Thursday, March 4, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Week 19 Jan 25 - Jan 29
UNIT TEST TUESDAY JAN 26 - RECONSTRUCTION
Monday Jan 25th
Students completed a Henry McNeal Turner research assignment in TEAMS. Upon completion, students continued studying for the Reconstruction exam via Quizizz/Quizlet.
Homework: Study for the unit test tomorrow, Jan 26
Tuesday Jan 26th
Test day. Warm ups for this unit due.
Homework: None
Wednesday Jan 27
Today we started a new unit, The New South. Students interpreted an image for the warm up and then recorded important facts about the opposing political partied of the time period.
Homework: None
Thursday Jan 28
We continued our study of the New South with a lesson on Henry Grady and the International Cotton Expositions.
Homework: None
Friday Jan 29
Today students worked in TEAMS. Students completed a research activity and introduced themselves to Jim Crow in the South.
Homework: Complete and 'turn in' the Jim Crow assignment if not completed in class.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Week 18 Jan 19 - Jan 22
UNIT TEST TUESDAY JAN 26 - RECONSTRUCTION
Tuesday Jan 19
Today's lesson was all about MLK Jr, his many accomplishments, and his impact on America.
Homework: Continue studying for the quiz tomorrow Jan 20 (fill in the blank/short answer)
Wednesday Jan 20
After the quiz today, we learned about Henry McNeal Turner and the election, and subsequent removal, of black legislators in Georgia. Students took notes on a guided note sheet.
Homework: None
Thursday Jan 21
We learned about tenant farming and sharecropping today. Students took notes on a guided note sheet. Afterwards, students participated in a sharecropping simulation.
Homework: None
Friday Jan 22
After today's warm up, students completed a comprehension check of the materials we have learned over this lesson. Afterwards, we viewed a video on sharecropping and had debate/discussion.
Study material for the unit test Tuesday Jan 26:
Quizizz 1 (GREAT Resource)
Homework: Study for the unit test
Monday, January 11, 2021
Week 17 Jan 11 - Jan 15
Monday Jan 11
Students completed a study guide about the Civil War Amendments using TEAMS today. Here is a copy of the information about the Civil War Amendments.
Homework: Complete the study guide if not completed in class.
Tuesday Jan 12
Today we compared the different Reconstruction Plans. Students filled in an advanced organizer and recorded facts from a video.
Homework: None
Wednesday Jan 13
Using information from yesterday's lesson on the different Reconstruction plans, students created their own Reconstruction plan.
Homework: Complete the Reconstruction assignment if not completed in class.
Thursday Jan 14
Today we learned about the Freedman's Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan. Students recorded notes on a guided note sheet. After the lesson, students completed a Freedman's Bureau reading comprehension.
There will be a quiz on Wednesday Jan 20th (fill in the blank/short answer).
Homework: Civil War Amendments questions. Due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Week 15 Dec 7 - Dec 11
Semester Exam Schedule -
Monday Dec 15 1st and 4th Periods -- Wednesday Dec 17 2nd and 3rd Periods
Monday Dec 7
Today we read and answered questions from a background essay on abolition. Social studies is working in conjunction with ELA on this assignment.
Homework: None
Tuesday Dec 8
Today we read a poem and a speech about slavery and civil/women's rights. Students answered questions and we discussed as a class.
Homework: None
Wednesday Dec 9
Students received their semester exam study guide and began filling it in. We also reviewed for the test using various online formats.
Homework: Fill in study guide and study for the semester exam.
Thursday Dec 10
We continued filling in the study guide and reviewed using various online review websites.
Homework: Fill in study guide and study for the semester exam.
Friday Dec 11
Answers to the study guide have been uploaded. Please look for the link below.
We read and answered questions from the last of the abolition documents. Students answered questions and we discussed as a class.
Homework: Fill in study guide and study for the semester exam.
SEMESTER EXAM RESOURCES
TEACHER NOTES - This is the important info on everything we have learned
Quizlet - terms that cover Geography - Ga statehood
Monday, November 30, 2020
Week 14 Nov 30 - Dec 4
Monday Nov 30
After today's warm up (a discussion of what we did over the break), students completed a scaled down version of a choice board. Students chose and completed any two assignments.
Homework: Complete choiceboard if not completed in class.
Tuesday Dec 1
Students worked in TEAMS and are creating a PowerPoint to describe key events that led to the Civil War. Today students worked on part one (of three) of this project. This will be the summative assessment (test grade) for the Civil War in Georgia.
Homework: Complete part 1 of the ppt if not completed in class.
Wednesday Dec 2
Students continued working in TEAMS and creating a PowerPoint to describe key events of the Civil War. Today students worked on part two (of three) of this project. This will be the summative assessment (test grade) for the Civil War in Georgia.
Homework: Complete part 2 of the ppt if not completed in class.
Thursday Dec 3
Students worked in groups to solve different puzzles relating to the Civil War. This 'escape room' activity enhances student knowledge of key events of the Civil War
Homework: Complete the ppt if not already completed. All three parts of the project are due by the end of the period tomorrow.
Friday Dec 4
Students worked on the third part of their Civil War in Georgia assessment. Students worked in TEAMS and completed a writing assignment. This assignment counts as 40% of the assessment grade.
Homework: None
Monday, November 16, 2020
Week 13 Nov 16 - Nov 20
Quiz Friday November 20th. 10 fill in the blank questions.
Monday November 16
Students researched 3 key events of the Civil War: The Georgia Secession Convention, Advantages of the North/South, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Students accessed the documents in TEAMS. Students completed an advanced organizer in class.
Homework: Complete the organizer if not completed in class.
Tuesday November 17
Students continued to research events/battles of the Civil War in Georgia. Students completed a web quest about key events in Ga. The assignment can be found in TEAMS.
Homework: Complete the web quest if not completed in class
Wednesday Nov 18
Today we learned more about Andersonville Prison. Students took notes on a guided note sheet. We also viewed a short video about Andersonville.
Homework: Continue studying for the quiz Friday. It is a 10 question fill in the blank/short answer quiz.
Thursday Nov 19
Students had a writing task today. They chose one of four prompts relating to information from this week. Here are a few study guides you may find helpful for tomorrow's quiz:
Homework: Continue studying for the quiz Friday. It is a 10 question fill in the blank/short answer quiz.