"Gilded" Followup - Ch. 17 Summary - Map: West Texas Wars - Chart: Final Defeat of Indians of Texas - 1st Discussion of Canyons

On this day, students:

• Examined the GooDoc with Examples of "Gilded" During the Gilded Age
• Noted that in some ways every time period and indeed each of us is in some ways "gilded"
• Read and discussed the Chapter 17 Summary: Cultures in Conflict - to understand and to prepare for tomorrow's Ch. 17 Quiz
• Looked at the map called "West Texas Wars" & came up with different titles for it, based on one's opinion of what was taking place
• Considered three questions related to events in Ch. 17:
• Was it right for the Texans and U. S. troops to go into West Texas and defeat the Indians?
• Was it right to carry out the slaughter of the buffalo?
• Was it right to place the Indians on reservations? 
• Worked collaboratively on the Chart - Gilded Age: Final Defeat of the Indians of Texas
• Discussed pp. 3-27 of Gary Paulsen's novel Canyons - See notes here.

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Assignments

For Friday

1. Quiz-Ch. 17 Summary: Cultures in Conflict - Many thanks to Sr. 12345 for the excellent, highly helpful Quizlet Study Cards:

2. Read pp. 29-54 in Canyons and be prepared to discuss. Here's the reading schedule for Canyons:

Date Due	Pages
Th, 4/9/15	3-27
F, 4/10	29-54
M, 4/13	57-84
Tu, 4/14	87-115
W, 4/15	117-150
Th, 4/16	153-184

For Monday: Quiz over Timeline: U. S. History 1861-Present (Names of time periods required; all else is EXTRA CREDIT)