american revolution unit 4. monday, 11/3/14 come in and sit down quietly, and get out your homework...
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Monday, 11/3/14•Come in and sit down quietly, and get out
your homework (your crossword, word search, or four squares vocab. homework).
•Write down your homework:▫Select one event from the timeline from class
(page R48). It will be your job to record all information on this event and add pictures so we may have a class timeline to use as a study guide.
▫Thursday you will be tested on your Key People of the American Revolution on quizlet. Tape Study Guide onto page R46 with other terms.
Timeline- Study Guide Introduction• I highly suggest using our notes from class, as
we gain them, Study Island, and any IE time readings, radio programs, etc. The information that you gain for your event will be recorded on page L47. I will give you a slip to tape on this page, so you do not forget.
•You will want to include the 5 W’s.▫Who was involved?▫What is the significance of this event?▫When?▫Where?▫Why did the event happen?
1st the colonists and the King want to expand, thus leading us to the French and Indian War. •Brain-pop on the French and Indian War.•Go to brainpop.com
▫Login: leecs▫Password: brainpop
•Your brain-pop packet will go on page R50
Tuesday, 11.4.14
•No School for students. Election Day. Remind your parents to vote! FYI, next Tuesday we will have a Veteran’s Day reading for homework.
Wednesday- No ClassThursday- IE: Work on Study Guide information for your selected event. Watch “The Liberty Kids.’ I have placed the links on edmodo.com. Your event that you have selected the 5W’s are do on Friday, November 21st.
Thursday, 11/6/14• Come in and sit down quietly. Be ready to share what
event you will be responsible for. Thank you to those of you who have shared on Edmodo already.
• Write down your homework: ▫On L49- Exit Questions, if you ran out of time, or
wanted to add anything after someone else’s comments. ▫ IE work: Liberty Kids on Edmodo.com▫Study Guide (student created) due November 21st
▫Study Island Study Guide due November 26th
▫Tomorrow is your Key Peoples of the American Revolution Vocabulary Test. I will be selecting 5 questions to use for our Weekly 5 from here.
▫Test corrections for Colonial America Test due this Friday.
French and Indian War
•We will complete the brain-pop on the French and Indian War. ▫Log-in: leecs▫Password: brainpop
Exit Question for the Entire Class
•The last four questions on your page. ▫When I say switch, trade with a partner and
add as much detail as you can to your partner’s answers preferably in a different color.
▫Turn your questions into the orange bin to get graded.
Friday, 11/7/14
•Come in and sit down quickly and quietly. •Log-on to edmodo. Click on Key People of
the American Revolution. Take vocab. test•Write down your homework:
▫Think about why people protested then, and why people protest now. Come prepared to discuss this on Monday.
Working Lunch
•Log-on to quizlet.com to study the Key People of the American Revolution words. You have a test on these words in class today.
Monday, 11/10/14• Come in and sit down quietly. • Write down your homework:
▫Veterans Day reading guide▫Test Corrections due Wednesday▫Core 1A report cards signed and returned Wednesday▫Study Guide online on Edmodo.com due 11/26▫Class created timeline due the 11/21 ▫Notebook Check on 11/21
• On Friday we did not get to check and share our brain-pop responses on Page 50, pull that out now so I may check your homework as you had 1 extra day to complete it, and after I check everyone’s we will review the questions.
In response to the French and Indian War, King George of England will tax the
colonies to no end.
•Taxation without Representation Activity and Discussion
ORPg 145 – 149, Section 2 questions #1-5 (a-
b)
Quickwrite-on Page L51 must do- everyone is writing consistently for 5 minutes.
• •What was so unfair about how the class was taxed?
• •How could it have been handled more fairly? • •Why were did some groups choose to boycott the
taxes by not purchasing the goods or services being taxed?
• •What methods were devised by colonists in order to resist or avoid these laws? *See #3
• •How do you think the colonists felt about being taxed for sugar, tea, paper, etc? Draw upon your experience in class.
• •What did you learn from this experience?
Working Lunch 3A
•Come in and grab a textbook. ▫Turn to page 145-149 and answer
questions #1-5 (a-b) on page L51 of our notebook. If you have forgotten your notebook, get out a blank sheet of paper to answer on. This is due today!
Wednesday, 11/12/14•Come in and sit down quickly and quietly.•Place your homework sheets into the center
of our clumps, I will come around and collect them. This includes your Veteran’s Day Reading Guide, and your corrected work.
• Write down your Homework: • L51- Taxation without Representation Protest
Drawing- if not completed in class. • Your event for the Class Timeline is due on 11/21.
This assignment is on Edmodo. • Study Guide due 11/25- this is on edmodo.com• Notebook Check on 11/21
Causes of the American Revolution- page R52•Song about the Causes of the America
Revolution Parody of Pork and Beans by Weezer, Paired with guided notes.
Homework- Protest Poster *does not
need to be bigger than a sheet of printer paper.
• Your mission is to pretend you are a citizen of the 13 Colonies and you are upset about all the new taxes/regulations that the British Government has begun to place on you. You feel this is unfair and that it should not be allowed. Before you take to the streets armed and ready for revolution, try a peaceful approach.
• Create a poster protesting one of the new taxes or regulations that were placed on the Colonies after the French and Indian War. Many of these regulations ended up playing into the reasoning for the American Revolution.
▫ _______ Protest at least one of the following regulations/taxes: (2pts.)
▫ Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts,
▫ _______ Include a catchy slogan drawing attention to your protested regulation/tax
▫ _______Include a proposal for what citizens should do to combat the regulation
▫ _______ Include a picture, not printed off the computer, illustrating the problem or proving relevant to the poster’s topic. (4pts.)
Thursday, 11/11/14•Come in and sit down quickly and quietly,
you should have used the restroom before stepping foot into this room.
•Log-in to Edmodo.com and complete Weekly5: 11/13.
•Write down your homework: ▫Loyalists v. Patriots in NC Reading Guide, and
Which side would you chose? Due tomorrow▫Your event for the class timeline due 11/21▫Notebook Check on 11/21▫Study Guide due on 11/21.
Complete the Road to Independence Notes page 52
•Using the Textbook, Chapter 5, Sections 3 and 4, to aid us.
•Turn in your Protest Drawing as well into the orange bin.
•Write down your homework on the back wall.
Patriots V. Loyalists
•Big Ideas: ▫What is a patriot?▫What is a loyalist?▫How were families torn apart in this war?
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to
the King
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to the
King
Led by Sons of Liberty and Continental Congress
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to the
King
Led by Sons of Liberty and Continental Congress
Both groups were colonists
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to the
King
Led by Sons of Liberty and Continental Congress
Both groups were colonists
Sometimes left to go back to
Britain
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to the
King
Led by Sons of Liberty and Continental Congress
Both groups were colonists
Sometimes left to go back to
Britain Led boycotts and protests
Some fought in the British
Army
Most fought in the Continental
ArmyFaced
Harassment
Worked for and was LOYAL to the
King
Led by Sons of Liberty and Continental Congress
Both groups were colonists
Sometimes left to go back to
BritainLed boycotts and
protests
Tried to convince others to join
Which Side Would You Choose?
•Homework: Right your answer down on page L53. You can choose patriot, loyalist, or neither, but you must tell me why in 3-5 sentences.
•Homework: Loyalist v. Patriots in NC Reading Guide due tomorrow.
•Venn Diagram is on my webpage under the American Revolution pwpt.
Friday, 11/14/14•Come in and sit down quickly and quietly.
If you’re coming from Colburn you should have already used the bathroom before entering my room.
•Write down your homework:▫Did you end up picking the same side that
you chose last night? Why or why not?- Answer on L53 under last night’s work.
▫Study Guide, Your Revolution Event, and Notebook Check are on 11/21
▫Unit Test on 11/24.
Class Discussion Rules•You do not interrupt someone when they are
talking. You allow for that person to finish their thoughts before raising your hand to kindly agree or disagree.
• If you disagree with a person’s ideas. You do not call their beliefs “stupid,” “dumb,” “gay,” etc. You simply say “I disagree with ____ because…”
•There is no shouting. You MUST wait until your peer finished their thoughts before you can add yours.
Question: If you were a colonist back in 1774, would you take the side of the Patriots or Loyalists?
Monday, 11/16/14
•War breaks out- School House Rock “No More Kings”- Strengths and weaknesses of the colonial and British armies.
•Homework:▫Missing Work▫Study Guide, Your Revolution Event, and
Notebook Check on Friday
No More Kings!
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ
•Why did people follow the King at the beginning of the video?
•What did the colonists want instead of a King?
Who has the Upper Hand?!British Troops Continental Troops
Positives Well trained Well dressed Has an abundance of
suppliesNegatives
• Unfamiliar with the terrain
• Supplies take a while to get to America
Positives Has local support from
most colonists French support Familiar with the terrain
Negatives• Untrained militia men• Lack supplies• Cannot raise money to
gain supplies or pay the menThe Stage is
set with the Patriots as the
underdogs.
Have you ever chosen to end a relationship because you think the other person is being unfair and unrealistic?
•You’re not alone! This is exactly what the Patriots are going to do with the Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of IndependenceThe MOST EPIC BREAK UP LETTER EVER!!!!
• 9 Key Points of the Declaration of Independence Self Guided Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS-tshQ9sys ▫ I expect you to have these notes completed by the
end of class.
• If there is time, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrSeCYSnj5Y, and
Friday, 11/21/14
•Work on Study Guide and your event for the Class timeline
•This is our Review Day•Use Study Island to practice test
questions.