Discussion with Eighths + Crash Course Vid + Talking Head Avatars + 1812 Debate Prep

Today, the Sixes & Sevens:

• Combined with the Eights to discuss the question, "Should U. S. citizens with foreign surnames from countries against whom we are fighting be discriminated against in time of war?"
• Viewed and took debate notes on the rest of the Crash Course Video on the War of 1812
• Viewed & took debate notes from series of 1812 "talking head avatars" expressing points of view about the War of 1812. The interactive site is called Cast Your Vote – 1812.
• Worked with their teammates to prepare for the upcoming debate over the question, "Was it right for the United States to fight in the War of 1812?"

Assignments

For Thursday

1. Finish the Analysis of Documents on the Causes of the War of 1812. (Due to pedagogue dysfunction, the due date was changed to tomorrow.)
2. Continue gathering evidence you can use in the Causes of 1812 Debate.

For Friday - Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz over Crash Course Video