All classes11-11-19

Today's Assignment comes from the Student Daily News site.


In order to receive full credit, write the questions and answers.

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/2019-veterans-day/

US History 11-6-19

Click on the link and read the article/questions will be handed out in class

Reconstruction in the South

https://newsela.com/read/lib-south-reconstruction-period/id/29408/


1 Which selection from the article BEST supports the idea that Reconstruction was a dangerous time for African-Americans?

(A) Nearly all the men of fighting age took part in the war, and many were killed. Likewise, many farms were destroyed or neglected.

(B) Without land or money, most former slaves had to continue working for white masters, but they were not willing to live in the old slave quarters.

(C) A series of disastrously bad crops in the late 1860s, followed by a period when farmers couldn't sell their crops for high prices in the 1870s, hurt both whites and blacks.

(D) Sometimes their hostility was expressed through terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. Groups like the KKK sought to punish African-Americans who tried to gain their rights.


2 Choose the paragraph in the introduction [paragraphs 1-3] that suggests people argued over how to live during Reconstruction.


3 How does the following sentence from the third paragraph contribute to the development of the MAIN idea of the article?

They left white churches and formed their own churches, which became centers for the AfricanAmerican community. 

(A) It provides a specific example of a difficulty African-Americans faced during Reconstruction.


(B) It explains an important change African-Americans made during Reconstruction.


(C) It shows that Reconstruction was overwhelmingly successful for African-Americans.


 (D) It emphasizes the importance of religion and faith to African-Americans in the South.

 4 What purpose does the following sentence serve in the section "Most Southern whites opposed racial equality"?

“Carpetbagger” was a word used to describe whites from the North who traveled South with only a satchel, or carpetbag, of possessions.

 (A) It explains why "carpetbaggers" were important.


 (B) It describes a brief history of "carpetbaggers."


(C) It explains what was meant when people were called "carpetbaggers."


(D) It shows why "carpetbaggers" were more accepted than "scalawag

Leadership 11-4-19

Students will us the venngage digital infographic poster site to create a visual poster of 4 leaders that inspire you. The poster must include a picture uploaded to the poster and the reasons why you chose this person. Choose a template this gives you multiple options for editing and uploading images and texts. Use Google images for free pictures for public use.

Link:

https://venngage.com

Student Sample

https://infograph.venngage.com/ps/6Qs08ffo7M/untitled

US History 11-4-19

Students will take notes on the video links and subtitles  from the link posted below.

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction

Complete these tasks Each response should be in summary format. (At least 3 sentences, follow the definition of the command term)

1. Compare and Contrast the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.

2. Explain what was Presidential Reconstruction..

3. Describe Radical Reconstruction.

4. Identify the reasons why Reconstrution came to an end in the South..

Compare and contrast: Give an account of similarities and differences between two (or more)
items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout. 

Describe: Give a detailed account. 

Explain: Give a detailed account including reasons or causes. 

Identify: Provide an answer from a number of possibilities. 

US HIstory 10-30-19

Follow this link to supplement your answer to the research question at the bottom of page 17C of the handout

https://africanholocaust.net/africanholocaust/


On a separate sheet of your paper, translate what this excerpt means in your own words.

So there is a race, you have to run it or not run it. That is the only options available. Be part of this civilization or be a victim of this civilization. If you opt out—as many have—sitting down means the Chinese come and own your country, taking everything colonialism left behind which most African leaders still squander.

So you can sit down if you want, but do not complain when your water and oil are owned by multinationals. Now it is 100% that we come from the legacy of slavery, that comes as default, you still (with this disadvantage) have to run the same race with the Europeans, Arabs, Turks, Indians and Chinese.

Everyone except the Europeans have some sort of handicap. Maybe the Arabs are entering the race with a broken arm, maybe the Chinese only a broken finger, maybe Africans are the most damaged in the race with no arms at all and myopic vision— but you still must find a way of running that race and being victorious. That is what life handed you. You cannot sit it out and say mental slavery made me late for the start, or the legacy of slavery slowed me down. That might well explain your handicap, but it is of no consequences to the finish line. In short the world does not care about losers and if Africans do not find a way the legacy of slavery will be extended until the Sun consumes the Earth. Its a choice, run or make excuses.

Leadership 10-28-19

Students will read pages 72 -82 in text The Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Students can use this link as a guide to writing their personal mission statement
https://brandyourself.com/blog/guide/how-to-write-a-personal-mission-statement/

US HIstory 10-28-19

Students will need  use a high-lighter to find answers to the questions in the text.

What caused the beginning of the Civil War?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SWNKC0ZklgOWL-r8akDXMjje3qitzg-txPrp1kaAr9A/edit#heading=h.cizv1j1ec7rj