Annexation of Texas

Students:

• Attended Eucharistic chapel service
• Analyzed a color-coded map on the 1845 Annexation of Texas to the United States
• Received a videomusical answer to the student who asked "Who was Polk?"
• Received a sheet of two primary sources showing opposing viewpoints on the Annexation of Texas

Assignments

For Thursday
1. To Be a Slave

• Read Ch. 3 on "The Plantation"
• Begin working on a pictorial presentation of each reading assignment we've done so far on To Be a Slave, beginning with "Author's Note & Prologue" (on capture in Africa & transport via the "Middle Passage" to America) - Add a subtitle & a brief quotation from the book for each picture.

2. Identifying Points of View (on the Annexation of Texas)

• Answer the questions.
• Draw a picture of President Andrew Jackson in the left margin beside his name and a picture of John Quincy Adams in the right margin beside his name.

For Friday
Have your pictorial presentation caught up with p. 95 by Friday.

For Tuesday - Quiz over Ch. 14 Summary - The Lone Star State

Quiz over Republic - Silent Reading

On this day students:

• Took the Quiz over Ch. 12 & 13 on the Republic of Texas and Pioneer Life during the Republic and Early Statehood periods
• Read as much as they could of Ch. 2 in To Be a Slave

Assignment for Wednesday: Finish reading Ch. 2 of TBAS and come prepared to discuss it.

To Be a Slave - Debate: Houston vs. Lamar

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Today our students:

• Discussed pp. 13-27 of To Be a Slave
• Debated (very effectively) who was the better President of the Republic of Texas: Sam Houston or Mirabeau B. Lamar?

Assignments for Tuesday

1. Read Ch. 1 (pp. 28-38) of To Be a Slave - Continue answering the questions you wanted to ask a slave (on the Google Doc).
2. Quiz over Ch. 12 & 13 Summaries: Republic of Texas & Pioneer Life

Recalling Grade 6 - To Be a Slave - Debate Prep: Houston vs. Lamar - Map Analysis: Conflict with Indians & Mexico - Quizlets for Ch. 12 & 13

Today students:

• Recorded and discussed what they remembered from two books about slavery they read last year; click here to see.
• Discussed the first 13 pages of Julius Lester's To Be a Slave
• Worked in debate teams to prepare for Monday's Debate: Who was the better president of the Republic of Texas: Sam Houston or Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Briefly examined two maps on Conflicts with Indians & Mexico during the Republic period

Assignments

For Monday

1. Read pp. 13-27 in To Be a Slave & continue filling answering the questions you would ask a slave (Google Doc)
2. Be ready to debate Houston vs. Lamar

For Tuesday: Quiz over Ch. 12 & 13 Summaries: Lone Star Republic & Pioneer Life

Many thanks to Mr. 12345 for these Quizlet flashes:

Debate Prep - Science Field Trip

Today our Grade 7 scholars:

• Had a few minutes to work in debate teams to prepare for Monday's Houston vs. Lamar debate
• Attended the Mad Science performance at the Cultural Activities Center

Assignments for Friday

1. Read pp. 3-12 in To Be a Slave & write on the Google Doc answers to any of the questions you would want to ask a slave. We will discuss the reading in class on Friday.
2. Continue preparing for Monday's Houston vs. Lamar Debate by reading the Chart of Problems & Policies and writing your debate arguments and strategies. As mentioned in class today, you can also use the Chart/Timeline of the Presidents of the Republic of Texas.Work on this with your teammate.

Scope & Sequence - Began Study of Republic of Texas: Transitions - 2 Maps - Chart/Timeline - Chart of Problems & Policies - Ch. 12 & 13 Summaries - Q's for a Slave - To Be a Slave

Back in the saddle, students today:

• Were shown a Possible Scope and Sequence for the remainder of the 2014-2015 School Year
• Were given a List of Possible Learning Activities (with links) for our one-week unit on The Republic of Texas
• Examined the Continuum of Respect students filled out last Friday and over the weekend
• Examined a simple diagram showing the steps by which Texas transitioned as follows: PART OF A STATE IN MEXICO-->TEXAS REVOLUTION-->NATION (REPUBLIC OF TEXAS)
• Compared and contrasted 2 maps showing the Republic of Texas - noticed how the second map gives a more nuanced view of the Republic
• Examined a Chart/Timeline of the Presidents of the Republic of Texas
• Assigned Debate Teams for next Monday's debate over the question: Who was the better President of the Republic of Texas: Sam Houston or Mirabeau B. Lamar?
• Glanced at a Chart of Problems & Policies of Presidents Houston & Lamar during the Republic of Texas
• Read and discussed the two Chapter Summaries (12 & 13) on the Republic of Texas (Ch. 13 also deals in part with the Early Statehood Period.) - were assigned a Quiz over these summaries for Tuesday, 3/3
• Compiled lists of Questions I Would Ask a Slave 
• Received a copy and the Reading Schedule for the award-winning book, To Be a Slave 

Assignments

For Friday - To Be a Slave - See Reading Schedule above

For Monday - Debate: Houston vs. Lamar

For Tuesday - Quiz over Ch. 12 & 13 Summaries