Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Civil War Lecture
Here is a series of lecture videos on the American Civil War. They were designed for a high school class, but they are very easy to follow. Each video covers a different aspect of the war and is about 5 minutes long.
Video 1: Strategy and Strengths
Video 2: Technology
Video 3: Southern Home Front
Video 4: Northern Home Front
Video 5: The Battles
Video 6: Gettysburg
Video 7: The War Ends
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Lynching
Strange Fruit
Composed by Abel Meeropol (aka
Lewis Allan)
Originally sung by: Billie Holiday
Originally sung by: Billie Holiday
Southern trees bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves
Blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
for the rain to gather
for the wind to suck
for the sun to rot
for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
Friday, April 12, 2013
Classwork from Friday, April 12, 2013
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
1. I gave a powerpoint lecture and the students participated in the discussion as I went through the slides.
2. Then the students gave written answers to 3 questions concerning John Brown's raid.
3. I suggest you check some online sources to read more about John Brown.
This assignment is worth class point towards your overall grade.
Classwork From Thursday, April 11, 2013
An Overview on the Events that Lead Up to the Civil War.
1. Students completed an Entrance Ticket concerning the term "Civil War". VERY few students had a correct understanding of this term. I suggest you look it up in the Longmen Dictionary.
2. Read the essay entitled, "Overview of the American Civil War".
3. Read each of the events that lead up the the American Civi War and then complete the worksheet.
4. Study the chart entitled, :Economics & Culture of the American Civil War and then complete the worksheet.
All these assignments are worth points and should be completed for class.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War.
A brilliant speaker, Douglass was asked by the American Anti-Slavery Society to engage in a tour of lectures, and so became recognized as one of America's first great black speakers. He won world fame when his autobiography was publicized in 1845. Two years later he began publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star.
Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks. Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights during this period of American history and is still revered today for his contributions against racial injustice.
For more information click here.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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