Mock Trial Permission Slip
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Opening Statements and Closing Statements
Opening -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05uaOrBdtbE
Closing -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf0ABRnvXg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05uaOrBdtbE
Closing -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf0ABRnvXg0
Thursday, December 4, 2014
HINT: How to get a good grade on your Night of the Notables Paper
In the introduction to your paper you MUST...
Summarize the main points of your paper which are (as I gave them to you in the project overview)
1) Giftedness/Abilities - (that helped them achieve step 2)
2) Their Impact (Historical, cultural, etc..)
3) Comparison to another person
Your last sentence in your introduction should say something that addresses the things above.
Your paper should be organized in this way!
Remember you can attempt to share them with me and if I have time I will look at them - first come first serve.
Those that have shared them and made the necessary improvements and shared them again are very likely getting GREAT GRADES!
Summarize the main points of your paper which are (as I gave them to you in the project overview)
1) Giftedness/Abilities - (that helped them achieve step 2)
2) Their Impact (Historical, cultural, etc..)
3) Comparison to another person
Your last sentence in your introduction should say something that addresses the things above.
Your paper should be organized in this way!
Remember you can attempt to share them with me and if I have time I will look at them - first come first serve.
Those that have shared them and made the necessary improvements and shared them again are very likely getting GREAT GRADES!
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Current Events
8TH GRADE
This Friday (December 5) I won't see you and we have the School Spelling Bee so you do NOT have Current Events due.
Next Thursday is Night of the Notables. Next Friday (December 12th) is Mock Trial.
It is a busy week where you should be preparing for both events so you will NOT have current events due December 12th either.
December 5th - No current events
December 12th - No current events
Next current event due is December 19th, 2014. That is the day before our winter break.
This Friday (December 5) I won't see you and we have the School Spelling Bee so you do NOT have Current Events due.
Next Thursday is Night of the Notables. Next Friday (December 12th) is Mock Trial.
It is a busy week where you should be preparing for both events so you will NOT have current events due December 12th either.
December 5th - No current events
December 12th - No current events
Next current event due is December 19th, 2014. That is the day before our winter break.
Monday, December 1, 2014
National History Bee
Hi All
Everyone will be taking the The National History Bee. It is an academic competition for elementary and middle school students that tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics. The competition is divided into three distinct stages and you will move on if you qualify. Everyone will do the preliminary test stage. It will be given during a period at some point after our long break in December and January. The top 5 student finishers will take the Online Regional Qualifying exam to see if they will move to the next stage.
Here are some materials to help if you are interested.
History Bee Study Guide
Practice Tests
Written Test Sample
Here are some websites to help prepare...
Everyone will be taking the The National History Bee. It is an academic competition for elementary and middle school students that tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics. The competition is divided into three distinct stages and you will move on if you qualify. Everyone will do the preliminary test stage. It will be given during a period at some point after our long break in December and January. The top 5 student finishers will take the Online Regional Qualifying exam to see if they will move to the next stage.
Here are some materials to help if you are interested.
History Bee Study Guide
Practice Tests
Written Test Sample
Here are some websites to help prepare...
This is a great site that has thousands of educational
videos and interactive quizzes organized by category. The history
section has more than 20 sub-categories with hundreds of videos and
quizzes.
Khan Academy is an amazing site that offers short video
lessons for students on a variety of topics. Its history selection is
relatively limited (though still worthwhile), but it’s growing rapidly.
This is an interesting site from the Smithsonian that
traces the changes in transportation over the course of history and how
these changes affected the daily lives of Americans.
This site is a great interactive timeline tracing the Civil War from its earliest causes to its resolution.
A wealth of interesting information about the history and geography of each of the fifty states
This site from the National Archives allows you to view
hundreds of original documents, photographs and films important to the
history of the United States.
This site from the Smithsonian allows you to explore information about America’s presidents.
This interactive timeline allows you to explore history both chronologically and thematically
Test your knowledge of US government and history by taking this citizenship quiz from our friends at the History Channel.
http://juris.
Suggested by the students of the Goodwin Community Center!
Suggested by the students of the Goodwin Community Center!
EUROPEAN HISTORY
This is a great site that catalogs hundreds of sites relevant to European history by category.
This is a great site about the Vikings by the BBC. The
site is designed with students in mind and has a multitude of
photographs and videos and even a web game that puts you in the role of
an archaeologist.
This is a very informative site that outlines the major events and people of the Middle Ages.
This site outlines the basic causes and consequences of
the Renaissance. It also links to some interesting sites that go into
more specific detail.
This site from PBS tells the story of Martin Luther and his role in sparking the Protestant Reformation.
This is great site to explore to learn about Britain’s Tudor dynasty.
This is a compact but useful site that tells the basic story of the French Revolution
This is a nice collection of resources on various
aspects of Russian history. It’s particularly strong on information
about the Revolution.
This PBS site is designed as a resource to teachers and students learning about Spanish exploration of the New World.
ANCIENT HISTORY
This is a great site about life in ancient Rome created
by the BBC. The site is designed with students in mind and has a
multitude of photographs and videos and even a web game that puts you in
the role of an archaeologist.
This is a small but informative site about the contributions of the Ancient Greeks.
This is a wonderful site about ancient Greece designed
by the British Museum. The information is very well-organized, making
it easy to navigate and explore.
This is a great site about life in ancient Greece
created by the BBC. The site is designed with students in mind and has a
multitude of photographs and videos and even a web game that puts you
in the role of a Greek hero.
This is a great site about the Indus Valley civilization
created by the BBC. The site is designed with students in mind and has
a multitude of photographs and videos and even a web game that puts you
in the role of a trader
This is a great site that introduces students to the
basic stories of Greek mythology. Filled with beautiful graphics and
animated videos, it’s both fun and informative.
This is an interesting site from the British Museum with
information about the beliefs and daily lives of the cultures of
ancient Mesopotamia.
This site has some great information, but what really
makes it worthwhile are the links to more than 40 videos about ancient
Egypt
A fabulous interactive site designed in part by IBM.
This site has a wealth of information, including some wonderful
multimedia features.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
CURRENT EVENT UPDATE
Hey guys,
Especially my homeroom. If you didn't hear already you don't have to do current events this week.
My fault for forgetting to tell you in class.
If you do do one still give it to me and you won't have to do the next one.
Focus on the trial.
Especially my homeroom. If you didn't hear already you don't have to do current events this week.
My fault for forgetting to tell you in class.
If you do do one still give it to me and you won't have to do the next one.
Focus on the trial.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Friday - Courthouse Field Trip
Remember - permission slips.
Lunch will most likely be at South Park Mall food court so BRING $.
Appropriate attire for Friday.
Business casual. Try not to wear sneakers.
These are plans. Plans can change. You'll be notified in case that happens.
Lunch will most likely be at South Park Mall food court so BRING $.
Appropriate attire for Friday.
Business casual. Try not to wear sneakers.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
The West - Frederick Jackson Turner The Frontier Thesis
I said yesterday that it was the West that gave America a reputation for being rugged. Historian Frederick Jackson Turner points out that moving West was the most IMPORTANT factor in American history. He claimed that “the existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development.” For Turner, the deeper significance of the frontier lay in the effects of this social recapitulation on the American character. "The frontier," he claimed, "is the line of most rapid Americanization.” What does this previous sentence mean?
It means that the West was a place where easterners and Europeans experienced a return to a time before civilization. Frontier communities underwent an evolution which recapitulated the development of civilization itself, tracing the path from hunter to trader to farmer to town. In that process the frontier successfully emerged and vanished (Frontier is said to be closed around 1890) - a special American character was forged, marked by fierce individualism, pragmatism, and egalitarianism. Thus transforming America’s people. Americans built their commitment to democracy, escaped the perils of class conflict, and overran a continent.
Even though you’ve just started researching the West do you thing he has a point? Do you agree or disagree? Has anything else in history defined who we are more or just as much? Also what can you compare the West to in today’s world?
Cronon, William. "Revisiting the Vanishing Frontier: The Legacy of Frederick Jackson
Turner." The Western Historical Quarterly 18.2 (1987): 157-76. JSTOR - Western
History Association 8, 8 Oct . 2011. Web. 4 Nov. 2014
It means that the West was a place where easterners and Europeans experienced a return to a time before civilization. Frontier communities underwent an evolution which recapitulated the development of civilization itself, tracing the path from hunter to trader to farmer to town. In that process the frontier successfully emerged and vanished (Frontier is said to be closed around 1890) - a special American character was forged, marked by fierce individualism, pragmatism, and egalitarianism. Thus transforming America’s people. Americans built their commitment to democracy, escaped the perils of class conflict, and overran a continent.
Even though you’ve just started researching the West do you thing he has a point? Do you agree or disagree? Has anything else in history defined who we are more or just as much? Also what can you compare the West to in today’s world?
Cronon, William. "Revisiting the Vanishing Frontier: The Legacy of Frederick Jackson
Turner." The Western Historical Quarterly 18.2 (1987): 157-76. JSTOR - Western
History Association 8, 8 Oct . 2011. Web. 4 Nov. 2014
"Frederick Jackson Turner." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Yearbook Information
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Paid in cash
or
Check (made out to MRSA).
December 11th payment due to Mrs. Dey.
You can use one form for multiple yearbooks if you have siblings.
Westward Expansion Directions/Links
Go West!
Many people were motivated to try their hand at migrating Westward before, during and after the Civil War. There were Native Americans who were forced from their land, pioneers who sought a better life and cheap land in the areas west of the Mississippi River, gold-diggers who rushed to California to become rich on the newly discovered gold deposits, recent immigrants who found work building our nation's railroads and Mormons who sought religious freedom in Utah. Women had different experiences than men. Black Americans had different experiences from white Americans. Everyone who moved west experienced the challenges of settling into new land without the comforts of home.
It was these experiences that really gave America the reputation for being full of rugged, tough men and women.
Your parameters for time are between 1835-1900. If you find good information that you're not sure if you should include you can ask.
Pick one from part A and you must include B.
Research -
1. Your job will be to find information about Westward Expansion - I've provided links for you. If you decide to use other links they should be cited properly using MLA on a separate page/slide. You will then produce a couple of things outlined below. You
You will:
a. Find primary sources (documents written by someone who was there) as well as secondary sources (information written about an event or person who was not there)
b. Find maps that show routes taken by people/or railroads in your group
c. Take notes. These are the questions you should answer in some way in your project
1) Where did you move to or Where were you moving to, and why?
2) Did you hope that your life was going to be better in your new home? How? Explain.
3) Did you face difficulties in your move or in your new home? Describe
4) What did you think about the American Government? WHY?
5) How did you as a group effect Americans today? What have we learned from your accomplishments/failures/legacy in 2014/modern day?
Part A - each project should clearly incorporate the information from above.
1. Song (No more than 5 minutes) - your own tune or a famous tune that you write words for telling the story of your group. You will perform it for the class.
2. Children's Book - create a Children's story based off of your group - add a moral (like a fable) if you're feeling super creative. Should be at least 10 pages. Color and pictures.
3. Comic Strip - should have at least 6 panels, be in full color, no stick figures.
4. Boardgames - create a game reviewing important concepts/events/etc... You can also choose to add more than one group.
5. Skits (No more than 5 minutes): create a short skit to bring your historical event to life. Should attempt costumes, props, etc...
6. Film Skit (No more than 5 minutes): same as above but you can film it and show it in class. Must make sure your video is compatible w/ in-class technology.
7. Myths: write creation myths to account for historic events.
8. Pen-pals: write letters to and from people from history or the characters in a story. Ask Mr. Havner for your plans on this. Must be certain number of correspondence and length depending on your ideas.
Part B- Some type of quick presentation. Go over the highlights. Can be a Powerpoint, Prezi, or something else.
You will present - no more than 5 minutes
PowerPoint/Prezi w/ Quiz - must be in depth and also have a 5-10 question multiple choice quiz and answer sheet with well thought out questions that you will give the class reviewing important vocab/events/people/etc.
Western Settlers (must include 5 terms)
Donner Party
Homestead Act 1862
Great Plains
Oklahoma Land Rush
Morrill Land Grant Act
Stephen Long (1819) called it the ? and it was unfit for ?
dry farming
buffalo
sodbusters
Wheat Belt
Natives (must include all terms)
Annuities
Fetterman's Massacre
Sand Creek Massacre
Chief Little Crow
Indian Peace Commission 1867
Battle of Little Bighorn
George A. Custer (in relation to the Indians after the Civil War)
Assimilate
Laramie Treaty
Dawes Act
Allotments
Gold Rush/Minerals (must include all terms)
49ers
Henry Comstock
Comstock Lode
Railroads (must include at least 5 terms)
Gadsden Purchase
Transcontinental R.R.
Pacific R.R. Act
Grenville Dodge
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Leland Stanford
Time Zones - American Railway Association
Promontory Point, Utah
Federal Land Grants
The Great Northern Railroad
James J. Hill
Immigrants (Irish, Chinese, etc) (Depending on which group you are you must include terms related to that group) - workers on the Railroad
Ellis Island (European immigration)
Angel Island (Chinese and Japanese immigration)
Push & Pull factors in relation to immigration in the late 19th century
Nativism
Taiping Rebellion (why it caused Asian immigration to USA)
Chinese Exclusion Act
American Protective Association
Workingman's Party of California
A good generic Resource
Account of Mary Reed Donner, traveling to California
Mountain Men, Fur Trappers
Library of Western Fur Trade Historical Source Documents: Diaries, Narratives, and Letters of the Mountain Men
Gold Rush Stories - Women
Memoirs of a woman '49er
Gold Rush
Women in the "Wild West"
John Sutter, Gold Rusher and his accounts
Intro To Transcontinental Railroad
Click Around for info Railroads
The Iron Road : Railroads
Women in the West: Click On "Making it Their Own" in tabs to the right in the link
Disappearing Lands - Watch This Video - Natives Group
Great Sioux Reservation
Dakota Uprising
The Sioux Uprising
Sioux Treaty
Sand Creek Massacre - Primary source Links -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Eyewitness To History: Little Bighorn
African Americans on the Frontier
Cathay Williams - some primary sources - female buffalo soldier
On the Western Frontier - African Americans
Angel Island
Chinese Exclusion Act
Great link about Chinese Immigration w/ Primary Sources
Chinese Immigration
Chinese Immigration Legislation
Chinatown
Chinese and Railroads
Chinese and the Gold Rush
Ellis Island
Irish Potato Famine
Irish & German Immigration
The Irish in Americas
Destination America: Immigration groups
Many people were motivated to try their hand at migrating Westward before, during and after the Civil War. There were Native Americans who were forced from their land, pioneers who sought a better life and cheap land in the areas west of the Mississippi River, gold-diggers who rushed to California to become rich on the newly discovered gold deposits, recent immigrants who found work building our nation's railroads and Mormons who sought religious freedom in Utah. Women had different experiences than men. Black Americans had different experiences from white Americans. Everyone who moved west experienced the challenges of settling into new land without the comforts of home.
It was these experiences that really gave America the reputation for being full of rugged, tough men and women.
Your parameters for time are between 1835-1900. If you find good information that you're not sure if you should include you can ask.
Pick one from part A and you must include B.
Research -
1. Your job will be to find information about Westward Expansion - I've provided links for you. If you decide to use other links they should be cited properly using MLA on a separate page/slide. You will then produce a couple of things outlined below. You
You will:
a. Find primary sources (documents written by someone who was there) as well as secondary sources (information written about an event or person who was not there)
b. Find maps that show routes taken by people/or railroads in your group
c. Take notes. These are the questions you should answer in some way in your project
1) Where did you move to or Where were you moving to, and why?
2) Did you hope that your life was going to be better in your new home? How? Explain.
3) Did you face difficulties in your move or in your new home? Describe
4) What did you think about the American Government? WHY?
5) How did you as a group effect Americans today? What have we learned from your accomplishments/failures/legacy in 2014/modern day?
Part A - each project should clearly incorporate the information from above.
1. Song (No more than 5 minutes) - your own tune or a famous tune that you write words for telling the story of your group. You will perform it for the class.
2. Children's Book - create a Children's story based off of your group - add a moral (like a fable) if you're feeling super creative. Should be at least 10 pages. Color and pictures.
3. Comic Strip - should have at least 6 panels, be in full color, no stick figures.
4. Boardgames - create a game reviewing important concepts/events/etc... You can also choose to add more than one group.
5. Skits (No more than 5 minutes): create a short skit to bring your historical event to life. Should attempt costumes, props, etc...
6. Film Skit (No more than 5 minutes): same as above but you can film it and show it in class. Must make sure your video is compatible w/ in-class technology.
7. Myths: write creation myths to account for historic events.
8. Pen-pals: write letters to and from people from history or the characters in a story. Ask Mr. Havner for your plans on this. Must be certain number of correspondence and length depending on your ideas.
Part B- Some type of quick presentation. Go over the highlights. Can be a Powerpoint, Prezi, or something else.
You will present - no more than 5 minutes
PowerPoint/Prezi w/ Quiz - must be in depth and also have a 5-10 question multiple choice quiz and answer sheet with well thought out questions that you will give the class reviewing important vocab/events/people/etc.
Western Settlers (must include 5 terms)
Donner Party
Homestead Act 1862
Great Plains
Oklahoma Land Rush
Morrill Land Grant Act
Stephen Long (1819) called it the ? and it was unfit for ?
dry farming
buffalo
sodbusters
Wheat Belt
Natives (must include all terms)
Annuities
Fetterman's Massacre
Sand Creek Massacre
Chief Little Crow
Indian Peace Commission 1867
Battle of Little Bighorn
George A. Custer (in relation to the Indians after the Civil War)
Assimilate
Laramie Treaty
Dawes Act
Allotments
Gold Rush/Minerals (must include all terms)
49ers
Henry Comstock
Comstock Lode
Railroads (must include at least 5 terms)
Gadsden Purchase
Transcontinental R.R.
Pacific R.R. Act
Grenville Dodge
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Leland Stanford
Time Zones - American Railway Association
Promontory Point, Utah
Federal Land Grants
The Great Northern Railroad
James J. Hill
Immigrants (Irish, Chinese, etc) (Depending on which group you are you must include terms related to that group) - workers on the Railroad
Ellis Island (European immigration)
Angel Island (Chinese and Japanese immigration)
Push & Pull factors in relation to immigration in the late 19th century
Nativism
Taiping Rebellion (why it caused Asian immigration to USA)
Chinese Exclusion Act
American Protective Association
Workingman's Party of California
A good generic Resource
Account of Mary Reed Donner, traveling to California
Mountain Men, Fur Trappers
Library of Western Fur Trade Historical Source Documents: Diaries, Narratives, and Letters of the Mountain Men
Gold Rush Stories - Women
Memoirs of a woman '49er
Gold Rush
Women in the "Wild West"
John Sutter, Gold Rusher and his accounts
Intro To Transcontinental Railroad
Click Around for info Railroads
The Iron Road : Railroads
Women in the West: Click On "Making it Their Own" in tabs to the right in the link
Disappearing Lands - Watch This Video - Natives Group
Great Sioux Reservation
Dakota Uprising
The Sioux Uprising
Sioux Treaty
Sand Creek Massacre - Primary source Links -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Eyewitness To History: Little Bighorn
African Americans on the Frontier
Cathay Williams - some primary sources - female buffalo soldier
On the Western Frontier - African Americans
Angel Island
Chinese Exclusion Act
Great link about Chinese Immigration w/ Primary Sources
Chinese Immigration
Chinese Immigration Legislation
Chinatown
Chinese and Railroads
Chinese and the Gold Rush
Ellis Island
Irish Potato Famine
Irish & German Immigration
The Irish in Americas
Destination America: Immigration groups
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Mock Trial Tips - Read
Direct Examination Tips
Opening and Closing Argument Examples
Tips for Everyone
For the above link look at the table of contents and scroll to the part that pertains to you.
Opening and Closing Argument Examples
Tips for Everyone
For the above link look at the table of contents and scroll to the part that pertains to you.
Mock Trial Videos
These are the videos that we will have watched during class in case you want to get some refreshers.
Videos
Videos
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Reconstruction Quiz Format
1) 5 matching
2) 15 Multiple choice
3) One written response
For a grand total of 21 questions.
2) 15 Multiple choice
3) One written response
For a grand total of 21 questions.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Reconstruction Quiz
Some things you should know...
1) Wade-Davis Bill, Freedmen's Bureau, Military Reconstruction Act, Tenure of Office Act, Panic of 1873
2) Main conflict between Lincoln and Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction
3) How did Civil War affect Southern economy?
4) How did black codes affect African Americans?
5) How did African-Americans seek to improve their lives once they gained their freedom?
6) What supposedly were the provisions of the Compromise of 1877?
7) What motivated Radical Republicans to pass civil rights legistlation on behalf of African Americans?
8) When was the KKK formed and what were their goals?
9) President Johnson's impeachment
10) What was the goal of the Office of Tenure Act?
11) Constitutional Amendments
12) Tactics that the Southern Democrats used to try to regain political power?
1) Wade-Davis Bill, Freedmen's Bureau, Military Reconstruction Act, Tenure of Office Act, Panic of 1873
2) Main conflict between Lincoln and Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction
3) How did Civil War affect Southern economy?
4) How did black codes affect African Americans?
5) How did African-Americans seek to improve their lives once they gained their freedom?
6) What supposedly were the provisions of the Compromise of 1877?
7) What motivated Radical Republicans to pass civil rights legistlation on behalf of African Americans?
8) When was the KKK formed and what were their goals?
9) President Johnson's impeachment
10) What was the goal of the Office of Tenure Act?
11) Constitutional Amendments
12) Tactics that the Southern Democrats used to try to regain political power?
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Mock Trial Proposal - Due Wednesday
PART 1
Either email, share, or bring in to class Wednesday your proposal for which side you'd like to be on and why. Relate your reasoning back to the case and why you think that you'd be a good asset to that team.
I should be able to tell that you're familiar with the case through your proposal.
PART 2 (optional)
You can also write a separate proposal (on the same paper or doc) that outlines your reasoning for why you'd like a certain specific role -
BE SPECIFIC - I want to be an attorney for the PROSECUTION or I want to be a witness - specifically Mason Spencer because...
Either email, share, or bring in to class Wednesday your proposal for which side you'd like to be on and why. Relate your reasoning back to the case and why you think that you'd be a good asset to that team.
I should be able to tell that you're familiar with the case through your proposal.
PART 2 (optional)
You can also write a separate proposal (on the same paper or doc) that outlines your reasoning for why you'd like a certain specific role -
BE SPECIFIC - I want to be an attorney for the PROSECUTION or I want to be a witness - specifically Mason Spencer because...
Friday, October 17, 2014
Mock Trial Homework - Tuesday
Hey ya'll,
Below (along with a works cited which I know you all LOVE!) should give you an idea of what I would like you to do between class ending today and Tuesday's class. It's from the famous O.J. Simpson case. Make sure you have read OUR case. It may seem long but it's not really that long when you look through it.
Also while you read it you'll probably find yourself reading one part and thinking, "HEY, there is no way this guy is innocent". But then you will read the defendant's side and think, "wait a tick, this guy is getting stonewalled!". That's the beauty of mock trial.
You will put the pieces together to fit the story that you want to tell - THE STORY THAT YOU WILL PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (if you're the prosecution).
We will actually end up having a defense and prosecution team in each class. So Period 1 will have a defense team AND a prosecuting team just like Period 3.
The matching bloody gloves found at the murder scene and outside Simpson's home
9:36 P.M. Simpson, wearing a dark
sweat
suit, is seen by Kato Kaelin.
9:30-9:45 Charles Cale, walking his dog by Simpson's Rockingham residence, does not see Bronco.
10:02 Simpson attempts to call Paula Barbieri on the cell phone from his Bronco.
10:15 (prosecution)-10:40 (defense) Period during which murders took place.
10:22-10:30 Limo driver Allan Park, scheduled to take Simpson to airport, does not see Bronco on Rockingham.
10:40, 10:43, 10:49 Allan Park buzzes Simpson's intercom, but gets no response.
10:50 White or light bronco observed at the intersection of Bundy and Dorothy.
10:51 or 10:52 Kato Kaelin hears three thumps on the wall outside his room.
10:54 Allan Park sees a man wearing dark clothes, about 6-feet tall and 200 pounds, walk across the driveway of the Simpson residence.
10:55 Simpson lies to Allan Park.
Below (along with a works cited which I know you all LOVE!) should give you an idea of what I would like you to do between class ending today and Tuesday's class. It's from the famous O.J. Simpson case. Make sure you have read OUR case. It may seem long but it's not really that long when you look through it.
Also while you read it you'll probably find yourself reading one part and thinking, "HEY, there is no way this guy is innocent". But then you will read the defendant's side and think, "wait a tick, this guy is getting stonewalled!". That's the beauty of mock trial.
You will put the pieces together to fit the story that you want to tell - THE STORY THAT YOU WILL PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (if you're the prosecution).
We will actually end up having a defense and prosecution team in each class. So Period 1 will have a defense team AND a prosecuting team just like Period 3.
OJ SIMPSON CASE
The matching bloody gloves found at the murder scene and outside Simpson's home
9:30-9:45 Charles Cale, walking his dog by Simpson's Rockingham residence, does not see Bronco.
10:02 Simpson attempts to call Paula Barbieri on the cell phone from his Bronco.
10:15 (prosecution)-10:40 (defense) Period during which murders took place.
10:22-10:30 Limo driver Allan Park, scheduled to take Simpson to airport, does not see Bronco on Rockingham.
10:40, 10:43, 10:49 Allan Park buzzes Simpson's intercom, but gets no response.
10:50 White or light bronco observed at the intersection of Bundy and Dorothy.
10:51 or 10:52 Kato Kaelin hears three thumps on the wall outside his room.
10:54 Allan Park sees a man wearing dark clothes, about 6-feet tall and 200 pounds, walk across the driveway of the Simpson residence.
10:55 Simpson lies to Allan Park.
Works Cited
"The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Incriminating Evidence." The O.J.
Simpson Trial: The Incriminating Evidence. University of
Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014
<http://www.law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/simpson/
evidence.html>.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Parents - Student Led Conferences
Hi All,
Here is the link to sign up for student led conferences.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C48A9A72EA4FD0-student/3871374
Here is the link to sign up for student led conferences.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C48A9A72EA4FD0-student/3871374
Friday, October 10, 2014
Mock Trial
We will be doing this most of next week after the ACT.
Please try and read the case by Wednesday - It's about 60 pages or so if I can remember correctly. I believe there are a couple corrections they've sent that I will have to tell you about later.
If you cannot access any of the below let me know.
Tournament Rules
BailiffTimeKeeper
Case
Fall Social Thank You!
GREAT JOB TODAY! YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB and all worked very hard. You should be proud!
Hopefully Monday we will see how much we made. Dunk tank was great to have this year and hopefully a real money maker.
Oh and thanks to all of you who were responsible with keeping me in the water most of the time.
If you see Kaelan's mom make sure that you thank her profusely, for real. Like just say thank you to her over and over again. Also thank the other parent volunteers that helped supervise.
Also thank Sagan's mom for doing her part at the fall social as well as organizing the GO PLAY SAVE books this year to help you get even more money toward your D.C. trip.
Have a good weekend!
Hopefully Monday we will see how much we made. Dunk tank was great to have this year and hopefully a real money maker.
Oh and thanks to all of you who were responsible with keeping me in the water most of the time.
If you see Kaelan's mom make sure that you thank her profusely, for real. Like just say thank you to her over and over again. Also thank the other parent volunteers that helped supervise.
Also thank Sagan's mom for doing her part at the fall social as well as organizing the GO PLAY SAVE books this year to help you get even more money toward your D.C. trip.
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Portfolios - Student-Led Conferences
Hey - If you get this please bring in work that you've done this year tomorrow since we will be working on portfolios.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Disunion PPT
Hey all,
This is the powerpoint on disunion and a review of the compromises. It's a PDF. Let me know if it doesn't work.
Disunion PDF
This is the powerpoint on disunion and a review of the compromises. It's a PDF. Let me know if it doesn't work.
Disunion PDF
TEST: 13th Amendment, Lincoln, and His Assassination
This was on my whiteboard this morning and I would make sure you know this in relation to the movie. HINT HINT HINT. Also because I'm giving you this information share it with everyone.
Hurdles in passing the 13th Amendment
1. 2/3 Support in the House of Representatives
- Lincoln's Republicans had a slim majority but not all were abolitionists or on board
2. Amendment already failed 10 months earlier
3. Ne needs some Democrats to support it - highly unlikely
4. If it meant the end of the war (passing the amendment) then he had public support but if the war ended before the amendment was passed then Secretary of State Seward thought that the Public support would disappear.
REMEMBER The 13th Amendment must be passed to legally end slavery - the Emancipation Proclamation was a war time measure and probably wouldn't hold after the war ended. It may be deemed illegal. Lincoln and others were worried that the freed slaves would go back into bondage.
1. Coffroth tells Stevens that he will switch parties and vote in favor of the amendment but Stevens says that he has to remain a democrat. Why? Because he wants bipartisan support (support from both parties)
2. Why did Stevens not say that he wanted racial equality but legal equality before the law while he was speaking in session? It's a politician's response. What would saying that he wants racial equality do in the minds of Democrats and some Republicans? Think about the phrasing - Racial equality versus Legal equality.
3. Did the vote pass? The Vote passes 119 to 56 - that is 2 votes above the 2/3 majority.
Lincoln Assassination: He was our First Assassinated President (Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield were the others)
1. Where was Lincoln assassinated? Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
2. Who killed Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and a Marylander
3. Two other politicians and one general were supposed to be assassinated that evening - who were they? Secretary of State Seward (who ended up being badly beaten and stabbed) and Vice President Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant. (Grant ended up not going to the play - so he's not always considered to be a target that evening).
4. What was the name of the play that President Lincoln and Mary Todd were seeing at the time of his assassination? Our American Cousin
5. What was the date of his assassination? Shot on April 14th and died the morning of April 15, 1865.
6. What is thought to be the reason why Booth wanted Lincoln dead? He felt the Confederacy was losing the war and that killing Lincoln would rejuvenate the south and had the belief that the simultaneous assassination of four top officials would throw the North and the Republican Party into chaos long enough for the Confederacy to reassemble itself.
7. What did John Wilkes Booth say on stage after shooting Lincoln? It also happens to be on the Virginia State Flag? Sic Semper Tyrannis - Meaning Thus Always to Tyrants.
8. Where did Lincoln die? Across the street from the theatre at Peterson's Boarding House
Hurdles in passing the 13th Amendment
1. 2/3 Support in the House of Representatives
- Lincoln's Republicans had a slim majority but not all were abolitionists or on board
2. Amendment already failed 10 months earlier
3. Ne needs some Democrats to support it - highly unlikely
4. If it meant the end of the war (passing the amendment) then he had public support but if the war ended before the amendment was passed then Secretary of State Seward thought that the Public support would disappear.
REMEMBER The 13th Amendment must be passed to legally end slavery - the Emancipation Proclamation was a war time measure and probably wouldn't hold after the war ended. It may be deemed illegal. Lincoln and others were worried that the freed slaves would go back into bondage.
1. Coffroth tells Stevens that he will switch parties and vote in favor of the amendment but Stevens says that he has to remain a democrat. Why? Because he wants bipartisan support (support from both parties)
2. Why did Stevens not say that he wanted racial equality but legal equality before the law while he was speaking in session? It's a politician's response. What would saying that he wants racial equality do in the minds of Democrats and some Republicans? Think about the phrasing - Racial equality versus Legal equality.
3. Did the vote pass? The Vote passes 119 to 56 - that is 2 votes above the 2/3 majority.
Lincoln Assassination: He was our First Assassinated President (Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield were the others)
1. Where was Lincoln assassinated? Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
2. Who killed Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and a Marylander
3. Two other politicians and one general were supposed to be assassinated that evening - who were they? Secretary of State Seward (who ended up being badly beaten and stabbed) and Vice President Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant. (Grant ended up not going to the play - so he's not always considered to be a target that evening).
4. What was the name of the play that President Lincoln and Mary Todd were seeing at the time of his assassination? Our American Cousin
5. What was the date of his assassination? Shot on April 14th and died the morning of April 15, 1865.
6. What is thought to be the reason why Booth wanted Lincoln dead? He felt the Confederacy was losing the war and that killing Lincoln would rejuvenate the south and had the belief that the simultaneous assassination of four top officials would throw the North and the Republican Party into chaos long enough for the Confederacy to reassemble itself.
7. What did John Wilkes Booth say on stage after shooting Lincoln? It also happens to be on the Virginia State Flag? Sic Semper Tyrannis - Meaning Thus Always to Tyrants.
8. Where did Lincoln die? Across the street from the theatre at Peterson's Boarding House
Monday, October 6, 2014
Tell Your Parents!
Hey guys,
We need to raise money for our annual campaign! I believe if our classroom gets 100% donations then you can win a mini golf tournament with Mr. Yodice. So far we have only 6 of 18 families supporting our school.
Here's the link for your parents. Thank You!
Donor Page
We need to raise money for our annual campaign! I believe if our classroom gets 100% donations then you can win a mini golf tournament with Mr. Yodice. So far we have only 6 of 18 families supporting our school.
Here's the link for your parents. Thank You!
Donor Page
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Emailing Mr. Havner
Hey all,
From this point forward any email that you send to me or any document that you share with me and expect me to grade/view/edit/etc... must be sent from your Scholarsacademy account ONLY.
Any other email/docs will be instantly deleted like they were never sent.
If you don't know your password or have any issues with your scholars account let me know as soon as possible so I can hook you up.
Mr. Havner
From this point forward any email that you send to me or any document that you share with me and expect me to grade/view/edit/etc... must be sent from your Scholarsacademy account ONLY.
Any other email/docs will be instantly deleted like they were never sent.
If you don't know your password or have any issues with your scholars account let me know as soon as possible so I can hook you up.
Mr. Havner
Civil War Test - Thursday
All that you've been studying is fair game for the test but below is a comprehensive list.
Study the importance of each major place (if we discussed it) - i.e. Vicksburg - the last major stronghold on the Mississippi and if the Union took it it would cut the Confederacy in half AND Cumberland and TN Rivers - control of the rivers would cut TN in two and provide the Union with a river route deep into the heard of the confederacy.
Here's a list of major topics/terms you should study (in order for the most part).
Sectional Conflict Deepening
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott
John Brown and his Raid on Harper's Ferry (we only discussed this a small amount)
Lincoln's First Election (1860)
Failed Compromise ideas right before the South Seceded
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Border States (Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri)
Martial Law
North vs. South (strategy, leaders, plans, etc)
Anaconda Plan
Southern Strategy
Northern leaders- Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Winfield Scott, Admiral David Farragut, William Tecumseh Sherman
Southern Leaders - Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, George Pickett (Pickett's Charge), Joseph Johnston
The War
Fort Sumter
First Modern War
New Orleans Importance
Cumberland and Tennessee River Importance
Battle of Shiloh
First and Second Battles of Bull Run (Manassas Junction)
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Siege of Vicksburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
Wilderness
Atlanta
Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Richmond
Sherman's March to the Sea
Election of 1864
Second Inaugural Address
Southern Surrender
Appomattox Courthouse
Aftermath of the War
Movies
The Movie Glory and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of Colored SoldiersLincoln film
Thursday, October 2, 2014
EasyBib and your Works Cited
People,
Simply copying and pasting from easybib is NOT going to give you the correct formatting for you paper. Take the time and effort to just type and you can save yourself a lot of trouble. This is why you have the checklist so that you don't forget to do that.
Easybib puts all the information in the correct order and formats it correctly within the citation but the actual format of the whole citation usually WILL NOT copy and paste as it is supposed to look.
I strongly suggest just straight up typing it and not copying and pasting. This way you can get the format right without all the auto formatting that word processing programs do that are so frustrating.
P.S. Each line in your works cited must go as close to the right margin as possible before you move down to the next line. Look at the example in the directions or just simply google image search MLA works cited and you can see examples.
Simply copying and pasting from easybib is NOT going to give you the correct formatting for you paper. Take the time and effort to just type and you can save yourself a lot of trouble. This is why you have the checklist so that you don't forget to do that.
Easybib puts all the information in the correct order and formats it correctly within the citation but the actual format of the whole citation usually WILL NOT copy and paste as it is supposed to look.
I strongly suggest just straight up typing it and not copying and pasting. This way you can get the format right without all the auto formatting that word processing programs do that are so frustrating.
P.S. Each line in your works cited must go as close to the right margin as possible before you move down to the next line. Look at the example in the directions or just simply google image search MLA works cited and you can see examples.
October 3, 2014 Current Events
Remember to make sure you PRINT the CHECKLIST on my blog and then
check off to make sure you have everything. The checklist is for you to
complete not me.
You must turn in the completed checklist with your Current Event.
You must turn in the completed checklist with your Current Event.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Update
There will be nothing posted here about the quiz.
So if you happen to be looking back here every now and again to see an update you can stop.
I'm thinking that most likely nothing was shared but the fact remains that someone asking about questions that they sent me is still NOT good. It also shows me that some people want to not do work while they try and mooch off of others.
Those of you that read the book and understand running themes in the book should have little difficulty tomorrow.
Goodnight
So if you happen to be looking back here every now and again to see an update you can stop.
I'm thinking that most likely nothing was shared but the fact remains that someone asking about questions that they sent me is still NOT good. It also shows me that some people want to not do work while they try and mooch off of others.
Those of you that read the book and understand running themes in the book should have little difficulty tomorrow.
Goodnight
Uncle Tom's Cabin
8th Grade,
As a teacher I don't like hearing about any of you potentially sharing information on questions that are being sent to me for this quiz. It feels a bit dishonest and we dealt with something like that last year. So that makes this even more disconcerting.
I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with Uncle Tom's Cabin for tomorrow.
I wanted to do something similar to what I did last week but since many of you have this email chain going around I get a little nervous.
You need to be responsible for yourself.
If I can't trust you then that could mean more serious repercussions for the year.
You may see another post later but probably not.
Mr. Havner
P.S. I don't mind if you study together. Please do that as much as you want to and if you've done the work you should be fine. Learn to trust yourself! Please! Learn!
As a teacher I don't like hearing about any of you potentially sharing information on questions that are being sent to me for this quiz. It feels a bit dishonest and we dealt with something like that last year. So that makes this even more disconcerting.
I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with Uncle Tom's Cabin for tomorrow.
I wanted to do something similar to what I did last week but since many of you have this email chain going around I get a little nervous.
You need to be responsible for yourself.
If I can't trust you then that could mean more serious repercussions for the year.
You may see another post later but probably not.
Mr. Havner
P.S. I don't mind if you study together. Please do that as much as you want to and if you've done the work you should be fine. Learn to trust yourself! Please! Learn!
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Chaperone Needed for Marine Quest
Hello 8th grade parents,
The 8th grade is in NEED of a chaperone for Marine Quest.
Please let Mr. Golba know as soon as humanly possible if you'd like to go to the beach!
Thank You!
The 8th grade is in NEED of a chaperone for Marine Quest.
Please let Mr. Golba know as soon as humanly possible if you'd like to go to the beach!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Antietam Newspaper Resources
Necessary Links
Battle Summary
National Park Service Antietam Battlefield
Morning Phase Map
History of the Battle
Eyewitness - Confederate/Union
Midday Phase Map
Eyewitness Testimony
Confederate Testimony
Afternoon Phase Map
Eyewitness Accounts
Antietam Multi-Resource
Antietam Timeline
Generals Who Died
Maryland Campaign
Emancipation Proclamation
New York Times Account
Photographs National Archives - Emancipation Proclamation
The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Battle Summary
National Park Service Antietam Battlefield
Morning Phase Map
History of the Battle
Eyewitness - Confederate/Union
Midday Phase Map
Eyewitness Testimony
Confederate Testimony
Afternoon Phase Map
Eyewitness Accounts
Antietam Multi-Resource
Antietam Timeline
Generals Who Died
Maryland Campaign
Emancipation Proclamation
New York Times Account
Photographs National Archives - Emancipation Proclamation
The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Monday, September 15, 2014
The Early Years of the Civil War
DIRECTIONS: Click on the links and read the pertinent information and answer the questions on paper or in DOCS. These will be your notes. I pinpointed where to find the information for you so you should be able to do this quickly.
Use this link for the questions below: Significant Civil War Battles
1) What was the first major battle of the Civil War where causalities were high?
2) What was the date of the battle?
Use this link for the questions below: Bull Run
1) The Battle of Bull Run was fought within miles of what important city?
2) When it says just miles from this city what is your guess at how far it is?
3) How far is it really? Search in GoogleMaps and find the distance between Manassas National Battlefield Park to the U.S. Capitol. (basically look for directions from one spot to the other).
4) Who was the Union leader in charge? The Confederate?
5) How many Confederate and how many Union Soldiers were engaged?
6) What was the goal of the Union?
7) What earned Col. Thomas Jackson his nickname - Stonewall?
8) We discussed advantages of the North and South. What did the Confederates use in this battle that we would have thought was a Union advantage?
9) When reinforcements arrived for the Confederates the McDowell decided to retreat. What made the retreat a mess and where did they retreat to?
10) What was McDowell's fate after the battle?
Read the Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife: The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou
and answer the three questions at the bottom of the letter.
Then read Reid's Letter
and answer question 1 & 2 at the bottom of the letter.
Use the link below to answer this question: Reading the first paragraph within the link you find out that the Union had how many ships ready for combat?
Naval Blockade
Navy Facts : Use this link for the questions below:
1) The Anaconda Plan suggested by Winfield Scott relied heavily on sea power. However covering a stretch from Virginia all the way to Texas would be hard to do with the ships available. Read Fact #2 and ascertain how the Union planned to pull it off and write it down.
2) Using Fact #7: Was the Northern Blockade successful? Why? What are blockade runners? (Click the link on the webpage and read the summary at the top and the first paragraph).
3) Using Fact #8: What was the Trent Affair?
4) Using Fact #9: How did Farragut capture New Orleans? When?
Use this link for the questions below: Significant Civil War Battles
1) What was the first major battle of the Civil War where causalities were high?
2) What was the date of the battle?
3) There are two names for this battle? What were they? Why do Civil War battles have two names? (do a generic search on GOOGLE for the answer).
Use this link for the questions below: Bull Run
1) The Battle of Bull Run was fought within miles of what important city?
2) When it says just miles from this city what is your guess at how far it is?
3) How far is it really? Search in GoogleMaps and find the distance between Manassas National Battlefield Park to the U.S. Capitol. (basically look for directions from one spot to the other).
4) Who was the Union leader in charge? The Confederate?
5) How many Confederate and how many Union Soldiers were engaged?
6) What was the goal of the Union?
7) What earned Col. Thomas Jackson his nickname - Stonewall?
8) We discussed advantages of the North and South. What did the Confederates use in this battle that we would have thought was a Union advantage?
9) When reinforcements arrived for the Confederates the McDowell decided to retreat. What made the retreat a mess and where did they retreat to?
10) What was McDowell's fate after the battle?
Read the Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife: The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou
and answer the three questions at the bottom of the letter.
Then read Reid's Letter
and answer question 1 & 2 at the bottom of the letter.
The Naval Blockade
Use the link below to answer this question: Reading the first paragraph within the link you find out that the Union had how many ships ready for combat?
Naval Blockade
Navy Facts : Use this link for the questions below:
1) The Anaconda Plan suggested by Winfield Scott relied heavily on sea power. However covering a stretch from Virginia all the way to Texas would be hard to do with the ships available. Read Fact #2 and ascertain how the Union planned to pull it off and write it down.
2) Using Fact #7: Was the Northern Blockade successful? Why? What are blockade runners? (Click the link on the webpage and read the summary at the top and the first paragraph).
3) Using Fact #8: What was the Trent Affair?
4) Using Fact #9: How did Farragut capture New Orleans? When?
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Helpful Hints for Tomorrow's Uncle Tom's Cabin Quiz
Pay close attention to and be able to answer/explain at least three of these in paragraph form drawing on also on larger themes from the book.
Chapter 18 - Miss Ophelia's and St. Clare's discussion on honesty of slaves
Chapter 20 - Topsy's parents - Miss Ophelia's philosophy on education
Chapter 24 - Eva's dying wishes
Chapter 25 - Topsy believes she shouldn't be "good". Why? What eventually makes her willing to try
Chapter 26 - This chapter is very emotional - What's up with Eva's hair? Relate it to her Christian principles/beliefs
Chapter 28 -
(1) St. Clare's transformation after Eva's death - What does Ophelia want to do with Topsy?
(2) Tom's desire to be free.
Chapter 29-30 -
(1) What happens when a slave master passes? How does this relate to Tom?
(2) Reasoning behind getting the slaves to be cheerful
(3) Simon Legree and Tom
Chapter 18 - Miss Ophelia's and St. Clare's discussion on honesty of slaves
Chapter 20 - Topsy's parents - Miss Ophelia's philosophy on education
Chapter 24 - Eva's dying wishes
Chapter 25 - Topsy believes she shouldn't be "good". Why? What eventually makes her willing to try
Chapter 26 - This chapter is very emotional - What's up with Eva's hair? Relate it to her Christian principles/beliefs
Chapter 28 -
(1) St. Clare's transformation after Eva's death - What does Ophelia want to do with Topsy?
(2) Tom's desire to be free.
Chapter 29-30 -
(1) What happens when a slave master passes? How does this relate to Tom?
(2) Reasoning behind getting the slaves to be cheerful
(3) Simon Legree and Tom
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Current Events Directions and Checklist
Whenever
you need to go back to this on my blog there is a search bar at the top
right corner of this blog so just type "current events" and this should
be one of the ones that pops up so you don't have to scroll to find it
each time.
I
also made a checklist for you. You need to pay attention to detail and
get it right. If you go through the checklist while looking at your
paper and you say no to any of those things then you must change it.
CE Directions
Checklist
CE Directions
Checklist
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Helpful Hints for Getting Rid of 1st Person Pronouns
Below is a link that shows different examples of how to get rid of
first person pronouns. This gives you four ways to get rid of them if
my examples on my blog do not help.
Option 2 & 3 are not ideal and you should use them sparingly. Option four is the best way.
If you're having trouble please click the link. It's NOT long and it's straight forward.
Nasty 1st Person Pronouns
Option 2 & 3 are not ideal and you should use them sparingly. Option four is the best way.
If you're having trouble please click the link. It's NOT long and it's straight forward.
Nasty 1st Person Pronouns
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Current Events
Hey guys and gals,
Please do NOT share current events via Google any longer. I would like them printed out and brought in to school.
The excuse that your printer is broken will not be accepted because too many printers suddenly stop working when something should be printed and brought into school. Plan accordingly.
You can also print it in school in the computer lab.
Thanks!
Please do NOT share current events via Google any longer. I would like them printed out and brought in to school.
The excuse that your printer is broken will not be accepted because too many printers suddenly stop working when something should be printed and brought into school. Plan accordingly.
You can also print it in school in the computer lab.
Thanks!
Library Cards - activate your card today
The only people in my homeroom (MR. HAVNER'S HOMEROOM) that do NOT need to do this because your card is already active are
Amin
Bogomolova
Cosby
Glenn
Pardo
Patil
Petroff
Tatavarthy
The rest need to do so if you want to check books out.
OTHER HOMEROOMS - check with your homeroom teacher if you need to do this.
Library Card Application
Go Play Save sales HELP DC trip
Here is some information about the Go, Play, Save books you (or your children) received.
NOTE: Other than the above information NO details about the trip/date/etc... have been released yet
50% of sales per student is set aside
to defray their cost to go to DC.
If your student sells four books at $30 each thats $120 and $60 of that will go towards that individual student's trip total. So it makes a lot of sense to sell, sell, sell!
Your child is definitely welcome to sell more books if they sell out of what they gave. Just come and talk to Mr. Havner about getting more.
NOTE: Other than the above information NO details about the trip/date/etc... have been released yet
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Assignment
You'll have all class to do this tomorrow (Thursday) but in case you want to do a little work at home...
Here is a link to the speeches
Lincoln-Douglas Speeches
Here is a review of the major topics covered per speech
Ottawa:
Ultimately You will make a pretty comparison chart!!!
Stephen Douglas (Democrat) v. Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
If you search online for some personal characteristics like I showed you with Obama/Romney that would be good as well as what political party they associate with.
Here is a link to the speeches
Lincoln-Douglas Speeches
Here is a review of the major topics covered per speech
Ottawa:
Freeport:Candidates cover Dred Scott case, Nebraska bill, existence of the Union as half slave and half free, equality of the white and African races.
Jonesboro:Covers fugitive slave law, admission of slave states, slavery in the territories and District of Columbia, interstate slave trade. Best passages are pp. 271-279 for Lincoln, and 294-305 for Douglas.
Charleston:Covers states' right to choose, slavery in territories, existence of the Union as half slave and half free. Best passages are pp. 18-30, 73-76, 83-88 for Douglas, 31-41 for Lincoln.
Galesburg:Candidates give clear positions on equality of whites and Africans, spend most of the debate arguing over a speech by Judge Lyman Trumbull.
Quincy:Covers Kansas-Nebraska bill, states' rights, Dred Scott case, equality of white and African races, slavery vs the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
Alton:Continues with topics from Galesburg debates, further comments on Dred Scott case, slavery in the territories.
Same topics as Galesburg and Quincy debates, Kansas, Lecompton constitution.
Ultimately You will make a pretty comparison chart!!!
Stephen Douglas (Democrat) v. Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
If you search online for some personal characteristics like I showed you with Obama/Romney that would be good as well as what political party they associate with.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Updated Uncle Tom's Cabin Reading - Changed it to 4 Week Time period
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN - by Harriet Beecher Stowe
“So you’re the little woman that wrote the book that started this great war” - Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln said this upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe about ten years after Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published. You had a chance to discuss and vote on anti-slavery measures at the end of last year. Stowe’s UTC (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) helped to shock public opinion like never before against slavery. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week. Remember this was 1852! That’s insane!
You are going to be reading about 2/3. This option offers you a clear sense of Stowe's argument and the novel's plot, including both Tom's story and the story of George and Eliza Harris. You will have a quiz every Friday for the next three weeks. You may of course read the whole book.
Below are the chapters that are required as well as your quiz breakdown.
Chapters…
1
3-5
7
9-11
(Quiz) - August 29th on above chapters
12-13
15-17
(Quiz) - September 5th on above chapters
18
20
24-26
28-30
(Quiz) - September 12th on above chapters
32 & 33
37 & 38
40-45
(Quiz) - September 19th on the above chapters
Where can you find the book? Many of you will need to access it digitally.
I have a class set of books and will give you some time to read in class but most of your reading will take place outside of class. You can download UTC to your eReader/tablet for free from Project Gutenberg - at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203 and I can help you if you need help. There are also plenty of free versions if you search for it online and that way you can read it on your tablets/phones/etc.
“So you’re the little woman that wrote the book that started this great war” - Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln said this upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe about ten years after Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published. You had a chance to discuss and vote on anti-slavery measures at the end of last year. Stowe’s UTC (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) helped to shock public opinion like never before against slavery. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week. Remember this was 1852! That’s insane!
Below are the chapters that are required as well as your quiz breakdown.
Chapters…
1
3-5
7
9-11
(Quiz) - August 29th on above chapters
12-13
15-17
(Quiz) - September 5th on above chapters
18
20
24-26
28-30
(Quiz) - September 12th on above chapters
32 & 33
37 & 38
40-45
(Quiz) - September 19th on the above chapters
Where can you find the book? Many of you will need to access it digitally.
I have a class set of books and will give you some time to read in class but most of your reading will take place outside of class. You can download UTC to your eReader/tablet for free from Project Gutenberg - at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203 and I can help you if you need help. There are also plenty of free versions if you search for it online and that way you can read it on your tablets/phones/etc.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Call Em All - School Notifications
Scholars Academy uses the Call Em All text service each year to notify you of last minute school related information including cancellations, delays or closures.
Please
join the Scholars Academy SMS (Short Message Service) group today to
get these texts. Note: This year we do not have individual grade
lists...just one general mailbox.
You must join by following the instructions below.
To join the Scholars Academy list:text Scholars to 292929
PLEASE
NOTE: This is a text service only! If you cannot receive texts you
must check the web or look out for a constant contact message about
cancellations or delays. We cannot control exactly when Constant
Contact messages will be delivered so the call em all service will be
the most expedient method.
If you have any questions, please contact Patty Watkins at: pattywat@gmail.com
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