Past Two Days- November 30

Today we had a substitute teacher and we worked on a worksheet about the North and the South and their opinions about slavery.
The day before, we read more documents about slavery and did another worksheet.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 9

Past Two Days- November 28th

Today, we read, and watched a clip, about Lincoln's and Douglas' debate about slavery and their views regarding it. We then worked on a sheet comparing and contrasting what they thought about what should be done.
Yesterday, we learned about Dred Scott's case and how it portrayed what people thought about slavery. After we read about it, we completed a worksheet.


30 DAY CHALLENGE:
Day 8

Past Two Days- November 21

Wasn't sure if we had to blog today, since we didn't even have history. Anyhow, yesterday we were given three worksheets to read and answer questions about. Each worksheet had a political cartoon representing the situation. The first of the three was about the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854. The second was about "Bleeding Kansas," and how abolitionist revolt in 1856 caused other attacks. The last was about the violence spreading more and more, and how Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner in the Senate.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 7

Past Two Days: November 19th

On Friday, we read about "Eliza's Escape," from Uncle Tom's Cabin (Chapter 8) and it pretty much took us the whole class. Then, today, we reviewed what we had read and had a discussion about it. We were the given an excerpt from the Fugitive Slave Act and analyzed what it meant. We then discussed the fairness of it. After that, we read Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July Speech and talked about what exactly he was saying about holidays and celebrations

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 6

Past Two Days- November 16th

Yesterday, we read different accounts and details about the Mexican War and filled in a chart about what each of the documents talked about. We also watched a video about the Mexican War and had a true or false quiz at the end of it. Unfortunately, I took notes on the wrong things.
Today, we took more notes about the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and what it meant for the slaves. We then read the story of "Eliza's Escape," from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was hard to follow because the dialect was hard for me to understand.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 5
This is a picture I took a couple days ago on a day that we didn't have to blog.

John C. Calhoun Voicethread

Past Two Days- November 14th

Yesterday, as I said in the blog before this, we dropped history. Today, we reviewed the map of the Missouri Compromise, and then read different articles about the events succeeding it. We filled out a chart about what we read.

30 DAY CHALLENGE

Day 4

"Be Yourself."

Past Two Days: November 13th

Today, we didn't actually have class, but I've been blogging on the odd days of the cycle rather than the even ones so I need to catch up. Anyway, on Friday, we went to the computer lab to look at an interactive map for the Missouri Compromise. We then filled out two papers about what we saw.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 3

Past Two Days- November 8th, 2012

Yesterday, we took notes on a Powerpoint. I had to read a document about Abraham Lincoln and his views about employment. I answered questions about it, and then got together with a partner to exchange information.
Today, we finished what we hadn't finished from the day before and took notes on another Powerpoint.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 2

Past Two Days- November 6th, 2012

Today in history, we filled out a worksheet about whether or not the Constitution promoted slavery or anti-slavery, and despite how unlikely it seems, it probably supported slavery.
Yesterday, we read a primary source about historical figures and their involvement in slavery. We completed a worksheet answering where they were born, if they were born into a wealthy or a poor family, and how they became known for their efforts.

30 DAY CHALLENGE
Day 1

For my 30 day challenge, I decided to take one photo a day, because I love photography.