Thursday, October 3rd

Social Studies 8 - Today we explored the PBS webpage "Slavery and the Making of America."  (This website is linked on my blog)  We showed how to navigate the site in search of different pieces of evidence for the Legacy of Slavery assignment.  After today students should have completed FIVE of the SIX sources for this assignment.  Students will continue with this assignment as they read Nightjohn (the one source not completed) in English.

The Legacy of Slavery assignment will be due at a later date (TBD- based on English class reading)

Homework - Students were given an assignment on the Causes of the Civil War - Due Monday.  Students may use textbooks and notes to help with this assignment.

APUSH -  Today we discussed America's fist government the Articles of Confederation.  

Homework:

Read Ch. 9 “The Confederation and the Constitution” pages 181-187.

                     Hippocampus Activities: “The Constitution & the New Republic”

                                   1. Organizing the Convention

                                   2. States’ Rights

                                   3. Compromise Reigns

Read in Chapter 10 “Launching the New Ship,” pages 190-195.

                     Hippocampus Activities: “The Constitution & the New Republic”

                                    1. Ratification of the Constitution

                                    2. Washington is Elected President

                                    3. Bill of Rights