Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Monday, 14 April & Tuesday/ Wednesday 15-16 April

The class began focusing on the topic of Civil Rights.

Civil Rights are those rights gauranteed to all members of a society.
The class wrote about and discussed Justice.

The class spent some time writing about how each of us and other feel when they are "aggrieved". We discussed apologies and retribution.

The class identified groups that have been harmed by the United States over time including: Native Americans, Enslaved Africans, Enslaved African-Americans, Americans of Japanese Descent, and Japanense legally living on the West Coast of the United States during WWII, GLBTQ people.

The class began studying the 13th, 14th, and 15th Ammendments to the Constitution: "The Reconstruction Ammendment." Students should obtain an handout from Mr. Zartler.

Vocabulary so far:
Civil Rights
Reparations
Apology
Executive Order 9066
Constitution

On Thursday and Friday students will be forecasting during part of US History class.

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