September 8-12 Agenda

Hello all,
Here is the agenda for the week to come. We will assess your learning of the Civil War and Begin working on the Great American West. Remember to create a divider for the new section of your journal and keep everything in order (Day 1, Day2, etc.)

9/8/08 Agenda (Day 1)

Students will review events of Reconstruction and its social, political, and economic impact and prove knowledge of that learning.
1) Review for Civil War/Reconstruction Test
2) Test
3) Bookwork 5.1 page 22 and 5.1 worksheet
4) Bookwork 5.2 (if time)


9/10/08 Agenda (Day 2)

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the cultures who locate or are located in the West after Reconstruction through theatrical production.
1)Journal Read about life in the Great Plains-The Dakota Land poem
List 5 things this poem teaches you about the Great Plains
2) Discuss Geography of the West/ Notetaking (Chapter 5.1)
3) Begin Group work on Culture Clash on the Prairies (Mini-Drama Group work)


9/12/08 Agenda (Day 3)

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the cultures who locate or are located in the West after Reconstruction through theatrical production.
1) Continue Mini-Drama Groupwork (15-20 minutes to finalize props/skits/actors)
2) (Students who finish early may work on 5.1, homework due on Tuesday 5.2 due on Thursday)
3) Begin Presentations Should last through end of block
Good luck!!! I will be there with my camera (you may just end up on the blog, so do a great job...)