Today we focused on the explosion of business and industry in the 1870's through the 1890's. We talked about how industrialists were viewed at the time both by those that supported them and those that opposed their practices. We completed a DocBlock over the essay "Social Darwinism" by William graham Sumner then explored some of the historical questions that arise from a few of the great strike actions of the era.
We did not get to complete our DocBlock analysis of Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth," so you need to do that this weekend. Also, be sure to finish up Chapter 20 and 21.1 for Monday. Have a great weekend! H Today we spent some time in the West as we interrogated a set of historical sources in an effort to develop a hypothesis about a murder in Montana. The process also helped us gain a more complete understanding of what life in the West was like for diverse groups of people. We ended the day with some discussion over the problems faced by farmers in the West and the resulting successes of the Populist Party.
Tomorrow Chapter 19 is due and we will shift our focus eastward to the growing industries and urban areas. H Scored Discussion #2 was today as we discussed the historical controversy regarding whether westward expansion should be considered genocide. There was some good analysis and evidence based conversation going on today! Just like the last discussion, you need to continue your conversation in the online forum. The directions for commenting are on the discussion board which can be accessed from the "Discussion Boards" tile on the main page of this site. All comments are due by 11:59 pm next Tuesday, March 20th.
Make sure you have your Chapter 18 and 20.3 notes ready tomorrow and Chapter 19 on Friday! H After the weather yesterday, today was a three hour delay and only 3rd and 4th periods met. Those classes being the ones cut yesterday meant that we used today to take exam 2 like 1st and 2nd had on Monday.
Tomorrow is still the scored discussion, so make sure you have your pre-write with discussion questions ready to go! Also, make sure you have finished up your Chapter 17 notes which were originally due today. Check the class calendar for upcoming chapter due dates as a few have shifted slightly! If you need to make up the exam, you will need to plan on TWO entire lunch periods to complete the exam. I will be available to give the test every lunch period the rest of this week and during lunch next Monday. Don't put off coming to make it up any later than that please! H With a three hour delay tomorrow, that means only 3rd and 4th periods will meet. Be prepared to take your exam! :)
Be sure to see the post below! Richardson's students: Please follow the link below, complete the quiz, and fill out the reflection component by Thursday. https://t.co/UH1vv2SkZ9 Well this was an interesting day! As I write this, I am watching the road in front of my house becoming more and more deeply buried under snow. That means you should stay closely glued to the blog, twitter, snapchat, etc. in case we need to make further modification to our plans!
Today 1st and 2nd periods got the exam completed, but we were released from school before we got the third and fourth. Third and fourth periods should be planning to take the exam TOMORROW, unless we have to make adjustments due to a cancellation , etc. EVERYONE should be prepared to go with the Scored Discussion on Wednesday. Don't forget, the readings are posted under Period 6 and you are doing the same format of pre-writing activity as last time. It looks like people are working on it now, but if you haven't, please be certain that you post your online comments for Scored Discussion #1 BEFORE midnight TONIGHT! Also, be keeping up with the textbook notes, Chapters 17, 18 & 20.3, and 19 are due this week! All that being said... please also enjoy the time with your family and the snow! H Our final in-class LEQ was today! We also finished up our examination of Reconstruction with a LitCircle of documents from the period. If you were out today for DECA or other reasons, you will need to make up the LEQ during tutorials next week OR take it Monday in class and make up Monday's Exam. All of the materials from the last two days are in a special section under Period 5 materials!
Monday is our second exam. It will cover the last bit of Chapter 8 (election of 1800 onward) through Chapter 16, Periods 4 and 5. The materials for your binder are posted in yesterday's blog. Also, don't forget that the online portion of the first Scored Discussion is due before midnight on Monday! Our second Scored Discussion will be next Wednesday and the materials are posted under Period 6. Have a great weekend! H Today was a very packed day as we tied together the strings of disunion through first an examination of Lincoln's private and public communications on slavery then by analyzing excerpts from ordinances of secession from four different Southern states. We then explored the historiography of the Reconstruction period, focusing on four major schools of thought, then by conducting some of our own historical argumentation with a set of documents illuminating the question of freedom for African Americans during Reconstruction. I also gave students the hand out linked below explaining Historical Contextualization as it is scored on the LEQ essays. Tomorrow will be LEQ2 in class. Focus on material from this past week, including outcomes of Manifest Destiny , the rise of disunion, the factors contributing to the Civil War, and on Reconstruction. Also, I will update this blog this evening with the list of binder items for Monday's check. ---UPDATED, 5:31pm--- H
We started pulling some of the threads of the last two weeks of conversations together today by examining the compromises over slavery, the goals of Southern political forces, and the clash with the Republican Party platform in 1860. We also completed a DocBlock lit circle over a set of documents which each served to illustrate concepts and historical developments we have introduced in the past few days, including the nuanced beliefs of abolitionists and the variety of their reasons for opposing slavery as well as the reasoning used by pro-slavery forces and their links to the historical data on slavery and industrial labor. We finished up the day by examining the development and eventual rejection of the historical assertion that John Brown was insane as the motivating factor for his violent abolitionism.
Chapter 16 is due tomorrow! We will also tie up all those threads we started pulling together today with an examination of the justifications for secession, followed by an analysis of Abraham Lincoln's private and public communication, then a discussion over the successes and failures of Reconstruction. We will finish Reconstruction after the LEQ on Friday. I will post on the Period 5 page all of the work from Thursday and Friday so that those out for DECA and other school activities will have that information Lastly, your next scored discussion will take place next Wednesday. The reading selections for this discussion are posted under Period 6. You will need to do the same pre-write activity as with the last discussion. also, the online submissions for the last discussion are due my 11:59pm this coming Monday! H |
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