Utah Studies

Today in class students were given an explanation on how to complete interviews with family members on how their families arrived in Utah. DUE TUESDAY AFTER SPRING BREAK: Family Interviews!

US History

Today in class students read a skit that re-enacts what the slave auction block was like. Then they also read about Southern slave codes and wrote questions about those codes. DUE MONDAY AFTER BREAK: Students will finish Slave Code Questions and turn those in.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the fight over polygamy in the Utah Territory before Utah was allowed to become a state in the US. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

US History

Today in class students began to discuss how slavery and racial identity were related in the 1860's and how racism and racial identity are related today. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about how the transcontinental railroad changed Utah's economy and culture. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished learning about why the South stuck with slavery longer than the North. We also read about Irish and German immigrants to the US in the 1840's-1860's. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students presented their group posters about what happened between settlers and Utah Native Americans. Then they turned these in for a grade. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.