Thursday, January 31

Wow!  What a week!  The weather is really altering our schedule.  The Chapter 7 Vocabulary and Chapter 7 Power Notes will be DUE ON MONDAY. 

Also, we just finished watching the Elaine Riot in class today.  We will watch Emmett Till tomorrow and go into Part 2 of the Power point on Voting Amendments for African Americans.

Quiz will still be FRIDAY (tomorrow) unless there are more weather delays.

Tuesday, January 29

Today, we ran a little behind on finishing the power point: The Struggle for Equality Part 1.  We will finish the power point Wednesday.  We will also watch the Elaine Riot clip and the Emmett Till video clip tomorrow.  You will find the clips under the Chapter 7 link from the previous post.
Assigned Today:
Vocabulary for Chapter 7 - Due Friday (NOW DUE MONDAY)
Chapter 7 Sec1 Power Notes - Due Friday (NOW DUE MONDAY)

Lesson Plans week of January 28th

The week of January 28th we will start Chapter 7. Here you will find some helpful links to assignments, power points, and other handouts from this chapter. Please check here first when looking for a handout. Chapter 7 - Our Enduring Constitution.

Lesson Plans for January 28 - February 1
Monday:  No School/Teacher Workshop
Tuesday:  Struggle for Equality / Power Point w/guide and video clips.
Elaine, Arkansas Riot 1919
Emmett Till 1955
Voting restrictions under Jim Crow
Jim Crow Customs
Wednesday:  The Children's March Video / with movie guide
Thursday:  The Path to Suffrage /Power Point with guide
Video Clip:  Alice Paul/Iron Jawed Angels
In class reading assignment Alice Paul
Voting legislation today
PBS - Jim Crow
Friday:  Quiz over Ch 7 Sec1
Interactive Reading Guide for Chapter 7 Sec2

Some Chapter 7 Highlights

In Chapter 7 we will explore how the Constitution has responded to the changing needs and demands of society.  We will explore the fight and struggle to change laws and the resulting amendments that have been added to address social justice and equality.

We will explore court cases like Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v, Board of Education, University of California v. Bakke, and more.

The Children's March is a video we will watch as we learn about the integration of our school system.

We will watch clips from the movie Iron Jawed Angels which depicts Alice Paul, a suffragist, and her challenge against President Wilson to give women the right to vote.

Youtube clip of Alice Paul in prison for "obstructing traffic".  She was not guilty and refused to admit guilt for something she did not do.  She was only guilty of protesting with signs outside the White House for women's right to vote, which according to our constitution was/is a legal right.