You are a Quaker abolitionist. In a love story to your partner, explain why you can’t live in a world with slavery. My Dearest Tucker, I feel like our love is the only pure thing in a world stained with hatred and injustice. How can our fellow brethren enslave one another? Are they too blind [...]
Reading 33: Slave Noon
October 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
Malcolm X often referred to the differences between house slaves and field slaves when he explained Black Nationalism and its connection to modern race relations. I first read those speeches when I was in college, but I don’t think I really understood the implications until I started reading about Steve Biko and the Black [...]
Reading 32: Slave Morning
October 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
William Waller sells 20 slaves to a local market. James Hammond prepares punishments for field slaves. Hugh Lawson misses a dead slave and Charles Brock gets to work with his sons and slaves. It’s morning in the South. THE BURDENS OF SLAVEHOLDING (368) Although this section is morally troubling (as much as the others, the [...]
Reading 31: Cotton Kingdom
October 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Slavery proved to be one of the worst chapters in our nation’s history. Dealing with this legacy is something that has shaped our identity and created patterns within race relations for hundreds of years. Racism and slavery are two sides of the same coin. How do you teach it? That’s the issue. That’s what we’re [...]
Ch. 10 Online: Dartmouth Decision
October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
How was the future of businesses impacted by the ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward? Your Answer: The future of business was impacted by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dartmouth College v. Woodward because it established the basic principle of honoring a contract between parties. The State of New Hampshire wanted to [...]
Leadership Academy Meeting 10.19.09
October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
October 19th Meeting Notes: Attending: Janet Beith, ,Isaac Ribeiro, Sandra Rivera, Donna Guay, Nate Everett, Andy Kulak, Jessica Meade, Dennis Winn Objectives: To build and integrate thematic curriculum guidelines. To establish specific criteria and a process for student admission. To create a rubric, interview questions and job descriptions for new teachers. To design focus group [...]
Ch. 9 Online: Old Ironsides
October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What elements of American symbolism can be found in Oliver Wendell Holmes Senior’s Old Ironsides? Your Answer: The poem “Old Ironsides” witten by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. on September 16, 1830, shows various elements of American Symbolism. The poem states, “That banner in the sky” In this excerpt, Holmes is describing the American Flag that [...]
Ch. 9 Online: Star Spangled Banner
October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is the image of America portrayed in the Star Spangled Banner? Given this image, why was this song chosen as the national anthem? Your Answer: Francis Scott Key’s poem, Star Spangled Banner, portrays America as a strong and glorious nation, even when actively entrenched in war. Key illustrates the battle in great detail, utilizing [...]
New Poverty Formula
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Check out this article. It has a lot of interesting information in it. Also see these links for further research: Poor Measurement: New Census Report on Measuring Poverty Raises Concerns Poverty: US Census Bureau Revised formula puts 1 in 6 Americans in poverty By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Hope Yen, Associated Press Writer 2 hrs 51 mins ago [...]
Cuban Missile Crisis Project
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Author: Nate Everett Title of Lesson: The Cuban Missile Crisis Curriculum Area: United States History Grade Level: 10th Grade Instructional Grouping: Heterogeneous Approximate Time Required Completing Lesson: 3, 83 minute class periods (blocks) Overview of Lesson: Students of history must live what they study. Analysis of history is not passive, nor is it confined to [...]
