Wednesday January 30th

Yesterday in class we read a document about the 14th amendment and then made a magazine cover representing the amendment. I worked with Cara, laurel, and Jess. Ours wasn't exactly beautiful, but i think it got the point across

Today in class we split up into groups again to read about the different reconstruction plans and then decided which one we agreed with the most. I agreed with Lincolns and then we had a little discussion before class ended.

Monday, January 28th

On friday in history class we learned about the lincoln assasination and how john wilkes book murdered him. I thought it was pretty interesting even though we just took notes. At the end of class we listened to some songs and voice recordings that went along with the story of Lincoln being a hero.

Today in history we went to the library to do a worksheet on the south before reconstruction from some sources online. Then we answered some questions about a political cartoon and then did a third worksheet on the black codes that were placed after the civil war.

Winnie The Pooh

Here goes the first post of the second semester!

After reading the character descriptions I would describe myself as Roo. Roo is described to be the youngest and very playful and always looks up to her friend Tigger. I think this describes me because I am one of the youngest people in our grade. I think I'm a playful person and like to joke around. I'm also the youngest of my group of friends of which I look up to a lot since they are juniors and seniors. Roo is also little, like myself.

My Results:
You are Piglet. You are timid, quiet, and like to stay in others' shadows. Though your shyness can irritate some, you are courageous when it counts and are always loyal to your friends.

I was very surprised this was my result. Maybe it happened because of the types of questions they asked? I mean most of them didn't really apply to me. I wonder if other people think I can be shy. I dont think I am. Though the part that I do believe is true is that I am courageous when it counts and I am loyal to my friends. I guess I can be kind of quiet until its necessary for me to speak up.

I guess I'm happy with the outcome though because piglet is my favorite character :)

Wednesday, January 9th

Yesterday in class we finished up the civil war by taking notes on how the war ended with Lee surrendering to US Grant at Appomattox Court House VA. Then, today we took the end of chapter test which I felt went really well! I'm excited and nervous to see how I did since it will have been the last test of the quarter. Next up, midterms!

Monday January 7th

On Friday in history we were assigned to write a diary entry based on the perspective of the state that we were assigned. in order to get a better understanding of our situation we read different diary entries prom people who actually lived during that time and could use those for inspiration for our own. I was assigned Georgia so I wrote about a woman living in her home but her yard and garden was constantly being destroyed by the armies.

Today in History we had the Gettysburg Address quiz which I'm kind of nervous about. I always mix up little things. This one was tougher for me to memorize for some reason and I'm not sure why. But anyways, for the rest of the class we took notes on the Civil War and the Anaconda strategy they used in their fighting. We finished off the class by watching a movie

Thursday, January 3rd

Yesterday we started off with our first class by looking at a picture of a long line of people standing in front of the national archives as they celebrated the 150th anniversary or the Emancipation Proclamation. Our class then discussed whether it was really worth being celebrated that much and we decided it definitely was. we came to the conclusion that you can believe in what you want to believe in and support what you want to support. Today we started off class by looking at a picture of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial that is in the Boston Common in our very own capital. I've been to the commons many times and hadn't noticed it so ill be sure to look closer the next time I am there. We then went into discussion about how it was the 54th Regiment Memorial which commemorated the first group of all African Americans to fight in the Civil War. We then took notes and watched a video to wrap up the lesson.