December 17, 2012 and December 18, 2012
On the 17th, we did a QR code scavenger hunt. I was on Team Avatar and we did amazing... in the team spirit department at least. Actually, I think we did quite okay. We ran around and scanned the codes, then we wrote down the question they gave us, and then we searched madly for the answer with multiple different resources. All in all, it was a lot of fun and we learned about a bunch of battles in the civil war.
On the 18th, we read this worksheet called To Suspend or Not Suspend--That is the Question. It was about habeas corpus. We learned about it and then put our acting skills to the test. We pretended that we we a citizen in Maryland while the Civil War was going on and decided whether or not a bunch of different cases would be suspended or not. This also led to a discussion about whether we believed the draft was right or not but that ended with the lunch bell and Mr. Boyle saying that it didn't matter whether we personally thought it was right or not and that it only mattered what would actually happen in the case. After we came back form lunch, we read a sheet called Lincoln and the Writ of Liberty. It talked about how habeas corpus compared to the Bill of Rights and focused on the case of Clement L. Vallandigham in particular. This also brought up discussions about morals but we did eventually get down to actual history.
Until next time!
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