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Monday - Labor Day!

• Homework: Don't come to school!

Tuesday

• Each group will specialize in one incident that lead up to the war
  
•  Each group will write an event summary
•  Each group will contribute to the construction of a Road to War Timeline on the Promethean Board.  
• Finish making group flags!
• Introduce the Unit 1 Final Project:  Should the Old Dominion Secede from the Union?
• Groups signup for committee topics

Wednesday

• Begin Unit 1 Final Project: Should the Old Dominion Secede from the Union?
• Part 1:

              - Handout Group Folders, Primary Source Guide, and Topic Chart        
              -Explain how to use primary sources
              -Committees begin researching their topics
              -Committees complete Topic Chart
Thursday

• Hand out Group Folders
• Committees work on researching topics
• Committees complete Topic Chart
• Part 2:

               -Review Sample Poster with class
                -Committees begin working on posters for class discussion
Friday

• Due: Committee Posters (at end of class)
• Assign: Individual Report on Committee Work (Due: Tues 9/10)
• Go over example letter and letter structure.
• Handout Sample Letter and Sample Letter Structure.
• Explain: Students should model their letter based on Committee Poster