American History Honors
Civil War and
Reconstruction Unit
Textbook, Chapters 11
& 12 and Primary Source Documents
SCHEDULE
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Date |
Topic / Activity (Schedule tentative) |
Assignments Due |
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Thu. 11/10 |
Group Activity on Political Compromise (intended to help with paper assignment) State Capitals Quiz |
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Fri. 11/11 |
SCHOOL HOLIDAY |
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Mon. 11/14 (A) Tue. 11/15 (F) |
Beginning of the Civil War to
Shiloh (and |
Advantages/Disadvantages
Chart online Textbook 11.1-11.2 |
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Tue. 11/15 (A) Wed. 11/16 (F) |
War in the West, Peninsular
Campaign to Politics |
Textbook 11.2-11.3 Course Reader, Docs. 3.10A
& 3.10B |
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Wed. 11/16 (A) Thu. 11/17 (F) |
Finish political changes to
“North Takes Command” Presidents DVD: Lincoln |
Textbook 11.3-11.4 |
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Thu. 11/17 (A) Fri. 11/18 (F) |
Gettysburg and Vicksburg to
Sherman’s March to the Sea |
Textbook 11.3-11.4 |
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Mon. 11/21 (A) Tue. 11/22 (F) |
Overland Campaign to the
end of the war |
Textbook 11.4-11.5 |
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Tue. 11/22 (A) |
Extra class (activity to be
announced) |
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Thanksgiving Holidays |
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Mon. 11/28 (A) Tue. 11/29 (F) |
End of war Comparison: Pres. Reconstruction
vs. Congressional Reconstruction |
Whitman’s O Captain! My Captain! |
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Tue. 11/29 (A) Wed. 11/30 (F) |
The Reconstruction Ordeal |
Textbook, Ch. 12 (all) Course Reader, Docs 4.1
& 4.2 |
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Wed. 11/30 (A) Thu. 12/1 (F) |
Reconstruction Quiz Wrap-up Reconstruction Review |
Textbook, Ch. 12 (all) Course Reader, Docs 4.1
& 4.2 |
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Thu. 12/1 (A) Fri. 12/2 (F) |
UNIT TEST |
Document Questions due to Schoology |
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Mon. 12/5 |
PAPER # 4 due to Turnitin.com |
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