1. Q.O.D.-Read The Story Begins section on page 144. Why is the letter so confident that there will be a quick end to the war? What evidence from the quotation supports this confidence? Please write 3-4 sentences.

2. Students watched a short clip on the Continental Armyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F20AiMHlFVs

3. Students set up Citing Textual Evidence #1 in their journals. Basically, make a T-chart. On one side, write the words Evidence and 2-3 sentences. On the other side, write the word Assumption. Students did #1. The colonists did not have an army established before the start of the war. #3. The British had a strategy that they thought would win the war.

4. Teacher modeled various scores from another class for #1 (per. 4 only)

1. Q.O.D.-Name some other wars or conflicts that you have heard of. What were some of the conditions that soldiers have had to endure. Write 3-4 sentences please.

2. Students made Cause and Effect Chart #1 in their journals. Basically, make a T-chart. On one side, write the word Cause and the words 2-3 sentences under it. On the Effect side, write the word Effect. For #1, students wrote the following, "Britian had the better chance of winning the war". Students were responsible for giving me 2-3 reasons for this by reading page 145. Stop reading at Loyalists in the Colonies section.

3. Students made a chart labeled Reasons to Be Loyal to the Crown Chart. After reading pages 145-146, students wrote down three reasons why people would want to remain loyal to Great Britain.

4. As a carry over from LA, students worked on Parts of Speech Chart #2 in their journals in preparation for the test this Friday.

 

1. Q.O.D.-Why do conflicts develop. Please give 3-4 sentences to address this topic.

2.Students set up new user names and passwords for the new SS textbook.

3. Students made a fold able that assist them through and/or at the end of the chapter.

1. Q.O.D.-What were the 3 rights that T.Jefferson said that all men were entitled to? Explain each of these 3 rights in detail. Please write at least 4 sentences. See 83 for help.

2. Teacher and students brainstormed crimes that they felt King George III was guilty of.

3. Students made a Wanted Poster for King George III.

1. Q.O.D.-Why did the colonists send King George III an olive branch petition? Did he accept it? Please write 2-3 sentences. See page 82 for help.

2. Teacher read page 83.

3. Students watched a short parody of the Declaration of Independencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_56cZGRMx4

4. Students worked on Cornell Notes #1. See format in class.

1. Students watched a short clip on the battle at Ticonderogahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke68wq37fgw

2. Q.O.D.-What was Ticonderoga? Why was this place so valuable to colonists? How was Ticonderoga able to help the colonists? Please write 3-4 sentences.

3. Students read page 82. Then, they watched a short parody of Thomas Paine's Common Sensehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhYUyniqWlo

4. Students were numbered off as being either for the Revolutionary War or against it.

5. Students took notes on reasons for and against the Revolutionary from the perspective of a Loyalist or a Patriot.

1. Q.O.D.-What took place during the Boston Massacre? Who was at fault? Colonists? British soldiers? Why? Please read the Massacre or Self Defense section on page 70.

2. Persuasive Paragraph #1-Argue that the The Boston Massacre was or was not justified for either the colonists or the British soldiers. Provide reasons for your position. This must be at minimum a 6 sentence paragraph.

1. Q.O.D.-Pick either the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, or Townshend Act. Describe what the act entailed. Discuss why it irritated the colonists. Please write 3-4 sentences.

2. Students reported on 1 of the 3 topic in #1 in the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, or the Townshend Acts to two other students in a chart in their Table of Contents.

3. Teacher and students read about the Boston Massacre on pages 69-70 in their textbook.

4. Students watched a short clip on the Boston Massacre as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI9ZvG8RuRI

1. Q.O.D.-What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? See 66 if need be. Was this a good decision by King George III? Why or why not? Provide 2-3 reasons for your position? This should be 4-6 sentences long.

2. Students and teacher read about the Stamp Act. Along with this, they watched a short clip on it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivLguvRF7Y

3. Student and teacher read about The Quartering Act on page 68. They also saw a short clip on it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kykipTpk1YE

4. Students read about The Townshend Act on 68. They listened to the Townshend Acts Rap as wellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR-3czPekcY

 

1. Q.O.D.-Who was George Washington? Why is he so important to this nation's history? Please write 3-4 sentences.

2. Students watched a short clip on The French and Indian Warhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iup8xOR-nUw

3. Students were asked to summarize the French and Indian War in 5-6 sentences. Start by telling me the main idea and then follow with 4-5 supporting details.

4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2fjkNgQJTA

Period 3 watched this short song to reinforce the topic.

5. Students read page 66. They watched a short clip to reinforce the Proclamation of 1763https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmAtqnEwCY

6.S.S. Freewrite #1-Was the Proclamation of 1763 a bright idea for King George III? Why or why not? in a 1/3 to 1/2 of a page,in a free write format, address this topic. (per. 2 only)

7. Students set up a table that contained the following 3 titles: The Stamp Act, The Quartering Act, and The Towshend Acts. Each section contained 3 to 5 dots. This will be completed tomorrow. (per. 2 only)

1. Students watched a segment on Aeroponic food production on the following episode on CNN 10https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/cnn10/ten-content-tues/index.html. At about 4 minutes, you are able to watch the part of this segment that is necessary.

2. CNN 10 Freewrite #2-Is growing food through Aeroponics the next step in food production of fruits and vegatables for people in the U.S. and the world? Why or why not? Provide reasons for your position. Please note. Some students did #2. Other students finished their Chp. 4 Test. If you were finishing your test, you are not responsible for #2.

3. Students watched a Mini Bio on George Washington.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvE9fb--Dig

4. Students did Mind Note #1 assignment in their journals. With this, they had to read page 64.(per. 2 only)

5.Students and teacher read page 65. Then, they watched a short parody of The French and Indian Warhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvE9fb--Dig

(per. 2 only)

 

 

1. CNN 10 Freewrite #1-Many people argue that plastic is hurting our planet. Is California's partial ban on plastic straws enough? Or does more need to be done? In a 1/2 to a 1/3 of a page, in a freewrite format, express your opinion on this topic. Be sure to give reasons for your opinion. You'll need to watch the following CNN 10 episode,https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/23/cnn10/ten-content-mon/index.html, at about 5 minutes. Students aren't required to watch the whole episode.

2. Students started Chp. 4 Quiz.

1. Q.O.D.-Read page 59. Tell me 3 to 4 things people did for leisure or fun during colonial times. Please write 3 to 5 sentences.

2. Student wrote a menu, which consisted of breakfast, lunch, or dinner, for someone who lived during colonial times. Students added the section Colonial Menu to their Table of Contents. Then, they made a table with three sections: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each meal needed to be a 3 course meal or a meal that contained 3 parts.

3. Students finished their Great Awakening Flyer.

1. Q.O.D.-What was the Great Awakening? How was the message, sermons being taught at revivals, different from other church meetings? Please write 3-4 sentences. See 56 for help if need be.

2. Students made the Colonial Education Chart in their journals. It had three columns: Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies, and New England. On top of watching this videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEwYisgnxx4, student read page 57 and wrote 3 to 5 bullets that describe what education was like in each geographic region.

3. Students read page 60. The teacher talked about soul food and its' origins. A helpful website is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soul_foods_and_dishes

4. Students started on the Great Awakening Flyer.

1. Students watched a short clip on The Atlantic Slave Tradehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP3j5qIPETk

2. Q.O.D.-What are some of the consequences that resulted from the Atlantic Slave Trade? Discuss 2-3 of these. Please write a minimum of 4-6 sentences.

3. What If Statement #1-What if the Atlantic Slave Trade had never occurred? How might the nation of Africa be different today? How about the rest of the world? In a 1/3 to 1/2 of a page, address this writing topic.

4. Teacher and/or students read page 56 and watched the following cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WYle3f3Lkk

5. Teacher explained the expectations for The Great Awakening Flyer