"James K. Polk" by TMBG + Review of Ch. 15 Summary + Crash Course Video on Road to the Civil War

Today the Sixes 'n' Sevens:

• Listened to and analyzed in teams the 3 stanzas of the song "James K. Polk" by They Might Be Giants.

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• Reviewed and zeroed in on key points in the Chapter 15 Summary: Road to Civil War 1820-1861
• Viewed, paused, and periodically discussed the Crash Course Video - The Election of 1860 & the Road to the Civil War

Assignments

For Friday

1. Have your team copy and paste their "James K. Polk" stanza analysis into the appropriate row of this Google Document. Each of you has been sent an Gmail invitation to edit.

2. Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz over the first 10 words from the Vocabulary List for Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience." The second 10 words will be quizzed on Tuesday.

For Tuesday

1. Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz over second 10 words of Vocabulary List for Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"

2. Quiz over Chapter 15 Summary: Road to Civil War 1820-1861