Week 1:
Read: Quest of a Hemisphere, Chapter 15 entitled: "Slavery Gains a Foothold." This gives a brief history of slavery in America and lays a great foundation for why slavery was acceptable in our nation.
Read: Uncle Tom's Cabin to Chapter 14 “Evangeline” – Make a Character T-Chart and begin to fill it in.
Read: Quest of a Hemisphere, Chapter 15 entitled: "Slavery Gains a Foothold." This gives a brief history of slavery in America and lays a great foundation for why slavery was acceptable in our nation.
Read: Uncle Tom's Cabin to Chapter 14 “Evangeline” – Make a Character T-Chart and begin to fill it in.
Research: Study
about Harriet Beecher Stowe's life. What do you think inspired her to write
this book? How did the book influence the decisions of the country during her
day? What kind of influence can we have on the public when we share our
message? Email your research (you may revise it into a research paper in
Journeyman) to Sis. Pack by October 1st and bring it to class
when we meet.
Cultural Literacy:
Make a plan for memorizing your cultural literacy terms this month. Be prepared to play a fun game to test your knowledge of the terms and the themes of the book at master class. There will be prizes!! Start working on them. Here is the list:
1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Uncle Tom's Cabin
3. "Uncle Tom"
4. John Brown
5. Civil War
6. Henry Clay
7. Compromise of 1850
8. Confederacy
9. Jefferson Davis
10. Frederick Douglass
11. Dred Scott Decision
12. Fugitive Slave Act
13. Harpers Ferry
14. "House Divided" speech
15. Kansas-Nebraska Act
16. Missouri Compromise
17. Slave Trade
18. Sojourner Truth
19. Harriet Tubman
20. Nat Turner
21. Underground Railroad
22. Daniel Webster
23. Whig Party
24. Jim Crow
25. Eli Whitney
26. Abolitionist
27. Quakers
28. Huguenots
29. Susan B. Anthony
30. Secession
1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Uncle Tom's Cabin
3. "Uncle Tom"
4. John Brown
5. Civil War
6. Henry Clay
7. Compromise of 1850
8. Confederacy
9. Jefferson Davis
10. Frederick Douglass
11. Dred Scott Decision
12. Fugitive Slave Act
13. Harpers Ferry
14. "House Divided" speech
15. Kansas-Nebraska Act
16. Missouri Compromise
17. Slave Trade
18. Sojourner Truth
19. Harriet Tubman
20. Nat Turner
21. Underground Railroad
22. Daniel Webster
23. Whig Party
24. Jim Crow
25. Eli Whitney
26. Abolitionist
27. Quakers
28. Huguenots
29. Susan B. Anthony
30. Secession
Look: At the list
of ideas of what you can create on the last week. Start thinking about what you want to do.
Week 2:
Read: Uncle Tom’s Cabin to Chapter 25 “The
Little Evangelist” – Keep working on your Character T-Chart
Continue: working
on your Cultural Literacy Terms
Compare: As you
fill in your Character T-Chart, compare Tom’s character to the monthly
principle. Do you think Tom put God first in his life? What are the evidences
of your conclusions? What were the consequences (positive or negative) in his
life for putting God first? Write your thoughts about this and continue writing
them as you continue to read the book. You may turn your thoughts about this
into an essay or blogpost and refine it in Journeyman.
Week 3:
Read: Finish Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Continue: working
on your Cultural Literacy Terms
Choose: an
internal character trait you are admiring in Tom from your Character
T-Chart. Practice that trait to the best
of your ability for 3 days. Write about it in your journal and be ready to
share some of what you learned from this in class when we meet. Again, you can
write about your thoughts and refine them into a paper or blogpost in
Journeyman if you would like.
Week 4:
Write: a final
paper or blog post about what you learned from this book throughout the month
(see paper writing ideas here). Take it to Journeyman on Wednesday for
review.
Create: Pick a way from the list below to present
what you learned from the book and how you can apply it to your life. We are
going to ask you to pick a new option every month, so be prepared to stretch
yourself:)! You'll have an opportunity in Journeyman the Wednesday before class
to improve and refine your inspirement.
- Write a poem
- Make a poster board presentation
- Write and present a speech
- Draw a picture about what you learned
- Create a painting or a sculpture about what you learned
- Bring an object lesson to share
- Build something to represent what you learned
- Play a song on an instrument that represents what you learned
- Compose a song based on what you learned
- Make a video about what you learned
- Write a letter to someone sharing the principles that you learned and how you want to apply them to your life
- Compare and contrast two characters of the book and the outcome of their decisions
- Think of another creative way you can present the lessons that you learned from this book and get it approved by Brother or Sister Pack
