Thursday, August 30: Reconstruction

Student Expectation: Write using newly acquired vocabulary.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Remember if your wi-fi is not cooperating . . . click on the wi-fi icon and disable it.  Then enable it again.

1. Click here to access the  Reconstruction Unit Overview and Study Guide.

2. Read the Overview and Study Guide.  This is what you are expected to learn during our studies of Reconstruction.

3. Did you really read the document????  After you have really read the document,  move it into your Reconstruction folder in Google Docs.  (Open Google Docs and it will be there!)

4. Open Time Toast (we created this account yesterday and you should have bookmarked it-- if you didn't the address is www.timetoast.com)

5. Watch the tutorial below to learn how to use TimeToast.

6. Follow the directions from the TimeToast tutorial and add the following dates to your timeline:

• 1861-1865
• 1865-1877

You must include the date and a short description of each event.  If you don't know the significance of the date you will have to research it!  Tomorrow we will go over these in class.

7.  Alright!  Now for your first GRADED  assignment . . .  Go get a textbook off the shelf.  Open this document and make a copy of it so you can type directly to it.

• To make a copy: click "file"; "make a copy"
• Rename the document "Ch 11 Vocabulary: Reconstruction"
• Type your first and last name at the top of your document

8. Use the glossary of the textbook to define all the terms listed on the document.  You must write the COMPLETE definition to receive credit.  You must ALSO write a SIMPLE DEFINITION for the term.  The simple definition should RE-STATE the textbook definition in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the term.

• ***The textbook definition and simple definition need to be in 2 different colors.  I don't care which colors you choose, but make sure you have 2 different colors.

9. If you don't finish the vocab. don't fret!!!  We will deal with it on Friday.

10. Put your textbook back on the shelf at the end of the period (in numerial order)!