March 9th/12th

March 9th

Socials 9

Today we continued our exploration of Western Expansion by looking at the establishment of roads, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and the Gold Rush of 1849. Students then watched some clips from the movie 'Glory' to gain a better understanding of the Civil War and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment which was the first all Black regiment following the emancipation declaration.

Socials 8

Today we explored the 100 years war fought between England and France. We looked at the story of Joan of Arc and then watched some clips from the movie, 'The Messenger' to better understand how medieval wars were fought.

They were also tasked with writing an essay for the 'Knight's Tale', and introduced to the PEEL method (Point, Explain, Evidence and Link) for connecting their paragraphs to their thesis.

The Essay criteria can be found here.

The PEEL method can be found here.

The worksheet on the 100 years war can be before found here.

March 12th

English 9

Students were given class time to work on their essays.

English 8

Students worked in class to finish the questions and vocabulary for chapter 7-9.

The Chapter Questions can be found here.

The Vocabulary can be found here.

Socials 9

Today we continued our exploration of Western Expansion by looking at the establishment of roads, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and the Gold Rush of 1849. Students then watched some clips from the movie 'Glory' to gain a better understanding of the Civil War and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment which was the first all Black regiment following the emancipation declaration.