The Vocabulary of WWI

Today in class we began to take a look at the various "-ism's" that are part of WWI.  Most importantly, this included nationalism, militarism, and imperialism.  We began to explore what we knew (or didn't know) about these words today and are going to read about them tonight.

Students either need to read the beginning of the Lesson 17 handout or the entire Blue Textbook reading assignment, depending on what they were given in class.

The Ending of the Civil War

The last couple of days we have talked about the ending of the Civil War.  You can see what we discussed below:

I also handed out a timeline of the Civil War for student reference:

Tomorrow we are going to look at the Lincoln assassination and then begin to review next week in anticipation for a Civil War Quiz on  Friday.  Study guides will be coming shortly!

First Day Back

We survived our first school day of 2017.  Today we took a quick look at our outlines as well as talking about continuing our research projects the rest of the year.  We are wrapping up the Civil War and students had one of two writing assignments to read for Wednesday.  Those can be found here and here.  We will hopefully be moving quickly on to the World Wars before the end of January!

Civil War Primary Sources

Today in class we are looking at real Civil War photographs.  We filled out a form in class to help us come up with how to describe the Civil War in 1 Word.  The pictures go in the same order below as they do on the sheet provided in class.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Yesterday and today we have been taking a look at the Emancipation Proclamation.  We took a look at the document itself and answered a few questions.  Today, we are working on a map assignment dealing with how the Proclamation actually affected slavery.

The Fighting Starts

After discussing the lead-up to the Civil War, including a discussion on slavery, we are beginning to take a look at the fighting today.  Students were asked to read and take notes on either this reading assignment or this reading assignment.  You can see what we discussed below:

The Leadup to the Civil War

Students read about the events leading up to the Civil War and we have been discussing it in class.  You can see what we discussed below:

Students should be continuing to work on their outlines which are due on Monday night.  Additionally, this writing assignment is too.  Students will be comparing the thoughts of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln on the prospects of Civil War.

We are going to push to finish the Civil War before the break.  That will mean WWI will be up next when we come back.  I'm hoping to conduct a group project regarding trench warfare in January.  It's usually been a fun one!