The South Wins

Hi Everyone!

I hope y'all had a great time on Saturday at the big battle.  The South managed to win every engagement.  Congratulations!  Also, make sure you stop on Thursday to thank Jennifer Poyer for letting us use her home for the battle.

In our last class we covered the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, and Antietam.  We also covered some of the Unconstitutional Acts.  Our document study was on the Emancipation Proclamation where we discovered that not all of the slaves were freed by the proclamation.

Haley, form the North, gave a fun and fabulous presentation on the Underground Railroad and is now the highest ranking officer in the class at the rank of Sergeant.  You should all remember to Salute her in class on Thursday.  :-)

Assignments:

Opinion Paper:  Is it ever wrong to follow the law and if so when and why?

Book:  Across Five Aprils  --  We're discussing it this Thursday.  Make sure you get it read.  Also, write down 2 or 3 (or more) things that jumped out at you while you were reading.  Write them in your commonplace book.  Did you look up any words?  Record those in your commonplace book as well.  Think about what you want to talk about in our discussion on Thursday.

Memory Work:  Pick something and memorize it!

Hero Report:  How's it coming?  Have you picked out your hero yet?

Presentations:

10/23 -- This Thursday -- John -- The Army (Origination, Drills, Manpower)
10/30 -- Alison -- Uniforms and clothing of the times
11/6 -- Joshua -- Life as a slave
11/20 -- Noah -- Prisons

See you all on Thursday!
~General Lisa

Upcoming Battle

Hi Everyone!

We had three more students join the rank of corporal this week!  Congrats to Alison, Haley, and Katie!  Keep up the good work!

We covered Secession and Fort Sumter with a simulation of Lincoln and his cabinet deciding what to do about Fort Sumter.  We also discussed "Uncle Tom's Cabin."  However, we were short on time for the book discussion, so we might do a little more discussion on Thursday.

Katie gave a presentation on Civil War spies and shared some fun stories about a confederate spy named Belle Boyd.

We shared some powerful quotes from President Buchanan about secession; some "colorful" quotes about what the south thought of Lincoln; and a telling quote from Francis Adam (son/grandson of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams) about what the anti-slavery folks thought about Lincoln's election.

Assignments:

• Opinion Paper:  Is Secession Constitutional?
• Keep reading "Across Five Aprils" -- due 10/23
• Memorize something -- song, scripture, Gettysburg Address
• Have you started on your Hero Report yet?
• How are the movies coming??

Presentations:  

• 10/16 (this Thursday) -- Haley -- Underground Railroad
• 10/23 -- John -- The army (origination, drills, manpower)
• 10/30 -- Alison -- Uniforms and clothing of the times

THE BATTLE!!

• Saturday the 18th -- see email sent a few days ago for location and address
• I will be sending water balloons home with everyone on Thursday.  These need to be filled and brought to the battle in coolers/buckets that we will then station around the battle field.  
• If you have eye protection/impact goggles, please bring them.  Label them with your name and bring extra if you have them so we can share.  I will try to have a bunch there as well, but I may not be able to have enough for everyone.
• If you have an airsoft gun, please bring it.  (make sure your name is on it.)

See you all on Thursday!

~General Lisa

Week 4 Recap

Hi Everyone!

Assignments:

• FINISH READING "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN"
• Keep working on passing off your other requirements.  I highly recommend that you start working on memorizing SOMETHING if you haven't already started.

MOVIE PARTY this Friday at General Lisa's House.  6pm to 10pm.  We're watching "Gettysburg".  Bring a snack or treat to share.  This is a fun way to work on passing off your movie requirements.  It's also Parents' Night Out at General Lisa's House.  Parents are welcome to come hangout any time between 6 and 10pm.

We covered the fascinating cycles of history last week.

Katie: Your presentation on Spies is this week.

See you all Thursday!

~General Lisa & General Paige