Thursday, Oct. 31st

Social Studies 8 - Today we introduced the idea of Reconstruction.  Students first worked collaboratively to consider what challenges the country faced after the Civil War.  Then we gathered those ideas as a class to springboard into the our new unit.

Homework - Read Section 1, Chapter 18 "Early Steps Toward Reunion," pg. 516

APUSH - Students worked with partners today to finalize glogs and 2-3 page papers.  Tomorrow we will record.

Tonight's HW:

Read Chapter 15 The Ferment of Reform & Culture, pages 320-328, Hippocampus Activities – American Culture & Reform, 1800-1860:

1.     Transcendentalism

2.     The Second Great Awakening