Yesterday in class, we talked about the Erie Canal and its positive and negative effects on America. I made a blog post about the Erie Canal last night so there is not too much to say about it in my class recap. I was in a group with Sarah Ganz, Camille and Laurel and we all took on a persona and read a different part that exposed an effect, whether it was positive or negative.
Today, we were immediately paired with someone of our choosing and discussed a few questions regarding Manifest Destiny that were projected on the board at the beginning of class. Everyone should have already known a little bit about Manifest Destiny because of the Sophia last night. After we talked about the five questions with Mr. Boyle, we looked at two different works of art that shared the same idea about Manifest Destiny and encouraging the move westward. The paintings were impressive. They were colorful and expressed a great number of ideas in one image. After we talked about the paintings, Mr. Boyle told us that we were to come up with a short skit with our partner. I have to say that the script Laurel was quite meritorious, unlike any other group's script. Most people acted out their skits to end the class. It was a busy period, but an overall interesting one
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