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/

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