1. Antebellum and Civil War

2. Flashback Tuesday 1-8-13 O NEW flashback and Exit Slip procedure O They will now be turned in every FRIDAY (or the last day of the week) O What does the word Antebellum mean? What time period does the Antebellum period cover in U.S. History?

3. Vocabulary Tuesday 1-8-13 O Vocabulary will still be turned in at the end of each unit. O The Alamo—refers to the most celebrated episode in the Texas war of independence (1836) O the legendary David Crockett held the Alamo from 23 February to 6 March. ‘Remember the Alamo’ was the battle-cry of the Texans at San Jacinto on 26 April, where Santa Anna was captured and the independence of Texas won.

4. Davy Crocket Song O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PQQ0c k5030

5. Start DBQ O Was the United Stats Justified in Going to War with Mexico?

6. Exit Slip Tuesday 1-8-13 O none

7. Flashback Wednesday 1-9-13 O What started the Mexican-American War?

8. Vocabulary Wednesday 1-9-13 O Annexation—To attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city

9. Continue DBQ O Was the U.S. justified in going to war with Mexico?

10. Exit Slip Wednesday 1-9-13 O What is the meaning of the word “justified”?

11. Flashback Thursday 1-10-13 O What does Annex mean?

12. Vocabulary Thursday 1-10-13 O James K. Polk—11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest.

13. Continue DBQ O Was the U.S. justified in going to war with Mexico?

14. Exit Slip Thursday 1-10-13 O What is the purpose of “bucketing” ideas for an essay?

15. Flashback Friday 1-11-13 O Why would Mexican officials have been upset by the annexation of Texas by the United States?

16. Vocabulary Friday 1-11-13 O none

17. Continue DBQ O Was the U.S. justified in going to war with Mexico?

18. Exit Slip Friday 1-11-13 With the information you have so far, do you think the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico?

19. Vocab/FB/ES 1-14-13 to 1-18-13 O NONE

20. Flashback Tuesday 1-22-13 O Did you write your essay to argue that the U.S. was justified or not justified to go to war with Mexico? In your opinion, what was the biggest reason/argument for your side?

21. Vocabulary 1-22-13 O None

22. Exit Slip Tuesday 1-22-13 O What were the 2 sides that fought in the civil war called?

23. Flashback Wednesday 1-23-13 O What do you think some of the causes of the civil war were?

24. Vocab 1-23-13 O none

25. Start webquest

26. Exit Slip 1-23-13 O none

27. Flashback Thursday 1-24-13 **I will be coming around to stamp your papers as we go over the answer O What was the time period between 1830-1860 called?

28. QUIZ

29. Exit Slip Thursday 1-24-13 O What were some of the causes of war that you read about online yesterday and today? which one do you think was the most significant?

30. Friday O Snow day

31. monday O Sub—curriculum day

32. Flashback Tuesday 1-29-13 O What is the connection between Manifest Destiny and the Civil War?

33. Finish America the story of us O Civil war episode

34. Flashback Wednesday 1-30-13 O What was the most interesting thing you learned from the civil war episode of America the Story of US? Why?

35. Vocabulary Wednesday 1-30-13 O Effect—something that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause O Synonyms—consequence, outcome, result

36. Flashback Thursday 1-31-13 O What is an effect?

37. Snow day friday

38. Flashback Monday 2-4-13 O What were the 4 different groups we have learned about? What were some of the effects that the Civil War had on these groups?

39. Exit Slip Monday 2-4-13 O What was the article “Brother Versus Brother” about?

40. Flashback Tuesday 2-5-13 O What were some of the effects of the Civil War on families?

41. Civil War Learning Centers

42. Exit Slip Tuesday 2-5-13 O What were some of the new weapons and technology used during the Civil War?

43. Flashback Wednesday 2-6-13 O When was the civil war fought (years)?

44. Flashback Monday 2-11-13 O What was the most important thing you learned in this unit, why?

45. TEST