Homework:
Students have been working on a "Personal History" essay. This essay uses primary source documents to prove who the student is; where they have been; and what they have done.
A FINAL ROUGH DRAFT is due Wednesday for periods 5,6,7 and Thursday for period 4.
The essay should have an introduction with a thesis statement; the thesis statment should some how name or show what is unique about the author.
Body paragraphs should have topic sentences that connect to and support the thesis, and evidence with explanations that show how the primary source supports the topic sentence of the paragraph.
The conclusion should somehow expand the essay; most students can explain what they think their future holds based on who they are today.
Class:
Class today included working on the conclusion of the Personal History essay.
The class spent most of the period examining one of the themes in history we will be exploring.
We began by defining Civil Rights as "Peoples' Rights". We discussed how despite the promise of the Bill of Rights (1789) basic rights have not been universally available to all people in the United States.
We discussed the 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education decsision that established that "seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
Then we read the following article. Be aware that this article contains disturbing facts and language.
The class briefly discussed the importance of bring Civil Rights to all.
Students have been working on a "Personal History" essay. This essay uses primary source documents to prove who the student is; where they have been; and what they have done.
A FINAL ROUGH DRAFT is due Wednesday for periods 5,6,7 and Thursday for period 4.
The essay should have an introduction with a thesis statement; the thesis statment should some how name or show what is unique about the author.
Body paragraphs should have topic sentences that connect to and support the thesis, and evidence with explanations that show how the primary source supports the topic sentence of the paragraph.
The conclusion should somehow expand the essay; most students can explain what they think their future holds based on who they are today.
Class:
Class today included working on the conclusion of the Personal History essay.
The class spent most of the period examining one of the themes in history we will be exploring.
We began by defining Civil Rights as "Peoples' Rights". We discussed how despite the promise of the Bill of Rights (1789) basic rights have not been universally available to all people in the United States.
We discussed the 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education decsision that established that "seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
Then we read the following article. Be aware that this article contains disturbing facts and language.
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