Week of September 23-27, 2024

Monday:  Examine the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.  (Sensory Figure Image was assigned last Thursday and is due Tuesday).   I will assign Unit 3:  American Independence PowerPoint question  today.  The powerpoint will be on the students Google Classroom.  They are not due until Monday and we may answer a few in class throughout the week.   (This will be another tool they can use for a test review for the Unit 3 test, which will be next Tuesday.  Also, Study Sheet quizzes will begin this week over Unit 2 Exploration and Colonization on Tuesday and Unit 3:  American Independence on Thursday.  Study Sheet is in their journal.

When George Washington Stepped Down ...

Tuesday:   Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience and then identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.  (Turn in the Sensory Figure Image)  Study Sheet Quiz #1: Exploration and Colonization Quiz.  Unlike the warm-up activities, students cannot use their notes.

Wednesday:   Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution.  (Events will include but not be limited to the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown.)  Warm up activity at the beginning of the class. As we have on each warm up, students will follow this procedure: Without using their graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they can check their notes and then submit.

 

Thursday:   Continue with Wednesday’s objective over important events/ battles of the American Revolution.  Study Sheet Quiz #2:  American Revolution Era (8 questions) and 2 questions from the previous units. (Exploration and Colonization Eras)

Friday:   Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, specifically the signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and its significance to the United States. Warm up activity at the beginning of the class. As we have on each warm up, students will follow this procedure: Without using their graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they can check their notes and then submit.

 

 

 

Week of September 16-20, 2024

Monday:  No School (Teacher Staff Development)

Tuesday:   Constitution Day.  Students will examine the Constitution and its impact on our country.

Wednesday:   Analyze causes of the American Revolution

 

Thursday:   Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience and then Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.

Friday:  Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.  Create a sensory figure of one of the individuals who made contributions to American independence. (Due Tuesday)

 

 

Week of September 9-13, 2024

Monday:   Sourcing (who, what, when, where, why) of various individuals who contributed to the growth of the colonies.  (Impact of women and Enlightenment philosophers including but not limited to: John Locke, Thomas Hooker, Charles Montesquieu, Anne Hutchinson, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Pocahontas. )

**We will continue to use our unit warm-ups to spiral information from our previous and current unit of study.  As in the past, students will complete the warm-up, following these directions:  Without using their  graphic organizer/notes, answer the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they should check their notes (notes and graphic organizer) and then submit.**

Tuesday:  Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery and how the development of the plantation system began to be central to the economy of Colonial America.

Wednesday:  Students will examine various attacks on the  United States from another country.

Thursday and Friday:  Analyze causes of the American Revolution.