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Monday:

1. Chapter 9 Test
2. Illustrate Chapter 10

Tuesday:

1. Return Chapter 9 Test
2. Judge Chapter 10 illustrations
3. Chapter 10 Agree/Disagree: The students will complete this on their own and then we will go over it as a class.
4. Read pages 138-142 and answer questions on page 140 (#1-4) and page 142 (#1-4) – due tomorrow.

Wednesday:

1. Go over homework
2. War of 1812
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Thursday:

1. Finish discussing War of 1812
2. “TRAIL OF TEARS” Acrostic
3. Read article about Cherokee regaining land in Georgia in 1993 – follow up with where this story is today.
4. Read pages 147 (Discovery of Gold Bring Trouble to Cherokees), 150-152 and answer questions on page 152 (#1-5)

Friday:

1. Read “Samuel’s Memory” and have students write a response to the story – do they feel it is all true, does it help explain why there is still hatred by Cherokees towards attitudes of white men, how did the story make them feel about US history, etc. Share some with the class – and turn in for a write to learn “quick write” grade.
2. Read poem “The Neverending Trail” and discuss
3. Start chapter project – *create a graphic organizer that tells the story of the Trail of Tears – there will be a rubric that explains the details of items that must be included. This will count as the test for the chapter – this will be due at the end of class on Monday, 3/5.

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