8th Grade EnglishSeptember 15, 2011

Do NowIn 3-5 complete sentences, write your prediction of the

outcome and consequences of Plessy v. Ferguson.

Remember to write complete sentences. Full credit is received for do-now responses that are complete!

5 minutes

Housekeeping 1. Complete Predicate and Complete Subject Quiz will be

returned at the end of class.

2. Your grades will be on edline by Friday.

3. Beginning Monday, we will schedule conferences to go over your grades to date and to set your specific writing goals for this first first quarter. I will post goal-setting information on the website.

4. Remember to put your name, my name, the date and period on all work you turn in. That way, you earn full credit.

5. GUM, DLR, Hot Fudge will be collected prior to tomorrow’s quiz. Work must be complete to earn full credit.

GUM and DLRSwap papers with a neighbor.

Correct your neighbor’s work.

Gum and DLR will be collected on Friday before your quiz.

Be sure that your name, date and my name are on your work. Your neighbor who corrected you work should also put his/her name on the paper. His/her name should say: Corrected by (student’s name)

Remember, papers that are completed fully and submitted on time, before Friday’s quiz, receive full credit.

Our Class definition of Segregation

So far . . .

In our Cornell Notes:

Left Column: What is segregation?

Right Column: to separate by force, based on looks, race, religion or ethnicity; to make separate from other members of society

Essential Understanding Question

Cornell Notes:

Left Column:

What are the consequences of dividing people by race?

Right Column:

Leave this blank. We will develop this response as a team. Today, we are just getting introduced to the question.

Warriors Don’t CryHow might Melba’s truth be different than other

people’s truth, at the time?

What to Bookmark . . .Quotes that resonate with you. Passages that

cause you to ask, “Would I do that?” or “Would I think or say that?” or “Do I agree with that?”

Evidence of Melba’s character. What actions paint a picture of Melba’s character? What dialogue also gives insight into who she is as a person?

Unfamiliar Words. Use your vocabulary window to new words!

Word of the Day: consequence

Listen for three clues . . .

Consequence (n): the effect, result or outcome of something that took place earlier

Cornell Notes

Left Column: What does consequence mean?

Right Column: Consequence means the effect, result or outcome of something that took place earlier

Historical Context for the Crisis in Little Rock, 1957

Cornell Notes:

Left Column: What was the legal basis for segregation?

Right Column:

1. 1865 Congress approves the 13th amendment abolishing slavery in the US.

2. An unintended consequence of this amendment was that States were willing to abolish slavery, but they were not willing to accept African-Americans as equals. Black Codes were created limiting the rights of African-Americans.

Historical Context for the Crisis in Little Rock, 1957

Add to your Cornell Notes in the right column:

3. Congress responded to the Black Codes with the Reconstruction Laws. The 13th Amendment (1865), 14th and 15th Amendments must be adhered to in order to rejoin the Union.

4. The 14th Amendment granted U.S. citizenship to all former slaves and declared all citizens had the same rights. (1866)

5. The 15th Amendment ensured all citizens the right to vote. (1869)

Historical Context for the Crisis in Little Rock, 1957

Add to your Cornell Notes in the right column:

6. In 1883, the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination, was unconstitutional. Some business owners believed an unintended consequence of outlawing discrimination was that white people would not shop in their stores.

7. In 1896, a man named Homer Plessy challenged the law. His case eventually reached the Supreme Court.

Plessy v Ferguson Opinion

Essential Understanding Question

Turn back to your first Cornell Notes from today:

Left Column:

What are the consequences of dividing people by race?

ADD to the Right Column:

1. People’s rights are not honored or protected

HomeworkIn your planner, write the following homework assignment:

1. Warriors Don’t Cry: Read Chapter 2

2. When you find a word that you don’t understand, put the page and the page number on your vocabulary window. Bookmark meaningful passages.

3. Read handouts on 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments & Plessy v. Ferguson ( We have a group activity that depends on you being familiar with this case!)

4. GUM: Complete part three.

5. DLR: Complete Thursday and Friday

6. Hot Fudge: Complete Catastrophic Verbs

7. QUIZ FRIDAY! Simple subjects and simple predicates!

Remember to check www.mscho.org!