Thursday, November 12, 2015

The US Mexican War

Agenda for the week of 11/9 - 11/13:
  1. Students completed a character retrieval chart about one of the people in the article Ghosts of Wounded Knee.
  2. Students learned about the Independence of Texas and events preceding the US Mexican War [below].
  3. Students participated in a Tea Party about people involved in the US Mexican War.
  4. Students read from Zinn Chapter 8 and began writing a letter / diary entry from the perspective of their Tea Party character.
HOMEWORK:
Letter / Diary Entry from Tea Party Character - DUE Mon/Tues 11/16-17

US Mexican War Prelude: