1. Welcome to US History
Please seat yourselves in alphabetical order by last name.
Once you are seated take out a sheet of paper and record your homework.
When you are finished have the 8th student raise their hand to tell me that the class is ready to begin.
Homework: Read the syllabus and me any questions that you have.

2. Confederate Monuments

3. If the Confederate States of America lost the Civil War, why are there monuments honoring the confederacy?

4. The Assignment
If the Confederate States of America lost the Civil War, why are there monuments honoring the confederacy? After reading articles on confederate monuments, write an editorial that explains the reasons why confederate monuments were erected and explains your opinion on what should happen to the monuments today. Support your editorial with evidence from your research. What are the implications of removing confederate monuments to how we remember our nation’s history?

5. Rubric Advanced Meets Expectations Approaches Expectations Emerging
Controlling Idea
(Claim)
Establishes and maintains a precise, substantive claim that addresses all aspects of the prompt. Acknowledges limitations and/or the complexity of the issue or topic.
Establishes and maintains a clear, specific, and credible claim that addresses all aspects of the prompt.
Establishes a clear claim that addresses the prompt, with an uneven focus.
Makes a general claim with an unclear focus.
Development and Explanation of Sources
(Evidence)
Thoroughly and accurately explains ideas and source material, using logical reasoning to support and develop the argument.
Accurately explains ideas and source material and how they support the argument.
Explains ideas and source material to support the argument, with some incomplete reasoning or explanations.
Explanation of ideas and source material is irrelevant, incomplete, or inaccurate.

6. Mini Task: Video

7. Mini Task—Turn and Talk
Describe the event that happened at Charlottesville, VA this August.
How did this impact Baltimore?
What caused the event in Charlottesville?
What people may be impacted by this event?
What questions do you have?

8. Organizing your research
Create a method to record information from the sources on your paper in note taking format.
This could be a chart, outline, list or other method that you prefer.
Include in your notes the source of your information and any information that will help you answer the essential question.

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Mini Task: Research
Read your assigned source from the Padlet to read independently.
As you read take notes on the “Active Reading Guide” to help you answer the essential question.
Share your information with at least one other person in the class.

10. DebrieF What is the purpose of monuments?
Why are there monuments honoring the confederacy?
Why are people so upset about these monuments?
What do you think should happen to the monuments that were taken down in Charlottesville, Baltimore and other places?
How do you think we should remember our nation’s history?

11. Mini Task: HoW to Write an Editorial
CHARACTERISTICS OF EDITORIAL WRITING An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue. It reflects the majority vote of the editorial board, the governing body of the newspaper made up of editors and business managers. It is usually unsigned. Much in the same manner of a lawyer, editorial writers build on an argument and try to persuade readers to think the same way they do. Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue. In essence, an editorial is an opinionated news story.

12. The Assignment
If the Confederate States of America lost the Civil War, why are there monuments honoring the confederacy? After reading articles on confederate monuments, write an editorial that explains the reasons why confederate monuments were erected and explains your opinion on what should happen to the monuments today. Support your editorial with evidence from your research. What are the implications of removing confederate monuments to how we remember our nation’s history?