Eighth Grade Test on Friday

The test will cover from the election of 1860 (who ran, what were their positions, what were the results?) to the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865 (by whom, how, why, where, and with what effect?)

General topics on the test will include the strategies and goals of both the USA and the CSA; their capitals, strengths, and weaknesses. Battles covered will include Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas, Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing, Antietam/Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the close of the war at Appomattox.

People covered on the test include President Lincoln, President Davis, General Grant, General McClellan, General Lee, General "Stonewall" Jackson, and General Sherman.

Students will be allowed to have one side of a piece of paper (written, not typed) for notes. The test will be this Friday.

Sixth Grade Homework

Students read the You Decide! in our textbook on whether Confucianism was a good solution to the problems that Confucius' society faced. Then they answered questions one and three. Three must be an essay of at least three paragraphs and use quotes and modern-day examples.

Sixth Grade Homework

We're still learning about the philosophies of China and East Asia (Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism.) Today we reviewed all four, and learned a bit more about Legalism. Our homework, though, is to make our own Yin-Yang design and represent the Taoist "unity of opposites" with fifteen pairs of opposites inside the Yin-Yang.

Please use color! Remember that the opposites are not always good/bad. Other examples could be: stillness/motion or night/day.

Due tomorrow!

Eighth Grade Homework

Students read this blog post by a historian arguing that Sherman's March to the Sea was not a war crime. Read it, then answer these questions.

1. What did Sherman ask Hood for help in? How did Hood respond? What was Sherman's response to Hood? Does this correspondence affect whether the March was a war crime? Why?
2. What reason did Halleck say justified Sherman's foraging?
3. What reasons does the writer give for her position? Do you agree with her?

Periods one and two, due tomorrow. Periods five and six, due Friday.

Sixth Grade Work for Monday, April 7th

Today in class, the quizzes on Zoroastrianism and the worksheet and illustrated booklets for the Odyssey were returned.

We also discussed Confucianism and watched a short video and took notes. The video (we watched about the first six minutes) is below:






We then reread pages 287-289 and answered the two questions below. I will collect the answers tomorrow in class for credit.

* Confucius' followers compiled a book of his teachings. What is it called?
* Why do you think people in government didn't like his ideas at first?

Eighth Grade Work for Monday, April 7

Today in class we discussed the upcoming presentation. Also, make sure you have placed the finished pdfs from the Fredericksburg assignment in your assignment folder. There should be four maps, and one set of questions.

There is no homework, other than continuing to prepare your presentation for this Friday.

Sixth Grade Odyssey Work, Wednesday, April 2nd

I will collect the Odyssey illustrated books and worksheets this Friday.

After the stop of Calypso, students should read this passage here to see Odysseus arrive home in Ithaca. Although the story continues, we will have to leave our hero here. Ithaca will be the final stop in the booklets and on the worksheet.