Monday, May 20th

  1. Current Events
    1. Analyze one of today's stories in terms of contrasting points of view.
    2. Which of today's stories is most likely to impact your life? Explain.
  2. Presentations
    1. 2nd period: Anders, Forrest
    2. 3rd period: Marina, Izabella
  3. Road to Civil War
    1. Direct Instruction
    2. +/- Timeline Assignment: CLICK HERE for instructions
    3. CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR resource here if you prefer; instead of textbook

Tuesday, May 21st

  1. Current Events
    1. Evaluate the United States' role in the world as a member of the United Nations. 
    2. Will you make a change in your diet after hearing today's news story? Why or why not?
  2. Presentations
    1. 2nd period: Sophie, Nolan
    2. 3rd period: Max, Kendall
  3. Finish Timelines
  4. Causes of Civil War Quiz tomorrow! Go one step deeper into these topics:
    1. How is the Missouri Compromise connected to the Dred Scott decision?
    2. How did the Compromise of 1850 cause more problems instead of fixing them?
    3. Explain Abraham Lincoln's vision for the country as stated in the Lincoln Douglas Debates.
    4. John Brown: Hero? or Villain? Explain using "Bleeding Kansas" and "Harper's Ferry."
    5. How did the Constitutional issue of popular sovereignty become controversial before the Civil War 
  5. Story of Us: Civil War
    1. Invention & Innovation
    2. Significant Battles & their impact
    3. Significant Individuals & their impact
    4. Other...

Wednesday, May 22nd

  1. Current Events
    1. What multiple factors have caused the food shortage in Cuba?
    2. Would you introduce meat substitutes into your diet? Why or why not?
  2. Presentations
    1. 2nd period: Avery, Alison
    2. 3rd period: Ketsia, Corey
  3. Causes of Civil War Plickers Quiz
  4. Awards Day Voting!
    1. 2nd period CLICK HERE
    2. 3rd period CLICK HERE​

Thursday, May 23rd

  1. Current Events
    1. Analyze one of today's stories in terms of cause and effect.
    2. Which of today's stories would the person sitting next to you be most interested in? Why would you say so?
  2. Presentations
    1. 2nd period: Erin, Ana
    2. 3rd period: Zoe, Ella
  3. Continue Civil War OVERVIEW​

Friday, May 24th

  1. Current Events
    1. What habits to live happily to 100...
      1. Do you already have?
      2. Do you want to develop over time?
    2. If you were a reporter...
  2. Presentations
    1. 2nd period: Mary Helen, Walker
    2. 3rd period: Alhagi, Slater
  3. Continue Civil War OVERVIEW
HW: Read "What, to a slave, is the 4th of July? by Frederick Douglass.
  1. While reading, annotate in order to look for (1) What is Douglass' argument? (2) How does he support his argument?
  2. After reading, identify the most important paragraph, the most important sentence/phrase and the most important word from the speech. Note: the paragraph, sentence and word can come from completely different areas of the text.