Yesterday, March 28th, we worked on our e-books, which I posted last night. It was annoying website and ended up crashing a few times because everyone was trying to finish publish their books at the same time.
Today, March 29th, we went to a website and went through an interactive story of the Lewis and Clark expedition. We wrote diary entries after every event, which I posted earlier today. I had a few problems with my computer, but I managed to get on eventually.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Class Updates 3/26 and 3/27
Yesterday, March 26th, we talked more about the Black Panthers. We are also going to be testing out a flipped classroom for the fourth quarter.
Today, March 27th, we worked on our historical fiction narrative of the civil rights movement that is due tomorrow night.
Today, March 27th, we worked on our historical fiction narrative of the civil rights movement that is due tomorrow night.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Class Updates 3/22 and 3/25
On Friday, March 22nd, we learned about the Civil rights Act of 1964. This was pretty much the same as the Civil Rights Act of 1875, but now the government allowed it since the representatives and Supreme Court changed.
Today, March 25th, we learned about the Black Panthers. This civil rights group advocated for violence and wanted a communist nation for the African-Americans.
Today, March 25th, we learned about the Black Panthers. This civil rights group advocated for violence and wanted a communist nation for the African-Americans.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Class Updates 3/19 and 3/20
Yesterday, we didn't have class because of a snow day.
Today. we compared and contrasted Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and listened to speeches by them.
Today. we compared and contrasted Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and listened to speeches by them.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Class Updates 3/15 and 3/18
Friday, March 15th, we learned about about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X believed that all white men were devils and that their civilization would be destroyed. He wanted a state where black people could be free and separated from the whites. He also that the African-Americans should stand up for themselves. Martin Luther King Jr believed in non-violent protests and turning the other cheek. He hoped to gain equality through love.
Today, March 18th, we finished the worksheets from Friday. Mr. Boyle also talked to us about gaining skills, creating things, and managing time as opposed to learning everything for a test then forgetting it or waiting until last minute to finish a project. He said that we will probably not have another test until the final.
Today, March 18th, we finished the worksheets from Friday. Mr. Boyle also talked to us about gaining skills, creating things, and managing time as opposed to learning everything for a test then forgetting it or waiting until last minute to finish a project. He said that we will probably not have another test until the final.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Class Updates 3/13 and 3/14
Yesterday, March 13th, we learned about the sit-in techniques of the civil rights movement.
Today, March 14th, we learned about the Freedom Rides. The whites responded with violence and tried to kill the passengers with a fire bomb.
Today, March 14th, we learned about the Freedom Rides. The whites responded with violence and tried to kill the passengers with a fire bomb.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Class Upadtes 3/11
We did not have school on Friday, March 8th, because of a snow day.
Today, March 11th, we talked about segregation in modern days. We learned about the Jena Six, who were teens who were racist and beat a white man unconscious. One of them was charged with attempted murder. Nooses were also hung by whites in a tree, which was a reminder of lynchings. We also learned about Little Rock, where the president sent in armed troops to make sure the African-Americans would get to and from classes safely. We then talked about segregation in our schools. Though people are not segregated by race, most people separate themselves into groups and cliques.
Today, March 11th, we talked about segregation in modern days. We learned about the Jena Six, who were teens who were racist and beat a white man unconscious. One of them was charged with attempted murder. Nooses were also hung by whites in a tree, which was a reminder of lynchings. We also learned about Little Rock, where the president sent in armed troops to make sure the African-Americans would get to and from classes safely. We then talked about segregation in our schools. Though people are not segregated by race, most people separate themselves into groups and cliques.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Class Updates 3/6 and 3/7
Yesterday, March 6th, we watched a video on the murder of Emmett Till. Emmett was beaten, shot, then drowned, all for whistling at a white woman. The murders were not punished or convicted. This sparked the Civil Rights movement.
Today, March 7th, we learned about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The African Americans had been forced to sit in the back of the bus, while the whites sat in the front, but they had had enough and boycotted the bus business. It was successful because it hurt the bus business (most of the riders were African American), it was non-violent, and the people were committed to the cause.
Today, March 7th, we learned about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The African Americans had been forced to sit in the back of the bus, while the whites sat in the front, but they had had enough and boycotted the bus business. It was successful because it hurt the bus business (most of the riders were African American), it was non-violent, and the people were committed to the cause.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Class Updates 3/4 and 3/5
Yesterday, March 3rd, we learned about the Scottsboro trials. Nine innocent African-American boys were accused of rape and sentenced to death, but the trials were reviewed multiple times until the sentences were reduced to long imprisonment or the suspect declared not guilty. We wrote diary entries from the point of view of either the supposed rape victims, the convicted men, or the jury. My group wrote as Haywood Patterson, one of the convicted men.
Today, March 4th, we learned about the Brown vs. Board case on the segregation of public schools. The African American schools were generally less well maintained, so several people tried to sue the board of education and make the schools more equal or combine them.
Today, March 4th, we learned about the Brown vs. Board case on the segregation of public schools. The African American schools were generally less well maintained, so several people tried to sue the board of education and make the schools more equal or combine them.
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