Today was the first rainy day of summer camp – foreshadowing the due date for close reading and video submissions! Lecture today focused on Frederick Douglass’s “Mission of the War,” Anna Dickinson’s “Perils of the Hour,” and my personal favorite Abraham Lincoln’s Blind Memorandum, which he wrote to ensure his peaceful of transition of power in the off chance he lost the 1864 Election.
Rain can’t stop us!
After lunch, students worked extra hard on their assignments. Having read many of the papers and a good amount of the videos, these kids are naturals! I was genuinely impressed by their deep analysis of historic text and creative details in their short videos.
Then, the kids broke into their first debate practice. Team Ney is debating on behalf of Abraham Lincoln, while Team Wingert is taking the side of Frederick Douglass. Having sat through Wingert’s group, I can confidently say that have some tricks up their sleeve and are sure to win. Ney’s team is trying to work overtime, and they’re gonna need it!
Desperate times
Assignments were due at a soft 7pm, which meant ice cream run to Massey’s at 8. Students made the trek in the rain as a reward for their hard work. George had to use a comically large spoon to eat his soggy, melting ice cream.
TAs and Interns need ice cream too!
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