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09/12/19

1. Students watched a clip on The Freedom of Press
2. Q.O.D.-What is the freedom of the press? What right or responsibility does the FOP have? Why? What right does it not have and/or what could potentially happen if this right is violated? See pages 33-34 if need be and please write 4-5 sentences.
3. Students summarized the Zenger trial in 4-5 sentences.
4. Students did an in class discussion with sticky notes.

09/11/19

1. Students created a KWL chart on 09/11. First they filled out the K and W. K is what they know about 9/11 and W is what they want to know.
2. Then, they watched a webinar on 09/11 and filled out things that they learned about the event.

09-10-19

1. Q.O.D.-See pages 31 to 34. Tell me, in 3 to 4 sentences, why The Great Awakening began.
2. Teacher discussed yesterday's CNN 10.
3. 13 Colonies Test
4. Students worked on their Great Awakening Flyer
5. Students and the teacher read and discussed pages 33 to 35.
6. Teacher reviewed a few legal cases that involved slander.

09/09/19

1. Students watched a parody on John Locke
2. Q.O.D.-See page 29. What were the natural rights of people according to Locke? Why did Locke say people form governments? Who gives these governments the power? How or why might this power be taken away? (4-5 sentences)
3. Students and teacher read pages 30-33. We stopped at the Freedom of the Press section.
4. Students saw a short clip on The Great Awakening
5. Teacher explained the Great Awakening Flyer assignment.
6. We looked a sample of a flyer.
7. Students finished Applying Reason to Politics questions. Basically, students made a T-chart with the questions one side and the answers on the other side. 1. What rights were included in Locke's definition of natural rights? (1 sentence) 2. How did Locke's idea of natural rights challenge the idea of divine right and the power of the monarch to grant rights to people? (2-3 sentences) and 3. How did the separation of powers protect the natural rights of people? (2-3 sentences).

1. Q.O.D.-See the Start Up on page 26. Please write 2-3 sentences.
2. Students finished Vocab. Self Made Definitions
3. Teacher and students read pages 26-27
4. We watched Enlightenment Rap
5. Students and teacher read pages 28-29
6. Students began working on Applying Reason to Politics
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09/03/19

1. Q.O.D.-Why was Georgia founded? See pages 23-24. (2-3 sentences)
2. Teacher reviewed students sticky notes from Friday
3.  Discussion Boards #1 Obj: In 2-3 sentences, show how slavery cultural differences between the North and the South.
4. Students glued 13 Colonies Map in their journals.
5. We read page 24.

08-30-19

1. Q.O.D.-The colony of Maryland encouraged what? How was this different from England? See page 23.(2-3 sentences)
2. We discussed CNN 10 from Thursday.
3. We watched Friday's CNN 10.
4. CNN 10 Quiz #3

08-29-19

1. Q.O.D.-What was the climate like in the New England colonies? Describe the type of jobs people had in this geographic region. Why didn't slavery exist in this area?
2. Students and teacher read pages 22 to 24. We stopped at page 24.
3. We watched a parody of the founding of Pennsylvania
4. Students did Headline Strategy #1 in their journals. Basically, students had to make a headline that would have attracted people to come to Pennsylvania
5. We discussed the stories from yesterday's CNN 10.
6. We watched a few minutes of a podcast about the 13 original colonies.

08-28-19

1. Q.O.D.-What is 1 right the 1st amendment guarantees you? Why is this important? Please write 3-4 sentences.
2. Students and teacher read page 21 and part of page 22.
3. Religion Paragraph Obj: Is freedom of religion important? Why or why not? In a 6 sentence paragraph, explain your position as well as reasons for your position.
4. We watched the first 5 minutes of this YouTube clip.

08-27-19

1. Why did the Virginia Company set up the House of Burgesses? How is what took place, in the event the line above, like what we have in U.S. today? Please write 2-3 sentences. See 17 help.
2. Students read page 20.
3. Students saw a short parody on the 1st amendment
4. Students took 0-2 Lesson quiz

08-26-19

1. Q.O.D.#7-What are some of the freedoms we enjoy in the U.S.? Why are these important? (4 sentence min., please)
2. Teacher and students read 16-17
3. Students completed See Think Wonder #1 in their journals
4. Students and teacher read pages 18-19
5. Students watched a pilgrim parody

08-23-19

1. Q.O.D.-What economic system do we have in America? How does it work? Please write 3-4 sentences and see page 14 if need be.
2. We watched 08-23-19 edition of CNN 10. Students filled out Friday section of CNN 10 Student News Guided Worksheet #2
3. Student took CNN 10 Quiz #2
4. Teacher reviewed concepts covered on CNN 10 for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

08-21-19

1. Q.O.D.-What is the single most valuable invention that was given to European nations from the Arabic world? Why was this invention so helpful? (Please write 2-3 sentences) See pg. 8 if need be.
2. We finished reading Topic O Lesson 1
3. We took Topic O Lesson 1 Quiz
4. We reviewed yesterday's CNN topics.
5. Students worked on their Columbian Exchange Wallpapers

08-21-19

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 2
2. Students, in the form of test, wrote 2 examples of a simple sentence, 2 examples of a compound sentence, and 2 examples of a complex sentence.
3. Teacher discussed the homework.
4. We began reading "A Place To Call Home".