Day 23 - October 30, 2013

Today we:
(1) Started watching the movie 'Glory.'

Day 22 - October 28, 2013

Today we:
(1) Finished the Civil War Section 4 Notes and PPT;
(2) Did a reading on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; and
(3) Had the Josten's Assembly.

Day 21 - October 24, 2013

Today we:
(1) Covered Civil War Section 3 Notes and PPT;
(2) Watched America: The Story Of Us - Civil War (25:00 - end); and
(3) Covered Civil War Section 4 Notes and PPT (all except last 4 terms).

Day 20 - October 22, 2013

Today we:
(1) Covered Civil War Section 2 Notes and PPT;
(2) Did a reading about John Clem - a Civil War youth; and
(3) Watched America: The Story Of Us - Civil War (10:00 - 25:00).

Day 19 - October 16, 2013

Today we:
(1) Covered the rest of Civil War Section 1 Terms and PPT (7-end); and
(2) Watched "America: The Story of Us - Civil War' (0 - 10:00).

Day 18 - October 14, 2013

Today we:
(1) Watched 'America: The Story of Us - Division'; and
(2) Started talking about the Civil War Section 1 and PPT (1-6).

Day 17 - October 10, 2013

Today we:
(1) Took a short quiz on Ch. 10, and turned in Ch. 10 Notes;
(2) Read an excerpt from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and discussed it;
(3) Broke into groups and each group took a few terms from Ch. 11 and researched them; and
(4) Groups presented their information to the class.

*Overall, the theme of today was Events Leading to the Civil War.

Day 16 - October 7, 2013

Today we:
(1) Worked on Ch. 10 Key Terms and PPT (25-28);
(2) Watched 'The West - Disk 2 - EP 2 - Westward I Go Free;'
(3) Finished Ch. 10 Key Terms and PPT (29-40); and
(4) Watched 'The West - Disk 2 - EP 3 - The Diggings' (35:00 - 43:00).

Day 15 - October 3, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did Ch. 10 Key Terms and PPT (9 - 21);
(2) Watched The West - Disk 2 - Tejas;
(3) Watched The West - Disk 2 - In The Midst of Savage Darkness (36:00 - 42:00);
(4) Did Ch. 10 Key Terms and PPT (22 - 24);
(5) Watched The West - Disk 2 - Prologue (about Mountain Men); and
(6) Watched The West - Disk 2 - Westward I Go Free.

Day 14 - October 1, 2013

Today we:
(1) Started Ch. 10 Key Terms (1-4);
(2) Watched The West - Disk 2 - The Heart of Everything;
(3) Did Ch. 10 Key Terms (5-8); and
(4) Watched a clip from Safari Montage - "King's Highway: El Camino Real" (about Spanish missions in California) - Ch. 4 - Mission Life (0 - 7:41).