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8/30/2013

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Monday:

Labor Day!
No School!

Tuesday:

States' Rights Lesson (p. 8-9 Unit Packet)
Thought Jot: Dividing the Nation by Dividing the West
Define Federalism and States Rights' and Federalism
Thought Jot: How can the Civil War be about both State’s Rights and Slavery?
State Rights Article
Study Buddies: Prepare position statement for class
Class Discussion on both sides of State's Rights Issue (take notes on p. 8 of packet)

Wednesday:

State Rights Article
State's Rights Lesson Plan
Bell Ringer: Explain the difference between State's Rights and Federalism.
Students Read Article
Class Discussion. Students make a chart in their notes on p. 9 in packet

Thursday:

Thought Jot: •Make the Connection: Why can we still see the issue of State’s Rights today, 150 years after the Civil War? What are some examples?
State Rights Article
State's Rights Lesson Plan
Students Read Article
Study Buddies Develop a position statement:

What side do you agree with (Missouri/USA)?
Reason #1 -Why?
Reason #2 -Why?

Class Discussion. Students make a chart in their notes on p. 9 in packet
Thought Jot: Do you you favor State's Rights or Federalism? Why?

Friday:

Finish State's Rights Discussion Notes
Road to War Intro (includes Thought Jots)
Thought Jot: Do you support States' Rights or Federalism? Why?
Incidents on the Road to War Timeline Activity (Unit Packet p. 10)
Study Buddies Research one of the five incidents that lead to the Civil War
Groups will compare notes for class discussion on Monday
Assign: Study Guide (Due: Thurs.9/12)
Assign: Unit Quiz (Thurs. 9/12)

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Monday:
Due: 1" 3-Ring Binder, Notebook, Syllabus Signed
New Seating Charts
Check for Binder, Notebook, and Syllabus
Bookmark Mr. Kelly's Website
Tour Mr. Kelly's Website
Students get out notebook and take notes on Unit Questions (below). This is the study guide to their first Unit Quiz.
Unit Questions
Thought Jot
Begin Road to War: North vs. South series
Road to Civil War Introduction Video Clip
Discussion Questions:
1) What revived the Southern economy and slavery?
2) Why does slavery across the South and not the North as American farmers move west?

Tuesday

Road to War, Day 1: Differences between the North and South
Attendance
Hand out: Unit 1 Packets: Road to Civil War
Number Pages on Packets
Focus: Unit Question #1
Thought Jot: Comparing North and South
Comparing North & South (p. 2, 3, 4)
Divide into groups (Sign up groups)
Pass out reading
Students work in groups to identify similarities and differences between North and South leading up to the Civil War

Wednesday

Road to War, Day 2: Differences between the North and South
Attendance
Hand out: Unit 1 Packets: Road to Civil War
Number Pages on Packets
Focus: Unit Question #1
Comparing North & South (p. 2, 3, 4) worksheets. If students need more time to work in groups, more time is given.
Class Discussion of Notes
Thought Jot Turn in: How might these differences have caused a split between the North and South? Economic; Social; Geographic

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50th Anniversary of March on Washington Video
Thought Jot: The Civil War was being fought in 1863. The MLK's March on Washington was in 1963. Why did might it have taken 100 years for the USA to address the issues that the Civil War was fought over?

Thursday/Friday:

Road to War, Day 4: Conflict and Compromise

Unit Question #2: Conflict and Compromise
Thought Jot Turn in: How might these differences have caused a split between the North and South? Economic; Social; Geographic
Conflict and Compromise
Hand out Compromise and Conflict Packet to class
Groups work on Missouri Compromise (Packet p. 5-7) Stamped!
Conflict and Compromise Vocabulary and Need to Knows (p. 5-7)