We had a lot of "catching up" to do today, but we got it done. We talked a lot about the first three chapters of the text we are reading. This is some very complex issues for students to get, so I wanted to make sure they got it.
Chapter 1 was mainly about "Why aren't there more black people in the history of the United States?" They were there, so why are they not included?
Chapter 2 was mainly about Pap, a young boy who was captured in Africa and how his life unfolds as a slave in America.
Chapter 3 was about Abolition (ending slavery). We talked about why and WHO some of the major players were and how when Lincoln was elected, the south was worried about their way of life and economic system so they left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
Chapter 4 was about what happened next. It talked about the duality of the south. How it seems so beautiful and fertile, but then had this dark side of slavery. It went on to discuss exactly what happened leading up to the civil war and why Lincoln freed the slaves.
Students worked in groups to fill out a graphic organizer of positive aspects of living in the south and negative aspects of living in the south.
Homework:
- Read 45 minutes daily, fill out log, get parents to sign
- Literacy Vacation Packet
- Math Vacation Packet
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