END OF SLAVERY!

Looking back at history (we do that in history class you know), other than a few radicals, I feel like the United States wanted slavery gone from the comfort of their couch so I think that this picture kind of explains that.

Right now I think we're coming up to that final push and falling off the bed (but at this point not caring) and actually doing something about the issue (in history, I mean).
So...

Sorry, that was to much of a stretch BUT HE'S SO CUTE!
Well this has nothing to do with anything so it makes up for this picture.
I guess.

Happy Thursday!

And A Few Belated Photos To Explain My Thanksgiving Break

Life...

Most of the time, this is basically how I feel everything works.

Oh, U.S. Sigh...

Oh, over thinking. Sigh...

Oh, need I add anything? Sigh...

Oh, people. Sigh...

But then again, this is me:

Sigh...

Maybe someday when stuff stops deciding to take over my life, this will change.

I hope so but, until then, peace out!

Which Alternate Ending Do You Like Better?

Sorry, that didn't much relate except for the fact that Abe Lincoln was in one of the photos.

Post On The Last Four (Cycle) Days

November 20, 2012, November 21, 2012, November 27, 2012, and November 28, 2012

On the 20th, we learned about the Kansas Nebraska act by looking at political cartoons (good old political cartoons!), reading handouts, filling out worksheets, taking notes on our discussion.

On the 21st, it was the end of spirit week, so in homecoming tradition, we didn't have any classes but still counted it like we did.

On the 27th, we read about the Dred Scott case, answered a few questions, and talked about the case and it's "upcoming" effects on the world.

On the 28th, we looked a lot at Lincoln-Douglass debates. We watched a video, read some papers and filled out a worksheet. We also ended up having a fairly interesting discussion.

Thirty-Day Challenge
I don't remember exactly what I've done on days fifteen through twenty-three simply because there has been too much to remember specifics in the last week or so but I can say that have been working on a lot of time steps and I usually review a little every day.

Sorry, not a lot of detail because it's a lot to remember but
Until next time!

Nope!

I have decided to try and relate these random things that I find to history class. So, this will be a stretch but... I feel like this cat symbolizes the struggle for abolishing slavery. There you have it.

I Love Pokémon

Happy Turkey Day people!

A Few Charts About My Life

How Adorable

Mine.

Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days) and Stuff

November 16, 2012 and November 19, 2012

On the 16th, we basically read this handout about and escaped slaves the entire time. Then we left.

On the 19th, we talked about the packet we read and we also talked about the essay sources. Just a lot of doing the same stuff over the past two days.

Thirty-Day Challenge
Days eleven through fourteen were also awesome but a lot harder to find time to get an hour in. On day eleven, I reviewed a lot. Day twelve was the hardest. I didn't have an hour to spare at all because I was working my church fair and spaghetti supper the entire day. So I compromised and did steps down the hall whenever I had to get up. I probably got more of a tap dancing work out more than any of the other days because I had to get up a lot. Day thirteen was also a review day. On day fourteen, I did review and I also make up a few short combinations of my own to see if I could switch between steps I had been working on.

So Cute!

I Am the Night

Sigh.

:(

Teehee...

Scary...

Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days) and Other Stuff

November 14, 2012 and November 15, 2012

On the 14th, we went over the answers for the map questions that did the Friday before. It was interesting because most of us got a lot of the population questions wrong. We had forgotten how people were viewed back then and how slaves were only counted as three fifths of a person. Living in the present we had just counted them as actual people and gotten answers incorrect because of it. It was weird seeing how differently people viewed things. We also read different excerpts form different textbooks on the Mexican war and filled out a handout about them.

On the 15th, we watched a video on the Mexican war and took a short true/false quiz afterwards. (Apparently I managed to take notes on all of the things that we didn't need to know about the war. Sigh.) Then we looked at a bunch of different compromises that had to be made after the war. We took votes on what we would do and then looked at what really happened. It was interesting to see how the results differed.

Thirty-Day Challenge
Days five through ten were amazing. It was harder to find time each day to tap dance whilst trying to juggle other work, but when I got the time, it was a ton of fun. On day five, all I really did was review and work on "building them muscles!"Day six was also a review day but I also worked on hop shuffles a lot. Day seven was filled with more hop shuffling and some carrybacks. Day eight, I basically worked on broadways the whole time--I just did them over and over again. On day nine, I did the military step and a carryback review. And lastly, on day ten, I worked a lot on carrybacks and broadways. All in all, I think I've accomplished a lot in the past days.

Go Home...

James K. Polk VoiceThread

Panda Cub At San Diego

Go Pika...cat

Stripes Moments, "Hey We're Walking!" and, "Razzle Dazzle!"

BUT NOW GOD KNOWS, ANYTHING GOES!!!

This is what I'm trying to work up to in my tap dancing every day.

Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days) And Other Stuff

November 8, 2012 and November 9, 2012

On the 8th, we took notes on the history of escaping slavery. We talked about the underground railroad a lot and read ten different textbooks summaries about it. Reading these helped us get an idea of how effective it was. We also learned a little about Harriet Tubman through this. It was interesting to see all of the different "tactics" used by slaves to obtain freedom or stop slaves from getting freedom (used by their masters and others).

On the 9th, we were in the lab in the library. We used an interactive map to learn about the Missouri Compromise and the Nullification Crisis. We filled out two worksheets and looked up a few of the questions on the internet to get a better description of what happened instead of just hypothesizing.

The Cause
The group a shall be working with for this project will be made of Anastasia Perreault, Jessica Macey, and I. Our cause will be making it a law that you know how to swim in order to graduate from high school.

Thirty-Day Challenge
Days three and four went by much quicker than days one and two because I'm quickly getting into it and looking forward to my hour of tap every day. (I think that I'm going to make this a regular thing.) On day three I really just worked on my hop shuffles. I got my right leg up to a good speed by my left leg is being a pain and can't go as fast a the right in the correct rhythm. On day four, I reviewed everything and tried to push the tempo a little faster (not as easy as it looks). I also worked a lot on step-shuffle-hop-ball changes and step-shuffle hops (military steps). Step-shuffle hops are actually the harder of the two because they require you to jump back and forth between both of you legs very quickly in order to keep on doing them. Military steps have been added to my "long term steps" and I'll try to work on them, and get a little faster with them each time I practice.

Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)

November 6, 2012 and November 7, 2012

On the 6th, we finished our Slavery's Opponents and Defenders worksheet. Then we filled out a worksheet about whether or not the constitution was a "Slave Document" or not. We did this to help with our upcoming essay on that topic.

On the 7th, we took notes on slavery and completed a paper. Then we shared papers with the people sitting next to us (for they had the opposing paper). We also talked a bit about our upcoming essay.

Thirty-Day Challenge

My first two days of tap dancing for an hour have gone fantastic. I already know a lot of tap so really what I'm working on just reviewing things and getting them to a faster tempo. On the first day, all I really did was work a few warm-ups to the fastest I could get them in one hour. I also started working on hop shuffles because I knew that the concept of them wasn't that hard but getting them at a fast tempo in the right tempo can be a nightmare if you don't do them often. I decided that this would probably take a few days of practicing to get them where I wanted. On the second day, I reviewed the warm-ups I did on the first day and tried to push them a little faster. I also made a lot of progress on getting my hop shuffles up to speed in the right rhythm.

The Thirty-Day Challenge

For the next thirty days, I'm going to challenge myself to tap dance for an hour or more every day. Starting November 6th, I'll do this. It will help me re-learn and get up to speed for the spring musical this year, Anything Goes. Also, I love tap dance and was very sad when I had to stop taking lessons. I'll post about what I'm learning and, in general, how I'm doing in my "Every Two Days" post starting the 7th.

Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)

(Haven't posted on classwork for while due to projects and whatnot.)

November 2, 2012 and November 5, 2012

On the 2nd, we split into groups and each read different parts of stories about slavery. The group I was in got the story about childhood. Each group made their own storyboard that included pictures, a brief summary, a question or two, and a few other things. Then we were handed papers about the upcoming quarter. This included new projects and review sheets. We were also told to think of something to give up or to do for a month.

On the 5th, we looked at eachother's storyboards (ours was the coolest because it was so avant garde) and filled out a Venn Diagram about them. Then we split into new groups after lunch and looked at a specific person from the time. Then we spread out and talked about each person with new groups. We didn't get to finish but learned about some new historical figures.