1.  Please pick up the two handouts from the front of the room and be ready to start when the bell rings!

2.  Complete the guided reading activity using Chapter 9. The assignment materials will be posted on both appohigh.org and schoology.  This is in preparation for in-class research on Thursday, 10/15 for an upcoming debate.  It is critical that you do this assignment! See me BEFORE Wednesday if you’re having problems accessing the materials.

3.  Do you think Congress was justified in enacting compromises on the issue of slavery for the sake of trying to keep the United States together? (i.e. Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850) Which part(s) of the compromises do you think were most/least successful and why?  Do you think that slavery could have been ended without the Civil War?  The abolishment of slavery was a divisive issue, and a compromise that suited both sides was difficult to devise, if not impossible. What is a divisive issue that the United States is dealing with today? What similarities and differences are there to abolitionism?

4.  Read the provided biography on Christopher Columbus and respond to the following question. Be ready to share your ideas!  How does the author portray Christopher Columbus? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.

5.  Trade biographies to read a second opinion on the legacy of Christopher Columbus. Answer the following questions and be ready to share!  How do these biographies differ when it comes to the legacy of Christopher Columbus?  What might account for these differences?

6. Today’s LEQ: Why is it important to know the difference between historical facts and historical interpretations?

8.  Document or physical object written or created during the time under study  Offers an inside view Advantages? Disadvantages?

11.  Interpretation of a primary source (an outsider’s view)  More steps removed from the event being studied Advantages? Disadvantages?

12.  There are many reliable secondary sources, but be skeptical!  It’s important to distinguish between historical fact and historical interpretation!  A few things to consider… ▪ Is this all the evidence? Or, just what the author wanted me to read? ▪ Potential bias? ▪ Intended audience? ▪ Author’s background information?

13.  You have been placed into groups of 6 (there may be a couple groups of 7)  You have received six note cards each. Number them in the top right corner from 1 to 6. 1

14.  Think of a funny sentence and write it down. Keep it secret or this game won’t work!!!! The cat got sick from eating too much spaghetti. 1

15.  Keeping card #1 on top, pass entire pile of note cards to the person on your right.  After you’ve read the sentence on card #1, place it on the bottom of the pile.  Attempt to draw the sentence from card #1 onto card #2. You can only use pictures – no words!  Remember, keep it secret or this game won’t work!!!

16.  Keeping card #2 on top, pass your pile of note cards to the person on your right.  After you’ve looked at the picture on card #2, place it on the bottom of the pile.  Attempt to write the sentence from card #2 onto card #3.  Keep it secret and no peeking or this game won’t work!!!!

17.  Keeping card #3 on top, pass your pile of note cards to the person on your right.  After you’ve read the sentence on card #3, place it on the bottom of the pile.  Attempt to draw the sentence from card #3 onto card #4. You can only use pictures – no words!  Remember, keep it secret and no peeking or this game won’t work!!!

18.  Keeping card #4 on top, pass your pile of note cards to the person on your right.  After you’ve looked at the picture on card #4, place it on the bottom of the pile.  Attempt to write the sentence from card #4 onto card #5.  Keep it secret and no peeking or this game won’t work!!!!

19.  Keeping card #5 on top, pass your pile of note cards to the person on your right.  After you’ve read the sentence on card #5, place it on the bottom of the pile.  Attempt to draw the sentence from card #5 onto card #6. You can only use pictures – no words!  Remember, keep it secret and no peeking or this game won’t work!!!

20.  Place card #6 on the bottom of the pile. Card #1 should now be back on top.  Pass the pile of note cards back to the original owner.

21.  Take a look through the cards and see how well your classmates did at interpreting your original sentence.  How can we connect this to primary and secondary sources? Discuss the following questions in your group and be ready to share!  Which card(s) would be the primary source?  Which card(s) would be the secondary source?  Apply your experience from the warm up and the game to today’s LEQ: Why is it important to know the difference between historical facts and historical interpretations? Write your answer on the back of your original note card. Be sure to add your first and last name.

22.  Answer today’s LEQ on the back of your original note card from the game. Be sure to put your first and last name on it!  Why is it important to distinguish between historical fact and interpretation? Provide an example within your response.