Tuesday, 9/18

• Choose one Warm-up/Closer worksheet in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• Create a sentence for each pair of linking terms (like we did last week)

Emancipation Proclamation & Border StatesAgrarian Society of the South & Total War

Monday, 9/17

• Pick-up up an ABC Review Chart• In the middle box write “Unit 1 - Civil War”• In the other boxes write down anything that

starts with that letter and is related to the Civil War unit - be creative and use your resources!!

Friday, 9/14• Please get a copy of the

Sullivan Ballou Letter• Read the first two

paragraphs to learn about him.

• Follow along with the audio then answer this question:

• Why is Sullivan Ballou “perfectly willing” to die and leave his wife and sons behind?

Closer – Fri., 9/142nd/4th periods only

• On your closer worksheet, please answer the following:How does America react to a civil war?

(Use Glory to help you picture some examples)

Thursday 9/13

• Link the following pairs in a sentence that shows your understanding of both terms.

Agrarian & Confederacy (see below pairs)Abolitionists & UnionPopular Sovereignty & Kansas/Nebraska ActAntietam & Emancipation Proclamation

The Confederacy had an agrarian economy that was focused on cash crops such as cotton and tobacco.

Glory

• Capt. Robert Gould Shaw – white leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Dad is a wealthy and prominent abolitionist in Boston, Massachusetts

• John Rawlins – black gravedigger and father figure for troops

• Thomas Searles – educated, free black who is a long-time friend of Shaw

• Tripp – proud, escaped slave who joins troops

Wednesday, 9/12

• Please pick-up the short pretest in the bin

and complete it.

• Pull out your worksheet from

yesterday’s notes about Civil War battles.

Wednesday, 9/12 – 4th Period Only

• Read “Abolition of Slavery …” and on the

back of your Battle Chart/vocabulary,

provide evidence of the Union ideas

regarding slavery. Include names, dates,

and quotes that illustrates the Union position over time.

Glory

• Capt. Robert Gould Shaw – white leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Dad is a wealthy and prominent abolitionist in Boston, Massachusetts

• John Rawlins – black gravedigger and father figure for troops

• Thomas Searles – educated, free black who is a long-time friend of Shaw

• Tripp – proud, escaped slave who joins troops

GloryA True Story.

They joined for freedom.

They fought for honor.

They found

Glory

Tuesday, 9/11• You are the director for a new

BLOCKBUSTER movie about the beginning of the Civil War (lead-up or first battles)!

• Create a movie title and teaser to create a buzz and get the word out about the film!

TitanicA Woman’s heart is

a deep ocean of secrets.

Nothing on Earth could come

between them

Closer - Tuesday, 9/11Please note the following on your closer worksheet:

• 3 Things that you learned today about the Civil War battles.

• 2 Things that you already knew about Civil War battles.

• 1 Question about the Civil War that has not yet been answered.

Monday, 9/10• Pick-up a weekly

warm-up/closer worksheet.

• Draw a picture for each of the vocabulary words we discussed on Fri. Avoid using words/numbers!

Friday, 9/07• Pick-up a warm-up

sheet from the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• Under “Friday” please list the vocabulary terms you identified yesterday in chronological order.

Friday, 9/07

Which of the events we discussed was most

important in the issue over slavery?

Tuesday, 1/31 – 2nd/4th Period only

Please have the worksheet, Cotton, Cotton, Cotton out and ready to review.

Make sure you have completed the questions (front/back)!

Tuesday, 1/31 – 1st Period only

Please read through the worksheet, Cotton, Cotton, Cotton on your desk and try to answer the questions.

Do not worry about the material on the back of this worksheet!

Wednesday, 9/05

• Write the following question and answer on the bottom of your notesheet from yesterday.

What kind of problems might be expected after increasing the size

of the United States?

Slavery is . . .

Quilt Square Presentations, cont.

• Take out the student listing you started on Thursday.

• Hand-in signed paperwork, textbook work, and opinion essays in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• What is the secret word from the website?

Tuesday, 9/04: Please sit in same seats as last

Thursday!

Tuesday, 9/04

When finished the pretest . . .

• Label your map using the packet of information.

• Summarize the information about each section of the United States on the back of the map

Tuesday, 9/04

• Write the following question on a piece of paper in your notebook and answer it.

What kind of problems might be expected after increasing the size

of the United States?

Slavery is . . .

Quilt Square Presentations

On a blank piece of paper make two columns with the

following headings:

NameA Way to Remember

Thursday, 8/30: Hand-in signed paperwork in the bin on Mrs.

Parker’s desk

Thursday, 8/30• Write a letter to Mrs.

Parker telling us how your new classes are going.

• What do you like about your new classes?

• What are you concerned about with your new classes?

Wednesday, 8/29• Please return to your seats from yesterday.• Please drop off any signed paperwork in the bin on

Mrs. Parker’s desk.• Please have your Textbook and the Textbook

Scavenger Hunt out and readyto review.

• Consider this question: What are three things that you notice in thisroom? (you do not need to write this)

Wednesday, 8/29• Write a letter to Mrs.

Parker and Mrs. Beckhorn telling us how your new classes are going.

• What do you like about your new classes?

• What are you concerned about with your new classes?

Tuesday 8/282nd/4th Period

• Please pick-up the Textbook Scavenger Hunt worksheet in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk. Begin working on it when you return to your seat.

Tuesday 8/281st Period

• Drop off any paperwork signed by your parent/guardian in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk (pink medical card, Code of Conduct, etc)

• Begin filling out both sides of the student survey on your desk

• Get your Textbook Scavenger Hunt out for a homework check

Why Study History?

Monday, 8/27

• Please find your desk and have a seat.

• Have a pen or pencil ready – we have some paperwork to complete!

Monday, 8/27

• Write your name inside the front cover of your textbook.

Tuesday, 1/24• Welcome back to class!

Find your seat!• Please drop off the

paperwork signed by your parent/guardian in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• Take out your textbook.