Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War, CC/CH, & UP...

Hey Nearly High Schoolers,

      Happy Thursday to you all and I wish you the best of luck on your MAP testing both today as well as next Tuesday.  Today, in continuation to the direction we are heading, we will be attacking a piece of text with a question in mind and viewing a documentary.  The question we are using to attack text is this: How does "inequality" affect the American Dream?  If this question does not suit you, if you would prefer to read with a question that you have generated yourself, then rock out with your bad self!  You are all asking some phenomenal questions.  Remember that when we attack text by using a question we are trying to construct meaning, make connections, and find RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Below is a short synopsis of what the documentary is about.  It is the hope of this teacher that the events, people, and themes we find in this documentary in addition to the relevant information we read in our texts will help us as we try to THINK LIKE HISTORIANS.

    Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War is a series of videos that examines and documents life after the Civil War. The series portrays a violent aftermath of greed, violence, anger, intimidation and fear that occurred during the Reconstruction Era. Many history books fail to portray this period of American history as vividly or in such detail as shown in this series. Many post Civil War stories for people and groups like ex-Confederate soldiers, Southern civilians, Afro-American and Native American troops are highlighted. The series includes many images of a time after the Civil War that includes the bloody surrender at Appomattox to the rise and decline of the Ku Klux Klan. The series depicts the plight of various segments of the Southern society; poor whites, newly freed slaves, returning soldiers and Southern white landowners.  To see a picture of what happened to people who fought against each other and interacted during the period of rebuilding their country and lives

One final thought...
These are the learning targets we will be reflecting on after this week's work.  Just something else to chew on.
Media in Social Studies: I can identify main ideas, analyze supporting details, and evaluate inferences within discipline specific readings

Content in Social Studies: I can apply content in order to evaluate relationships of people and ideas and draw conclusion

Yours Truly,
C

From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy