African-American Studies
Calendar of Assignments
Calendar of Assignments
Week of 12.1 - 12.5
- Monday, 12.1: Began examining the documentary The Furious Force of Rhymes with guided questions.
- Tuesday, 12.2: Finished watching The Furious Force of Rhymes with guided questions.
- Wednesday, 12.3: Review of Ch 1 - 7.
- Thursday, 12.4: Review of Ch 8 - 17.
- Friday, 12.5: Review of Ch 18 - 24.
Week of 11.24 - 11.26
- Monday, 11.24: Finished watching Blood Done Sign My Name. Questions and Essay due next Monday.
- Tuesday, 11.25: Ch. 23 Black Politics. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.26: Ch 24 Af-Ams in the New Millenium. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
Week of 11.17 - 11.21
- Monday, 11.17: Literacy Groups on The Civil Rights Movement: The Words of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X.
- Tuesday, 11.18: Ch. 22 The Struggle Continues. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.19: Students completed 3 class assignments on 3 different historical figures from the Civil Rights Era.
- Thursday, 11.20: Began the project on the film Blood Done Sign My Name.
- Friday, 11.21: Continued the project on the film Blood Done Sign My Name.
Week of 11.10 - 11.14
- Monday, 11.10: Students completed class assignments on famous figures from the civil rights movement.
- Tuesday, 11.11: Veteran's Day. No school.
- Wednesday, 11.12: Ch 21: The Freedom Movement. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 11.13: Literacy Groups on the Greensboro Four.
- Friday, 11.14: Students watched 'Seizing Justice' and answered guided discussion questions.
Week of 11.3 - 11.7
- Monday, 11.3: Finished the film '42'. Film questions and essay response are due on Friday, 11.7.
- Tuesday, 11.4: Ch. 20 World War II and the Seeds of Revolution. Padlet, Notes, Discussion, and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.5: Literacy Groups on the Tuskegee Airmen.
- Thursday, 11.6: Review of Ch. 18 - 20 for upcoming test.
- Friday, 11.7: Test on Ch. 18 - 20: The Great Depression and World War 2.
Week of 10.27 - 10.31
- Monday, 10.27: Ch 18 Protest, Depression and the New Deal. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Tuesday, 10.28: Ch 19 Culture & Society in the 1930s & 1940s. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 10.29: Literacy Groups on Jackie Robinson.
- Thursday, 10.30: Introduction to Jackie Robinson 42 Project. Began watching the film '42' with guided questions.
- Friday, 10.31: Happy Halloween! Students continued watching '42' with guided questions.
Week of 10.20 - 10.24.14
- Monday, 10.20: Ch 17: African-Americans and the 1920s: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Tuesday, 10.21: Literacy Groups on the Harlem Renaissance.
- Wednesday, 10.22: Students reviewed ch. 14 - 17 in preparation for an upcoming test.
- Thursday, 10.23: Test on Ch. 14 - 17, Life in Post-Slavery America (Late 1800s - Early 1900s).
- Friday, 10.24: Meherrin-Chowanoke Powwow in Ahoskie Field Trip.
Week of 10.14 - 10.17.14
- Tuesday, 10.14: Ch 14 African-Americans in the South During the Late 19th Century: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 10.15: Ch 15 Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 10.16: Ch 16 African-Americans in the Early 20th Century: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Friday, 10.17: Literacy Group Activity on Influential Black Leaders of the Early 1900s.
Week of 10.6 - 10.10.14
- Monday, 10.6: Students finished presenting their research and website presentations.
- Tuesday, 10.7: 10th graders were taking the PLAN test, so the rest of the class completed extra credit assignments.
- Wednesday, 10.8: Midterm (Ch. 1 - 13) expectations were discussed. Students took part in review of Ch. 1 - 7.
- Thursday, 10.9: Students reviewed chapters 8 - 13 for upcoming midterm test (Ch. 1 - 13).
- Friday, 10.10: Students took their Midterm Test on Ch. 1 - 13.
Week of 9.29 - 10.3.14
- Monday, 9.29: Introduced Partner Project: Presentation on a Key African-American Historical Figure (Colonial America to Reconstruction). Students began working with their partner to conduct research and develop a weebly.com website.
- Tuesday, 9.30: Students continued to research and develop their presentation on a key Af-Am Historical Figure.
- Wednesday, 10.1: Students continued to research and develop their presentation on a key Af-Am Historical Figure.
- Thursday, 10.2: Students began their presentations of their research and website presentations.
- Friday, 10.3: Students continued their presentation of their research and website presentations.
Week of 9.22 - 9.26.14
- Monday, 9.22: Questions and Essay Responses from the 54th Massachusetts are due. Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 12: The Promise of Reconstruction.
- Tuesday, 9.23: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 13: The Failure of Reconstruction.
- Wednesday, 9.24: Reviewed Ch 11 - 13 for an upcoming test.
- Thursday, 9.25: Test on Ch. 11 - 13: African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- Friday, 9.26: Watched and Discussed 'African-American Lives: The Promise of Freedom'. Students turned in written responses to guided questions.
Week of 9.15 - 9.19.14
- Monday, 9.15: Notes and Assessment Questions on Ch. 11: African-Americans and the Civil War.
- Tuesday, 9.16: Students worked in literacy groups to examine the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
- Wednesday, 9.17: Began project on the 54th Massachusetts through watching and discussing the film 'Glory'. Film Discussion Questions are due on Friday. Essay Response is due on Monday.
- Thursday, 9.18: Continued with 'Glory' and discussing the 54th Massachusetts.
- Friday, 9.19: Concluded the film 'Glory'. Students submitted their discussion questions. Student essay responses to the 54th are due on Monday.
Week of 9.8 -9.12.14
- Monday, 9.8: Students participate in, 'Flight to Freedom', an online rpg on mission-us.org. Students submit written responses to questions about the online game.
- Tuesday, 9.9: Students took part in literacy groups to examine Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. They discussed questions and submitted their answers.
- Wednesday, 9.10: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 10: The US Disunites Over Slavery.
- Thursday, 9.11: Review for Ch. 8 - 10 Test tomorrow. Todaysmeet.com and Review game.
- Friday, 9.12: Students took their Ch 8 - 10 Test.
Week of 9.2 - 9.5.14
- Tuesday, 9.2: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 8: Opposition to Slavery.
- Wednesday, 9.3: Literacy Group Activity on The Experiences of Solomon Northup.
- Thursday, 9.4: Literacy Group Activity Part 2 on the Experiences of Solomon Northup.
- Friday, 9.5: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 9: Let Your Motto Be Resistance.
Week of 8.25 - 8.29.14
- Monday, 8.25: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 6: Life in the Cotton Kingdom.
- Tuesday, 8.26: Literacy Groups on selected chapters from 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'. Groups submit discussion question responses.
- Wednesday, 8.27: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 7: Free Black People in Antebellum America.
- Thursday, 8.28: Test Expectations and Review for Test on Ch. 4 - 7.
- Friday, 8.29: Quick Review and then Test on Ch. 4 - 7.
Week of 8.18 - 8.22.14
- Monday, 8.18: Notes and Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 4: African-Americans and the Struggle for Independence.
- Tuesday, 8.19: Convocation. No class.
- Wednesday, 8.20: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 5: African-Americans in the New Nation.
- Thursday, 8.21: Literacy Groups examining the lives of African-Americans in the early years of the United States.
- Friday, 8.22: African American Lives "We Come From People" Video and Discussion Questions.
Week of 8.11 - 8.15.14
- Monday, 8.11: Students took part in a padlet, notes and discussion on Ch. 2 The Middle Passage, and answered assessment questions for Ch. 2.
- Tuesday, 8.12: Students took part in a literacy group activity examining The Middle Passage. They submitted their groups responses for a grade.
- Wednesday, 8.13: Padlet, Ch. 3 Black People in Colonial America Notes and Discussion, and Ch. 3 Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 8.14: Discussed Test Expectations and Reviewed for Test on Ch. 1 - 3.
- Friday, 8.15: Test on Ch. 1 - 3.
Week of 8.5 - 8.8.2014
- Tuesday, 8.5: Students took part in introductory activities. Homework assignment was to get student contract signed by parent and returned.
- Wednesday, 8.6: Students turned in student contracts, took part in a pre-test survey, and their HW assignment was to write a paragraph answering the question, "How can learning AAS benefit you?"
- Thursday, 8.7: Students watched a video, "Beyond the Middle Passage", and discussed questions, then turned in their responses to discussion questions.
- Friday, 8:8: Padlet, Ch. 1 Africa Notes and Discussion, Students completed Ch. 1 Assessment Questions.
- Monday, 12.1: Began examining the documentary The Furious Force of Rhymes with guided questions.
- Tuesday, 12.2: Finished watching The Furious Force of Rhymes with guided questions.
- Wednesday, 12.3: Review of Ch 1 - 7.
- Thursday, 12.4: Review of Ch 8 - 17.
- Friday, 12.5: Review of Ch 18 - 24.
Week of 11.24 - 11.26
- Monday, 11.24: Finished watching Blood Done Sign My Name. Questions and Essay due next Monday.
- Tuesday, 11.25: Ch. 23 Black Politics. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.26: Ch 24 Af-Ams in the New Millenium. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
Week of 11.17 - 11.21
- Monday, 11.17: Literacy Groups on The Civil Rights Movement: The Words of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X.
- Tuesday, 11.18: Ch. 22 The Struggle Continues. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.19: Students completed 3 class assignments on 3 different historical figures from the Civil Rights Era.
- Thursday, 11.20: Began the project on the film Blood Done Sign My Name.
- Friday, 11.21: Continued the project on the film Blood Done Sign My Name.
Week of 11.10 - 11.14
- Monday, 11.10: Students completed class assignments on famous figures from the civil rights movement.
- Tuesday, 11.11: Veteran's Day. No school.
- Wednesday, 11.12: Ch 21: The Freedom Movement. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 11.13: Literacy Groups on the Greensboro Four.
- Friday, 11.14: Students watched 'Seizing Justice' and answered guided discussion questions.
Week of 11.3 - 11.7
- Monday, 11.3: Finished the film '42'. Film questions and essay response are due on Friday, 11.7.
- Tuesday, 11.4: Ch. 20 World War II and the Seeds of Revolution. Padlet, Notes, Discussion, and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 11.5: Literacy Groups on the Tuskegee Airmen.
- Thursday, 11.6: Review of Ch. 18 - 20 for upcoming test.
- Friday, 11.7: Test on Ch. 18 - 20: The Great Depression and World War 2.
Week of 10.27 - 10.31
- Monday, 10.27: Ch 18 Protest, Depression and the New Deal. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Tuesday, 10.28: Ch 19 Culture & Society in the 1930s & 1940s. Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 10.29: Literacy Groups on Jackie Robinson.
- Thursday, 10.30: Introduction to Jackie Robinson 42 Project. Began watching the film '42' with guided questions.
- Friday, 10.31: Happy Halloween! Students continued watching '42' with guided questions.
Week of 10.20 - 10.24.14
- Monday, 10.20: Ch 17: African-Americans and the 1920s: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Tuesday, 10.21: Literacy Groups on the Harlem Renaissance.
- Wednesday, 10.22: Students reviewed ch. 14 - 17 in preparation for an upcoming test.
- Thursday, 10.23: Test on Ch. 14 - 17, Life in Post-Slavery America (Late 1800s - Early 1900s).
- Friday, 10.24: Meherrin-Chowanoke Powwow in Ahoskie Field Trip.
Week of 10.14 - 10.17.14
- Tuesday, 10.14: Ch 14 African-Americans in the South During the Late 19th Century: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Wednesday, 10.15: Ch 15 Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 10.16: Ch 16 African-Americans in the Early 20th Century: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions.
- Friday, 10.17: Literacy Group Activity on Influential Black Leaders of the Early 1900s.
Week of 10.6 - 10.10.14
- Monday, 10.6: Students finished presenting their research and website presentations.
- Tuesday, 10.7: 10th graders were taking the PLAN test, so the rest of the class completed extra credit assignments.
- Wednesday, 10.8: Midterm (Ch. 1 - 13) expectations were discussed. Students took part in review of Ch. 1 - 7.
- Thursday, 10.9: Students reviewed chapters 8 - 13 for upcoming midterm test (Ch. 1 - 13).
- Friday, 10.10: Students took their Midterm Test on Ch. 1 - 13.
Week of 9.29 - 10.3.14
- Monday, 9.29: Introduced Partner Project: Presentation on a Key African-American Historical Figure (Colonial America to Reconstruction). Students began working with their partner to conduct research and develop a weebly.com website.
- Tuesday, 9.30: Students continued to research and develop their presentation on a key Af-Am Historical Figure.
- Wednesday, 10.1: Students continued to research and develop their presentation on a key Af-Am Historical Figure.
- Thursday, 10.2: Students began their presentations of their research and website presentations.
- Friday, 10.3: Students continued their presentation of their research and website presentations.
Week of 9.22 - 9.26.14
- Monday, 9.22: Questions and Essay Responses from the 54th Massachusetts are due. Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 12: The Promise of Reconstruction.
- Tuesday, 9.23: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 13: The Failure of Reconstruction.
- Wednesday, 9.24: Reviewed Ch 11 - 13 for an upcoming test.
- Thursday, 9.25: Test on Ch. 11 - 13: African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- Friday, 9.26: Watched and Discussed 'African-American Lives: The Promise of Freedom'. Students turned in written responses to guided questions.
Week of 9.15 - 9.19.14
- Monday, 9.15: Notes and Assessment Questions on Ch. 11: African-Americans and the Civil War.
- Tuesday, 9.16: Students worked in literacy groups to examine the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
- Wednesday, 9.17: Began project on the 54th Massachusetts through watching and discussing the film 'Glory'. Film Discussion Questions are due on Friday. Essay Response is due on Monday.
- Thursday, 9.18: Continued with 'Glory' and discussing the 54th Massachusetts.
- Friday, 9.19: Concluded the film 'Glory'. Students submitted their discussion questions. Student essay responses to the 54th are due on Monday.
Week of 9.8 -9.12.14
- Monday, 9.8: Students participate in, 'Flight to Freedom', an online rpg on mission-us.org. Students submit written responses to questions about the online game.
- Tuesday, 9.9: Students took part in literacy groups to examine Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. They discussed questions and submitted their answers.
- Wednesday, 9.10: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 10: The US Disunites Over Slavery.
- Thursday, 9.11: Review for Ch. 8 - 10 Test tomorrow. Todaysmeet.com and Review game.
- Friday, 9.12: Students took their Ch 8 - 10 Test.
Week of 9.2 - 9.5.14
- Tuesday, 9.2: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 8: Opposition to Slavery.
- Wednesday, 9.3: Literacy Group Activity on The Experiences of Solomon Northup.
- Thursday, 9.4: Literacy Group Activity Part 2 on the Experiences of Solomon Northup.
- Friday, 9.5: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 9: Let Your Motto Be Resistance.
Week of 8.25 - 8.29.14
- Monday, 8.25: Padlet, Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 6: Life in the Cotton Kingdom.
- Tuesday, 8.26: Literacy Groups on selected chapters from 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'. Groups submit discussion question responses.
- Wednesday, 8.27: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 7: Free Black People in Antebellum America.
- Thursday, 8.28: Test Expectations and Review for Test on Ch. 4 - 7.
- Friday, 8.29: Quick Review and then Test on Ch. 4 - 7.
Week of 8.18 - 8.22.14
- Monday, 8.18: Notes and Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 4: African-Americans and the Struggle for Independence.
- Tuesday, 8.19: Convocation. No class.
- Wednesday, 8.20: Notes, Discussion and Assessment Questions on Ch. 5: African-Americans in the New Nation.
- Thursday, 8.21: Literacy Groups examining the lives of African-Americans in the early years of the United States.
- Friday, 8.22: African American Lives "We Come From People" Video and Discussion Questions.
Week of 8.11 - 8.15.14
- Monday, 8.11: Students took part in a padlet, notes and discussion on Ch. 2 The Middle Passage, and answered assessment questions for Ch. 2.
- Tuesday, 8.12: Students took part in a literacy group activity examining The Middle Passage. They submitted their groups responses for a grade.
- Wednesday, 8.13: Padlet, Ch. 3 Black People in Colonial America Notes and Discussion, and Ch. 3 Assessment Questions.
- Thursday, 8.14: Discussed Test Expectations and Reviewed for Test on Ch. 1 - 3.
- Friday, 8.15: Test on Ch. 1 - 3.
Week of 8.5 - 8.8.2014
- Tuesday, 8.5: Students took part in introductory activities. Homework assignment was to get student contract signed by parent and returned.
- Wednesday, 8.6: Students turned in student contracts, took part in a pre-test survey, and their HW assignment was to write a paragraph answering the question, "How can learning AAS benefit you?"
- Thursday, 8.7: Students watched a video, "Beyond the Middle Passage", and discussed questions, then turned in their responses to discussion questions.
- Friday, 8:8: Padlet, Ch. 1 Africa Notes and Discussion, Students completed Ch. 1 Assessment Questions.