Today in class we will watch a video on African Americans during and after Reconstruction.  The video will cover difficult topics such as lynching, the KKK, and Kim Crow Segregation

Here are the notes from the video:Making a Way out of No Way Video Notes

Students will take notes: Many Rivers to Cross: Into the Fire: Reconstruction VIDEO NOTES

Start video at 21:38

When you finish the first video start this video https://youtu.be/SMJtL2_oivo

Yesterday and today students will be learning about Reconstruction.

ASPEN is up-to-date with the exception of the Civil War Soldier Projects and Letters which I'm working on grading right now.  Any grade with a zero can be turned in for half credit.  The Civil War Soldier Project will make up half of the quarter 4 grade.

Civil War Soldier Project DUE MONDAY!!!

Here are all the things you need to have everything printed and ready to organize in class on Monday!!!

Project Overview & instructions:

Project Directions Standard

Project Directions Modified

Research & Bibliography:

Civil War Web Resources
Civil War Videos Symbaloo
Citefast.com... create an MLA bibliography using this page!

Organizing:
How to Organize my Project Checklist

Grading:
Letter Rubric
Project Rubric

Today we will be editing other classmates letters! feedback form

By the end of class today you should have drafts of 2 letters complete if doing the standard project.  If you are doing the modified project 1 letter must be complete today.  

Please make sure you have shared your letters with me!

Project is due Monday, June 12...remember to work on the other parts at home (maps, illustrations, artifacts....) and bring them with you to class Monday to organize!

First draft of letters due at the end of class Tuesday, June 6th!!!!
Please don't forget to work on the art part of the project at home!

I will be after school tomorrow and Thursday if you need to work on the project

Steps for today's class:

1. Please open your letters and share them with me so I can give you feedback 

2. Check ASPEN it is up-to-date

3. By then end of class you should have 1.5 letters complete!!!

JUNE HISTORY CALENDAR

Directions:
1. Open your Soldier Project Notes Doc
2. Open What does your letter/journal entry need? and go over together as a class
3. Create your own doc to start your letter or journal entry. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL THE REQUIRED INFO IN YOUR HEADER!!!
4. Take a few moments to think about how to turn your facts into a story. What characters could you create to show your information? What emotion and details can you add to make your reader feel like he/she was there?  Powerful writing is specific writing and the the strength is in word choice!

BY THE END OF CLASS YOU SHOULD HAVE 1/2 OF YOUR FIRST LETTER/JOURNAL ENTRY COMPLETE...IF NOT IT'S HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND!!!