2nd Quarter Journal Prompts
11/15 Journal Prompts
- Based on your research, when the Civil War began, which side was more likely to win? Use at least 2 pieces of evidence to support your argument. Explain why these advantages convince you that this side was more likely to win the war.
- Introduce a counterclaim. What is the strongest counterargument against your claim? Explain why this evidence doesn’t convince you.
11/22 Journal Prompt
- Do you believe that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation because he had to (a “necessity”), or because he wanted to? Use evidence from the documents to support your answer.
- Introduce a counterclaim. Use a piece of evidence that supports the opposite claim from the one you chose, and explain why it doesn’t convince you.
11/25 Journal Prompt: Translate the Gettysburg Address, line by line, into your own words.
2nd Half of 2nd Quarter Journals
12/11 – Journal Prompts
- Which single advantage was most responsible for the Union’s victory in the Civil War? Cite specific evidence from either the textbook Chapter 15 or TCI Chapter 21 to support your claim.
- Explain what the terms of surrender were for the Confederates. What are possible motivations for Ulysses S. Grant offering such generous terms of surrender to the Confederates? Provide at least two reasons, with explanations, why you think Grant chose to be lenient on Confederate soldiers and leaders.
- Do you think this was a wise decision by Grant? Explain why or why not.
12/13 - 5 Realistic and 5 Unrealistic Aspects of the movie The Red Badge of Courage
12/16 - 4 Questions about Jonathan Rodriguez's poem "Two Names, Two Worlds"
*416 only* - 1/13 - Sharecropping Journal Prompts
- Cite and provide analysis for 3 pieces of evidence from Handouts 6.3 and 6.4 that most demonstrate how Sharecroppers became caught in a cycle of debt.
- In your own words, and based on what you read in these documents, describe how free freedmen really were after the Civil War.
1/14 - Pardon/Franchise - Image Analysis
3rd Quarter Journal Prompts
2/12 Journal Prompt
- In two paragraphs, explain the two main reasons that Chinese Immigration to America was restricted in 1882.
- Each paragraph should resemble a DBQ body paragraph with a specific claim, context of the evidence, a specific quote from the documents to support your claim, and analysis in your own words explaining how the evidence supports your claim.
2/21 – Journal Entry
- Read the Pros and Cons of raising taxes on the rich: https://www.theperspective.com/debates/businessandtechnology/raise-taxes-rich/.
- Choose which side has the most convincing argument, and write a paragraph using at least one specific piece of evidence from the document to support your claim.
- Next, choose an argument from the opposing side, and create a counterargument. Using your chromebooks, research evidence to refute the counterclaim, and explain why your original argument is the correct one.
3/13 Journal Prompt – History Fair Reflection
- What went well? What part of your project or presentation are you most proud of? Explain why.
- How do you feel your project compares to the projects of your classmates?
- If you were able to go back to the beginning of the process, what would you do differently? Explain why.
- What part of your project was most frustrating? Explain why.