last assignments (!!!)

Tuesday 6/16:  "quest" (length of a quiz, but with the finality/closure and format of a test) on the Civil War and Reconstruction.  Here are the questions you should be able to answer thoughtfully.  (Less emphasis on the military side of the war than the meaning behind the war).

Here is a link to the History Channel's Presidents series:  Lincoln starts around 23 minutes in.  The segments on Johnson and Grant are also worth watching.

Here are the Reconstruction documents we looked at in class (today for A block, will look at Monday with G block):  set 1 (we didn't look at E, I, J or L of this set) and set 2.

A block - remember to view the video linked in the previous post (from the Story of Us series).

Here is the final exam study guide.  Info about the format is also included.  

G block work for Old Hall Wednesday 6/10

1.  Read the NY Times Up Front articles given out in class.
2.  View the Story of Us:  Civil War episode and be able to answer the questions in the accompanying study guide.  Here are the links to the episode and questions:
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTupjXbNrc&list=PLNIsj5B_uDSPDWhwCQU8qzacHzr04pSQx (this is the link to part one of the video.  The second part should start automatically when part one ends, as should the third part).
http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2013/04/America_Episode5_guide_FIN.pdf

due next week - 6/9-6/12

Civil War reading 1 due Monday 6/9  - *see note below
Civil War reading 2 due Tuesday 6/10
Civil War reading 3 due Thursday 6/11
Reconstruction reading due Friday 6/12

Timeline (based on Civil War readings above) and Reconstruction organizer (based on Reconstruction reading above) are due Friday 6/12.

*As you do the reading, I encourage you to highlight key points in the packet, and even make notes in the margins.  The points you highlight may be added in to the timeline later, but I'd suggest that you wait until you've read the entire chapter before you actually start putting events into the timeline.  You only have 10 spaces, and will want to wait until the end to determine what ten events you should note.  The boxes on the timeline should be filled with an event, its description and how it reflects a larger theme or trend.