Wednesday, December 19th

SS8 -- Today students blocked for English and continued their work with poems.  Tomorrow we will continue our look at Child Labor during the early 20th Century.


APUSH -- Today we watched Lincoln at the Palace Theatre.  It was truly an amazing movie.  In my humble opinion Spielberg masterfully mad a 2+ hour movie about policy exciting and intense.  Daniel Day Lewis' portrayal of Abraham Lincoln was amazing.  Tomorrow we will have our Round Table discussion - Does Abraham Lincoln deserve the title "The Great Emancipator?"  Friday, students will complete their Unit VI test on the Civil War & Reconstruction.

HERE IS THE ASSIGNMENT FOR OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK:

CHRISTMAS BREAK ASSIGNMENT:

1. Read Chapter 23 “Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,” pages 504-510,

                                                Hippocampus – Gilded Age:

1.     The Tweed Ring & Machine Politics

2.     Corruption in Business & Government

2. Read Chapter 23 “Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,” pages 514-521,

                                                Hippocampus – Gilded Age:

1.     Post-War Industrial Expansion