

CST Review: 7th Grade History

1. Review of Ancient China
2. 7th grade history test prep questions
3. HW: Finish the test prep questions

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Wednesday the 6th

CST PREP: 7th grade history

1. Review of Ancient Greece
2. Review of Ancient Rome

3. Classwork: Complete video guide

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Agenda: Tuesday the 5th

1. CST history review of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
2. Classwork: Complete video guides

Agenda: Friday the 1st

1. CST test prep
2. Classwork: Handout: "Ball's Bluff: Decide "What would you do?"
3. HW: Finish classwork

Agenda: Thursday the 30th

1. Songs of the Civil War
2. Preservation of Battlefields: Listen to "Big Yellow Taxi" (song by Joni Mitchell 1970)
A. Read "Why save the Civil War Battlfields?" and discuss
B. Read Dane's letter to his congressman
C. Brainstorm how we could help to preserve civil war battlefields

3. HW: Handout - Brainstorm and write Persuasive letter to your congressman