Variety Show

Are you a singer? Are you in a band? Do you like to dance?

If so, come and perform in the American Section Variety Show. It will take place on December 20th.

If you are interested in participating, please see BJ in the American section office. She will give you all of the information.

We all look forward to seeing your performance!!!

Civil War Reconstruction

During the next two weeks, we will be analyzing Reconstruction. We will look at President Johnson's plan and compare it to the Radical Republicans' plan. You will actually give each of these plans a "grade" and then you will create YOUR OWN plan for reconstruction.

When we get back from break , we will begin with our Invention and Change Unit.

Extra Credit

What happened at Fort Sumter? Why was this event very important in the Civil War?
Who was the leader of the Confederate troops?
Who was the leader of the Union troops?


Bring the answers to me at the beginning of our next class and I will give you extra credit. Your answers should be on a piece of paper with your name on it. Be sure to answer in complete sentences.

Roby and Lycee

For Roby-
During our next class, you will be taking part in a "Civil War Station Activity". During this lesson, you and your teammates will be analyzing primary source documents from the Civil War. The primary sources will include Civil War maps, battlefield photos, slave auction posters, Confederacy currency and many other interesting documents.

For homework, you will be reading in your text and answering some questions.
Read pages 148 - 152
Answer questions #1 and #2 on page 152.
Answer question #2 on page 153. There are four parts to question #2.


For Lycee-
Unfortunately, I will be on a seconde field trip on Friday, so I will miss our class. You will have a substitute, so please come to class!!! The substitute will give you your homework. It is NOT the same as the Roby class.

We will completing the Roby lesson mentioned above at our next class.

See you next week!