Today we will engage with primary sources!
Yes, these all help 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 (you will be given a copy of this during class)
Read and Discuss: Reconstruction Documents
All Documents / Original Documents (primary sources un-altered)
Research: Outside Evidence
Homework: Emancipation Proclamation Assignment (see last slide and blog post for details)
Yes, these all help 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 (you will be given a copy of this during class)
Read and Discuss: Reconstruction Documents
All Documents / Original Documents (primary sources un-altered)
Research: Outside Evidence
Homework: Emancipation Proclamation Assignment (see last slide and blog post for details)
Homework Assignment:
- 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 block 2, so please do it!!!
