Monday, May 20th
- Current Events
- Analyze one of today's stories in terms of contrasting points of view.
- Which of today's stories is most likely to impact your life? Explain.
- Presentations
- 2nd period: Anders, Forrest
- 3rd period: Marina, Izabella
- Road to Civil War
- Direct Instruction
- +/- Timeline Assignment: CLICK HERE for instructions
- CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR resource here if you prefer; instead of textbook
Tuesday, May 21st
- Current Events
- Evaluate the United States' role in the world as a member of the United Nations.
- Will you make a change in your diet after hearing today's news story? Why or why not?
- Presentations
- 2nd period: Sophie, Nolan
- 3rd period: Max, Kendall
- Finish Timelines
- Causes of Civil War Quiz tomorrow! Go one step deeper into these topics:
- How is the Missouri Compromise connected to the Dred Scott decision?
- How did the Compromise of 1850 cause more problems instead of fixing them?
- Explain Abraham Lincoln's vision for the country as stated in the Lincoln Douglas Debates.
- John Brown: Hero? or Villain? Explain using "Bleeding Kansas" and "Harper's Ferry."
- How did the Constitutional issue of popular sovereignty become controversial before the Civil War
- Story of Us: Civil War
- Invention & Innovation
- Significant Battles & their impact
- Significant Individuals & their impact
- Other...
Wednesday, May 22nd
- Current Events
- What multiple factors have caused the food shortage in Cuba?
- Would you introduce meat substitutes into your diet? Why or why not?
- Presentations
- 2nd period: Avery, Alison
- 3rd period: Ketsia, Corey
- Causes of Civil War Plickers Quiz
- Awards Day Voting!
- 2nd period CLICK HERE
- 3rd period CLICK HERE
Thursday, May 23rd
- Current Events
- Analyze one of today's stories in terms of cause and effect.
- Which of today's stories would the person sitting next to you be most interested in? Why would you say so?
- Presentations
- 2nd period: Erin, Ana
- 3rd period: Zoe, Ella
- Continue Civil War OVERVIEW
Friday, May 24th
- Current Events
- What habits to live happily to 100...
- Do you already have?
- Do you want to develop over time?
- If you were a reporter...
- What habits to live happily to 100...
- Presentations
- 2nd period: Mary Helen, Walker
- 3rd period: Alhagi, Slater
- Continue Civil War OVERVIEW
- While reading, annotate in order to look for (1) What is Douglass' argument? (2) How does he support his argument?
- 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.