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March 23, 2007

Monday:

1. Discuss “Road to Civil War” Packet
2. **Read pages 173, 176-178 and answer questions on page 178 (1-5)

Tuesday:

1. As a class, read a slave account of slavery vs. a defense of slavery – pages 174-175 and discuss.
2. Activity: “Reacting to Slavery”. These will be due on Wednesday.

Wednesday:

1. Share some letters from “Reacting to Slavery”
2. Work with a partner to complete Vocabulary Activity for Chapter 12. This will be taken as a quiz grade.
3. Read pages 178-182 and answer questions on page 180 (1-4) and page 182 (1-4)

Thursday:

1. Discuss questions from textbook.
2. Review Game

Friday:

1. Chapter 12 Test
2. Illustrate Chapter 13: The Civil War

Posted by Jakaitis at 09:47 AM

March 16, 2007

Monday:

1. Return Chapter 11 Test
2. Share paragraphs from Friday
3. Discuss the economic differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.
4. Activity: “The South: Old Times Were Not Forgotten” and “North Before the War: Expanding Territories”

Tuesday:

1. The students will complete a framed paragraph to introduce Chapter 12.
2. The students will create a t-chart comparing Utica, NY vs. Rome, Ga. – pages 169 and 170. Discuss independent vs. interdependent as a class.
3. Complete “Growing Economic and Regional Differences” – The students will finish the for homework if not completed in class.

Wednesday:

1. Go over “Growing Economic and Regional Differences”
2. Read pages 168-173 and answer questions on page 169 (1-3) and page 173 (1-4)

Thursday:

1. As a class, we will go over the questions from textbook and discuss information about tariffs, states’ rights, sovereign, nullification, secede, secession, and territory.
2. The students will complete a map activity dealing with free states vs. slave states
3. As a class, we will discuss the importance of the equal number of each for representation in Congress.
4. Begin “Road to Civil War” Packet

Friday:

1. Finish “Road to Civil War” Packet and discuss
2. **Read pages 173, 176-178 and answer questions on page 178 (1-5).

Posted by Jakaitis at 11:52 AM

March 09, 2007

Monday:

1. Quiz
2. Graphing Georgia’s Slave Population – The students will graph the increase in the number of slaves.

Tuesday:

1. The students will read pages 164-166 and fill in outline.
2. Begin chapter review worksheet.

Wednesday:

1. Watch Georgia Stories II, Program 6 - The Westward Movement, Part II
2. Finish chapter review – due tomorrow

Thursday:

1. Go over review
2. Play review game – “10 second game”

Friday:

1. Chapter 11 Test
2. After the test, the students will write a paragraph about what they think are the causes of the Civil War and why they think this (justify answers).

Posted by Jakaitis at 01:33 PM

March 06, 2007

Monday:

1. Finish War of 1812
2. ACROSTIC – Trail of Tears

Tuesday:

1. Read “Samuel’s Memory” as a class and discuss.
2. The students will complete a graphic organizer and expanded sentence on Trail of Tears. This will be counted as a project grade and take the place of the chapter test.

Wednesday: EARLY RELEASE

1. Finish graphic organizer and expanded sentence activity started yesterday.

Thursday:

1. Picture analysis of UGA’s North Campus, Then and Now – As a class we will discuss the differences between 1840 and 2007.
2. Brainstorming Activity: What three things made cotton become “King” in the south.” (cotton gin, steamboat, and railroads)
3. Read pages 156-158 and fill in graphic organizer (just the parts that cover this section of reading)

Friday:

1. Work on Social Ladder – “Structure” of society
2. Read pages 158-163 and finish filling out graphic organizer
3. Quiz Monday

Posted by Jakaitis at 03:09 PM