Today we are engaging with a bunch of primary sources!
Yes, these all help better describe the process of Reconstruction in the South. We will take our time and answer the questions for each document as a whole class.
On Block 2 we will organize this information as evidence to help us better wrestle with and discuss our guiding questions:
Agenda (PPT)
Warm Up: #4
Start: SAC Reconstruction
Read and Discuss: Reconstruction Documents
Research: Outside Evidence
Homework: Emancipation Proclamation Assignment (Directions Below)
For the Emancipation Readings, please do the following:
Yes, these all help better describe the process of Reconstruction in the South. We will take our time and answer the questions for each document as a whole class.
On Block 2 we will organize this information as evidence to help us better wrestle with and discuss our guiding questions:
- Were African Americans free during Reconstruction? In what ways?
- What does it mean to be free?
- Based on these documents, was Reconstruction a success or failure?
Agenda (PPT)
Warm Up: #4
Start: SAC Reconstruction
Read and Discuss: Reconstruction Documents
Research: Outside Evidence
Homework: Emancipation Proclamation Assignment (Directions Below)
For the Emancipation Readings, please do the following:
- Read the documents
- Summarize the documents in your own works (3-5 sentences for each reading)
- Determine the purpose(s) of the Emancipation Proclamation and the intentions of Lincoln regarding abolition based on the documents
- In your unit pack you will submit a paper that has 3 summaries and the answer to that last question!
- I will stamp these on Thursday, so please do it!!!
