1. Agenda- Quarter 2 7 th Grade Social Studies, Mrs. Pitner

2. Wednesday, October 14  Learning Goal: I can understand the factors leading to the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Write down agenda items for today  Agenda:  Quarter 2 Procedures  Classroom Competition  Team Trivia  No Homework

3. Classroom Expectations – Quarter 2 Quarter One Expectations PLUS  You will write in your agenda daily (spontaneous agenda checks for a grade!).  You will write in complete sentences (except for notes) and use proper spelling/punctuation.

4. Thursday, October 15  Learning Goal: I can understand the factors leading to the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Write down agenda items for today  Agenda:  John Brown DBQ Practice  No Homework

5. Friday, October 16  Learning Goal: I can understand the factors leading to the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Write down important dates in agenda (Mrs. Pitner will tell you!)  Agenda:  John Brown DBQ Practice  Agenda Check!  No Homework

6. Exit Ticket  Write down 3 fun facts about yourself!!

7. Monday, October 19  Learning Goal: I can understand the factors leading to the Civil War.  Warm-Up: N/A  Agenda:  John Brown DBQ Practice  Vocab  No Homework

8. Was John Brown a hero or a misguided fanatic?  Write a paragraph answering the question  Have a thesis statement  Use textual evidence (2 PIEs)  Do NOT use the word “I” or any abbreviations!  If it says “I” in a quotation, change it using [ ]  ex: John Brown says “[he] never intended…” Thesis Statement (SEPARATE SENTENCE). PIE 1. PIE 2. John Brown was __________. PIE 1….. PIE 2…..

9. Vocabulary Terms  Confederate States of America (502)  Jefferson Davis (502)  Secede (502)  Fort Sumter (511-512)  Robert E. Lee (512)  Border States (512)  Anaconda Plan (513)  First Battle of Bull Run (514)  Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (515)  Enlist (517)  Andersonville (519)  Monitor (521)  Merrimack (521)  George McClellan (523)  Ulysses S. Grant (524)  Battle of Shiloh (524)  William Tecumseh Sherman (525)  Battle of Antietam (527)  Plunder (527)

10. Tuesday, October 20  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Explain P.I.E. for writing using documents.  Agenda:  Introduce Baseball Cards  Civil War Vocab  Homework: Baseball Cards Slip

11. Wednesday, October 21  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Define and describe one of your vocab terms.  Agenda:  Civil War Vocab  Civil War Story Board  Homework: Baseball Cards Slip

12. Thursday, October 22  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Define and describe one of your vocab terms.  Agenda:  Civil War Vocab  Civil War Story Board  Homework: Baseball Cards Slip

13. Friday, October 23  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Primary Source Analysis: Why does the writer support secession?  Agenda:  Civil War Story Board  Baseball Cards Review  Fort Sumter/First Battle of Bull Run Notes  Homework: Baseball Cards, Study Vocab

14. Why does the writer support secession? “In January next we shall take leave of the Union and shall construct with our Sister Cotton States a government for ourselves. Whether the other Slave States will join seems very uncertain at least for the present. The condition of affairs at the North since the election of an Abolitionist for President makes it necessary for us to get away as quickly as possible.” -E.B. Heyward, South Carolina, Nov. 20, 1860

15. Monday, October 26  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Study for Quiz!! (Write fun fact about yourself)  Agenda:  Civil War Vocab Quiz  Fort Sumter/First Battle of Bull Run Notes  Homework: Baseball Cards

16. Tuesday, October 27  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Describe the Anaconda Plan IN DETAIL.  Agenda:  Baseball Cards Project Research  First Battle of Bull Run Play  Homework: Baseball Cards

17. Wednesday, October 28  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Write down 2 facts from the video about the life of a soldier during the Civil War  Agenda:  Civil War Letters  Homework: Baseball Cards, Finish Paragraph

18. DBQ Notes  Use complete sentences!  Use proper spelling and grammar!!!  Sentences must have a subject and a verb  Do not capitalize random words in the middle of a sentence  Do NOT use “I believe,” “I think,” or any “I” statements at all!  Address historical figures/authors/other people by last name after introducing them.  Ex: John Brown was a hero. Brown states…  Use the text accurately – only change words in a quote if you NEED to, and if you do use brackets!  Do not use abbreviations in schoolwork!  Do not write how you talk!!

19. DBQ Notes  Quotes should flow smoothly with the rest of your sentence  Help yourself by eliminating as many pronouns as possible from quotes you want to use  Only use the parts of quotes that are absolutely necessary – no super long quotes  Quotations in your sentence start with a lowercase letter  Ex: Mrs. Pitner says “never use uppercase letters at the start…”  “Doc A states…” is NOT your point for PIE!!! Points need to be something you can defend!  Use the same verb tense throughout!

20. Thursday, October 29  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Describe the Anaconda Plan IN DETAIL.  Agenda:  Baseball Cards Project Research  First Battle of Bull Run Play  Homework: Baseball Cards, Paragraph Due tomorrow!

21. Friday, October 30  Learning Goal: I can understand the key events and people of the Civil War.  Warm-Up: Write a quiz question about something we’ve learned so far about the Civil War.  Agenda:  Civil War Map  Grading Warm-Ups  Civil War Video??  Homework: Baseball Cards