Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Class Summary 1/29/13 - 1/30/13

Yesterday, we spent the whole class talking about the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment gave equality and right for everyone to own property, get married and jobs. After reading the amendment we filled out a a worksheet and then went on to do a magazine cover, which included the key points to the 14th amendment. Today in class we filled out a sheet on the different plans thought up by Lincoln, Johnson, and the radical republicans. After this we color coded a map that was found in our textbook. We then ended the class with a discussion about what our personal plan would be, and how we think the situation would be best handled. 

Monday, January 28, 2013

Class Summary 1/25/13- 1/28/13

Friday during class we disussed the assasination in depth and I felt really bad for my man Lincoln. He was such a good guy and some doofus had to kill him in one of the worst, most suffering ways possible. It just doesn't seem fair. Today during class we got two papers. The first was on the early white southerners response to reconstruction and the other was about black codes in the post-civil war south, tying in what we learned in english today. We also looked at a disturbing artwork that showed the KKK group and some poor African-Americans on a banner they were holding (a guy was being lynched). We also looked at pictures of the Souths devestation. I didnt realize how destroyed we left the South after the civil war.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Winnie the Pooh

Pre- Quiz :
I think I am like Tigger because I am 99% of the time up-beat and in a good mood, much like Tigger. In his description it says, "He never stops bouncing and is always up for an adventure". I love going on an a "adventures" for both thrill and fun. Also in a literal sense my friends make fun of me because I have a bounce in my step... :(

Quiz Result:

You are Tigger. You are very confident and competitive--not to mention a little cocky sometimes. You are easily excitable, perky, and loved by all for your, well, bounciness.


HAHAHA MR.BOYLE I TOLD YOU I WASNT RABBIT... I for real guessed and got this right without trying to get tigger

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Class Summary 1/8/13 - 1/9/13

Yesterday in class, we wrapped up our unit on the Civil War. We took notes about Lee surrendering to U.S.Grant at Appomattox Court House and then spent the rest of class studying for the test we had today. Today we took our test on the Civil War, it was short and just what we had all expected. I think I did good on it but then again... I could have failed. hhhaaaa.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Class Summary 1/4/13 - 1/7/13

On Friday at the beginning of class we were given a packet of six journals that were written during the time of the Civil War. Reading these entries we were supposed to come up with our own journal entry depending on what perspective we were given. I was assigned to write in the voice of someone supporting the Union. I had fun taking a creative spin to History class. Today we had the quiz on the Gettysburg Address. After that, we took way too many notes on the Civil War and how the Union had an advantage because of their tactic of cutting off (or destroying) the Confederate's supplies, which btw I thought was mean and stupid because who wants to rejoin to a country that burned and destroyed all of your belongings? Not me. After we took the notes, we started to watch a movie on the Anaconda policy.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Class Summary 1/3/13 - 1/4/13

On Tuesday we got right into the swing of things, beginning where we left off. We were shown a picture of people standing in front of the National Archives, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln in 1863. It freed the slaves in territories that were in rebellion from the Union.  (I JUST SAW THE MOVIE ABRHAM LINCOLN SO IT LINKED PERFECTLY THOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT I SLEPT FOR A TINY BIT IN THE MIDDLE THERE) While some people argued it didn't do very much, most people agreed that you should be able to believe and support what you want to. Today we started class by looking at a picture of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial that is located in Boston. We were given a sheet and had to describe it and what we felt it portrayed and what emotions were in it.  Keep in mind this was before we knew anything about what we were looking at. Then we then discussed it and how it is Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial. The memorial recognizes and honors the first group of African Americans to fight in the Civil War. We then took notes on a Power Point of the 54th Regiment wrapped up class with a sad video on the battle the first African Americans fought in the Civil War.