Last two days of class 12/19 and 12/20

Yesterday in class we took a lot of notes on the Civil War. The notes were long, and filled with a bunch of info on events leading up to 1862. Towards the end of class we started to talk about the Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed by Lincoln. This freed all slaves that were in the "rebelling" states of the Union. Today in class we worked on making a billboard that dealt with the war of Vicksburg. I'd say it was a pretty good way to end our last class before vacation!

Last two days of class 12/14 and 12/17

On Friday in class we talked about the secessionist states and how Abe Lincoln wanted the U.S. to be together and not separated, because a successful nation needs to be together. Today in class we did a QR code scavenger hunt on major battles during the Civil War. I always like doing these activities because it's a good change to get up and moving every once and a while.

Last two days of class 12/12 and 12/13

On Thursday, 12/12 we dropped and didn't have class. Today in class though we talked about the President's duties her had to execute and the big main job he had was to protect and promote the Constitution. We also read Abe Lincoln's first inaugural speech where he talked about the Confederate states(though he never uses the term "confederate states") and how they country needs to be as one. He needs the South back in the picture because without them he can't give "liberty to all".  

Past two days of class 12/10 and 12/11

On Monday in class to be honest I'm having trouble actually remembering what we really did. I think we talked about Abe Lincoln and his inauguration as president. Then we talked about how the South was left was close to nothing because Lincoln was just elected, who didn't want the expansion of slavery west. Today in class we talked about South Carolina and how they succeeded from the U.S. South Carolina didn't have much of any other choice other than to just accept defeat but instead they succeeded.

Last two days of class 12/5 and 12/6

On Wednesday in class we had an Ed Cafe and talked about the people we were assigned for the Voice thread. My person was Dred Scott and i just gave the basics on him in my group. We eventually started talking about whether or not slaves were considered people or property and it became a good overall discussion. And today in class we had our chapter test. Besides the amount of writing we had to do I'd say it went just fine.

30 day challenge completion

Today was the official ending of my 30 day challenge; to not go on Facebook for 30 days. One thing i was totally oblivious to was the fact we had to blog everyday about our progress and it's a little to late to do so now, but i just wanted to say if I knew we had to blog i would've, even if they would've been really boring posts. Back to the challenge i successfully made it through and to be honest it wasn't all that bad. Most of the time i forgot about Facebook and it was definitely a good feeling not being on it, wasting my time. The only down side is I wish i chose maybe another challenge cause Facebook was the main source for updates on homecoming and spirit week and i never really was up to date on how we were doing. Besides that dilemma though it was overall i think a good break and after taking 30 days off I feel like I've just been accustom to not even having a Facebook and to be honest, it doesn't feel all that bad.