Thursday (and weekend) Homework

English
study for vocab quiz on unit 2 (click link for online quizlet flashcards)
Read chapters 20-21 in The Grapes of Wrath and read for character development. We will be looking at changes in characters throughout the novel as we discuss the book next week.

Note: DO NOT USE clifffsnotes, schmoop, sparknotes, gradesaver, etc. Those sites prevent you from building your own literary analysis skills. Please do your own work and use your own ideas. I've noticed too strong a trend on these sites in class. Let's build your brain, not those sites' bottom line.

History
read chapter 24 from "Gospel of Wealth" on
read and annotate the next two pages in your DBQ packet

Wednesday Night Homework

English:
study for unit 2 vocab test (monday)
read chapt 18-19 Grapes of Wrath
2 paragraphs about the figurative language you found. When is it just an image and when does it take on more meaning as a symbol?


History:
read "Spanning the Continent with Rails" through "Wrongdoing in Railroading" and "The Gospel of Wealth"
Complete DBQ write-up

Homework for Tuesday

English:

1. complete unit 1 vocab
2. make corrections to your compare and contrast essay using peer edit comments
3. read chapters 14-17 of Grapes of Wrath. Find a textual examples where the author is showing you the landscape in a new way

History:

• history hw is cancelled for tonight because of a hiccup. Check back tomorrow for updates

This weekend's homework

English: 
1) study for your vocab quiz
2) complete culture compare and contrast paper (bring a printed copy for peer edits on Monday)
3) bring your copy of Grapes of Wrath to class

History: 
1) read the black codes page of your reconstruction historiography packet and answer the 4 discussion questions
2) complete your jigsaw question and prepare to present it to the class
3) read the following sections of chapter 23: 
Pallid Politics in the Gilded Age 
The Compromise of 1877 and the End of Reconstruction
Class Conflicts and Ethnic Clashes

Maker of America: The Chinese

HAPPY BLOCK OF CHEESE DAY!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/01/29/first-ever-virtual-big-block-cheese-day-white-house-open-questions

Reconstruction (History)

Reconstruction Terms and a Crashcourse just for Kimi :)
Presidential Reconstruction
Congressional Reconstruction
Military Reconstruction
Radical Republicans
Black Codes
10% plan
Wade-Davis Bill
13th, 14th, 15th amendments


Today's essential questions:
 Was Johnson a good or bad president? Why?
Why did Johnson clash with Congress?
What did the radical Republicans want?
What was the Freedman's Bureau? How was it successful or unsuccessful?
What are "Black Codes"? How do they impact American social dynamics today?
What was the Klu Klux Klan? Why were they so pernicious? Why did scoundrels join?
How were the states that seceded brought back into the union? (hint: 5 military districts)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowsS7pMApI

Next up in English... Compare and Contrast Essays

Use the following interactive tool to help you outline for your English essay. Vocab test and essay due on Monday.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html

Vocab flashcards are available here http://quizlet.com/35078100/11th-grade-vocab-flash-cards/