Good morning! Please get out any notes you may have from your homework reading on secession, and be ready for a short quiz.
Quiz You may use any of your own hand-written notes. You may not use the article, someone else’s notes, etc. Please remember to maintain your academic integrity.
Guiding Question Why did the Civil War begin in April 1861? The results of the 1860 presidential election The secession of the southern states The leadership of Lincoln The leadership of Jefferson Davis
1860 Election Results
Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860
SC Declaration of Causes of Secession vs SC Declaration of Causes of Secession vs. Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address To whom is Lincoln speaking? What arguments is he making? What does he say about slavery? What does he say about secession? How could we use this to say something about causes of the US Civil War?
Paper 1 Part A: 15-20 Min Compare/Contrast docs in light of… Must demonstrate three things Contextual Knowledge Evaluation of Sources (POVL) Compare/Contrast Must answer the question One section telling how the sources are the same One section telling how the sources are different One section - your own analysis of whether the sources are similar or different and making a final judgment of whether they are similar or different and why.
Paper 1 Part B Rubric
Paper 1 Rubric – Part A
Paper 1 Part B: 40-45 Minutes How far to the sources support… P1 - Contextual Knowledge: 1-3 sentences What do you know? Vocabulary? Historical setting? P2 - Analysis of Each Source with POVL How far does each support… In what ways does each support… In what ways does each not support… P3 - Grouping of Sources – Which support the assertion? Which don’t? Source A & C are similar in that… Source B & D are similar b/c…However, they disagree that… P4 - Make a final conclusion or argument that answers the question. Show context & evaluation of sources (POVL).
Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861