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February 29, 2008

Friday

Today in class - 1,2,3,  ....Campfire - You all did a great job with the letters !

6th and 7th - Lab Time for your Reconstruction "Collaborative Research"

Homework - Remember to refer to the assignment I made on Thursday.Pages 312 - 329.

Take notes and then highlight those "very important things you need to know".

Vocab.Terms - pages 312/317.....to be defined in the vocabualry section of the notebook.

PowerPoints to be presented Monday 6th and 7th.

3rd - your Reconstruction Adv......

Have a good weekend !

February 25, 2008

Monday

In class - Sticky - notes to locate your main ideas for the timeline....

1,2, 6th and 7th - time in class to construct the timeline - You need to have all your information/pictures ready.

3rd - have timeline completed

Vocbulary quiz  on Wednesday - We will discuss this tomorrow in class

People / Places assigned on Friday

February 21, 2008

Thursday

In class today - quiz on Reconstruction reading assignment 289 - 209

Video / notes to support Reconstruction

No Homework !

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February 20, 2008

Wednesday

In class today - Reading strategies for your assignment - We discussed strategies to use as we read our text.Be sure to keep these ideas in your notebook.

Homework - complete your notetaking - pages 289 - 309

Reminder - Have highlighters and sticky notes by next Monday 2/25.

February 15, 2008

Friday

Your test was today - so you have no homework for the weekend !

Remember,that if you were not not here fo rhte test ---- your make-up was to be arranged with me before you left.You are to be here at 8:15 on Wednesday for the test.

Have a great weekend !

February 14, 2008

Happy Valentines Day !

In class - all groups continued with the reading activity

For Friday - TEST - Remember,if you are going  away tomorrow, you were to arrange to take the test on Wednesday am 8:15 - we we return next week.

1,2,3 - Your R.A.F.T. assignments are due Friday.

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February 13, 2008

Wonderful Wednesday :)

In class today - quiz on Civil War basics, activity using various readings as sources of different types of information.Review sheet was given out in class.

Thursday - We will continue the reading activity

Friday - Test

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February 12, 2008

Tuesday

Reminder - Test on Friday for all classes. Review sheet for "Things You Need to Know" will go out Wednesday.

1,2,3 - R.A. F. T. assignment due Friday.

1,2,3 - Primary Source Documents to be discussed Wednesday

6th and 7th - Today - Guided Reading pages 3-4 in class.Letter writing activity introduced. We will work on it in class tomorrow.(work may also be done at home tonight/Wednesday night as well.)

February 07, 2008

Thursday

Research continued today in class. All work should be complete and ready to turn in to me Friday.

1,2,3 - Battle Information,Answers to questions, U.S. map - (Antietam, Gettysburg and Atlanta) GA map - Sherman's March to Atlanta and to Savannah - Notes specific towns, Entries for Letters or Personal accounts - 3  - Antietam, Gettysburg and Atlanta.

6th and 7th same as above but no personal accounts or letters.

All classes - Remember that your weekly reading was assigned on Monday - pages 256 - 289

We will discuss the text as well as the information that you have researched on Friday.

February 05, 2008

Tuesday

Weekly reading - pages 256 - 289 - Remember to take notes as you read.....

6th and 7th - people and places page 252 - in your vocab section of your notebooks -

Today in class - research activity

Research activity will be due on Friday.Refer to the packet you received in class.

All groups - a folder for the finished copy (typed or in ink) and the 2 maps.

1,2,3 - journal / letters from each of the 3 battles - Antietam,Gettysburg and Atlanta.