Thursday 2/19 Please pick up “The Road to Freedom” cartoon excerpt and highlighter (if you need one). Read through the cartoon and highlight parts of the comic (words or pictures) that show that the Freedmen are not equal to Whites during Reconstruction.

Closer – Thurs., 2/19 Write an commercial jingle for a local Freedmen’s Bureau that illustrates what the bureau could offer to the freed slaves facing the limitations to their freedom. (to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”) Do you need a job or food? Home or clothes? Are you scared? The Freedmen’s Bureau can help you – We will be your friend!

Thursday, 2/12 Pick-up a small sheet with quotes on it and a piece of tape to secure it to your warm-up sheet. For each quote, identify who might have said it and why it might have been stated. (it may not be a specific person)

“The Yankee freed you. Now let the Yankee feed you.” “I felt like a bird out of a cage. Amen. Amen.” “We have turned loose 4 million slaves without a …cent in their pockets.” “White men must manage the South.” “There is nothing else I know anything about except managing a plantation.”

Closer Thurs. 2/12 Write one text message for each of the following groups regarding the start of Reconstruction: – Plantation Owner to Plantation Owner, – Poor White to Poor White, and – Freedman to Freedman

Wednesday, 2/11 How can personal bias influence the way history is written. ( use the picture below to help you)

Closer – Wed., 2/11 Write the following statement on your sheet. Fill-in the blanks with your own idea. An example follows Reconstruction is like _____________, because _______________________. Reconstruction is like my bedroom, because it didn’t take long to make it messy, but it will take a long time to clean!

Monday, 2/09 It is April The Civil War is over. You are the President. Answer the following question: What are the challenges you face now that the war is over? Pick-up a new warm-up sheet for the week and answer the following question below in Monday’s box. Leave your old sheet in the Completed Work box.

Closer – Mon., 2/09 “ We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers....We can imagine no holier place than that in which he lies, among his brave and devoted followers, nor wish for him better company. – what a body-guard he has!” How might this statement by Col. Robert Shaw’s father impact Shaw’s reputation upon death? (note: it was a widely publicized statement in the North)

Previous Slides Pull from these to modify for the current semester

Tuesday, 9/30 How do you feel going into your second Social Studies Unit Test? Do you feel better prepared? Did you change your style of studying? Why or why not?

Use this cartoon to help you remember some of the things we discussed with regards to Reconstruction.

When You Finish Your Test Please do the following when you are finished: Review your test – did you answer all questions and shade in the bubbles? Don’t leave any blanks! Bring your test up to the desk. Pick-up a puzzle, map worksheet, and a laminated map for the next unit. Please work quietly and be respectful while others finish their test. Read the directions for the map worksheet.

No Specific Closer - Tuesday, 9/30 Wrapping up Reconstruction Unit Test

Monday, 9/29 Create one sentence for each pair of terms below to accurately show how they are connected. Look up the definitions for the terms if you are not sure! Disenfranchisement and Poll Taxes Presidential Reconstruction and Plantation Class Leniency and Radical Republicans Pick-up a new warm-up sheet for the week and answer the following question below in Monday’s warm-up box. Leave your old one in the Completed Work bin.

Reconstruction Unit Test Matching/Multiple Choice – 27 questions on computer form (make sure you have read the textbook!) Short Answer – 10 questions (based on primary documents) Linking Terms – two terms that you need to use in one sentence that shows your understanding. Extended Answers – 1 for CP/2 for Honors

Radical Reconstruction Rules! End Reconstruction NOW! Review Time!

Should we help the kids and let them use notes for the test? Ok, give them a note card. It’s up to them to do the work! Test Prep...

Closer - Monday, 9/29 What will you do tonight to prepare for the unit test tomorrow, so you will be at your absolute best?

Friday, 9/26 Summarize your Homework – write and finish the following statements... “What I know about Presidential Reconstruction is... ” “What I know about Radical Reconstruction is...”

How successful was Reconstruction? Give evidence to support your answer Closer Friday, 9/26

Thursday, 9/25 We’re Organizing! Please get out your yellow learning map!

No Specific Closer - Thursday, 9/26 Wrapping up Reconstruction Plans Activity

Wednesday, 9/24 Please pick-up a cartoon in the bin. Look over the cartoon carefully and answer the analysis form on the back. Be Detailed!!!

Closer – Wed. 9/24 Write your thoughts about what the Freedmen are experiencing in Reconstruction. Is it fair? Is it just? Be detailed with your explanation!

Should slaves stay or go? Do they really have any choice? Why or why not? Closer Mon., 9/22

Wednesday, 2/26 – Pd. 1 and 3 only Get in your groups and start working on your review poster. You will have approximately 15 minutes to finish it. Remember that they will be on the wall during the test – make them noticeable! Supplies are on the teacher’s desk.

Wednesday, 10/02 What are two questions that you have about Reconstruction? Write them down and be prepared to share them during our review.

Closer – 9/25: Rank the Plans! Make a scale like the one below Easy on Hard on The South the South Identify and explain where you would note the two plans (Johnson and Radical Republicans of Congress)

Tuesday, 9/24 Using the reading, “A New Birth of Freedom: The Day of Jubilee” write a post-war diary entry from the perspective of either a Southern White Land Owner or an Emancipated Slave. Think about how individual would react to the end of slavery.

“War/Peace” Using your own words and in a paragraph, explain the meaning of this activity and how it relates to the Reconstruction Period.