Reconstruction Continued

First, we went over the new assignment sheet and the Portfolio Assignment, which will be the assessment for this unit.   Readings and portfolio assignment for the next unit are all posted on the assignment sheet. 

Then we went over the adjustments to the Lincoln Essay assignment. 

• Not a full essay.
• Full thesis statement (this might be multiple sentences given the question)
• Full paragraphs for TWO of the three sections -- this is the crux of the assignment
• The remaining "paragraph" will be simply a topic sentence and a list (in order) of the evidence that would have been used. 
• The body sections should be in chronological order.  This means that the "outlined" section may be first, second, or third. 
• No conclusion. 

After all of this business, we got down to business and looked at the work on Reconstruction students had done with their web activity.  In small groups, students focused on the social, political, and economic impact of Reconstruction and tried to make a judgment as to the success or failure of Reconstruction.