What's On George Washington's IPOD?

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American Revolution TUBUCAST

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This Week in Class November 15-19 Week 13 (1st Week of 3rd six weeks)

 

YOUR BOSTON TEA PARTY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!

OBJECTIVE:  What are the parts of the Declaration of Independence and what does it really say?

                         What battles were fought in the American Revolution?

HISTORY QUESTION OF THE WEEK:  What was the nickname of Mary McCauley Hays, a heroine of the American War for Independence, who took over her husband's job when he became wounded? 

REMINDERS:  Report cards come out this week 

HOMEWORK: 

Monday: None

Tuesday: None

Wednesday :None

Thursday: 

  BOOK COVER: 

Create a book cover for one of the following: Patrick Henry's speech, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense,"  or the Declaration of Independence. On the front include: a) title, b) author, c) attractive visual related to basic ideas of the work. On the back include: a) who might be interested in reading this (audience) and b) a 2+ sentence summary of the work.

R.A.F.T Project for the Boston Tea Party Due November 16th

You must turn in your assignment with a Rubric Sheet attached.  Please follow the instructions and Remember that the the Turn in Date is November 16th not October 26th.

Raft rubric

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Raft boston tea party

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This Week in Class November 8-12 Week 12 (End of the 2nd 6 weeks)

Objective(s):

1. Analyze the Causes of the British Economic policies by discussing the events toward Revolution.
2. Explain the Role of the militiamen and minutemen at the battles of Lexington and Concord by analyzing reenactments and pictures of the event.
3.  Explain the significance of 1776 and Identify the parts of the Declaration of Independence and how it is an important document in World history.

Last Weeks Question of The Week:  Who was the oldest Delegate to attend the 2nd Continental Congress?  ANSWER: Benjamin Franklin

History Question of The Week:  How many grievances were there against King George III in the Declaration of Independence?

Reminders:

• End of the Six weeks is Friday.  
• Any retakes on Quizzes or Test must be done before Thursday at 5 pm.  
• Projects were assigned last Wednesday and they are due on Tuesday,November 16th

Homework:  

• Tuesday-- Pre-AP Bostonian Sensory Gram
• Wednesday--NONE
• Thursday--- Unknown
• Friday---Unknown

WORD UP

FOUNDING FATHER
noun
a person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution.
(Founding Father) a member of the convention that drew up the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

AWESOME WEB VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE

Who are the Presidents of the United States? Can you keep up with the video?

This Week in Class October 25-30 Week 9

Objective:  Students will:understand how the relationship between the Colonies and Great Britain changed by creating a cause and effect timeline.  How bias works in news propaganda by analyzing the Boston Massacre.  Have an understanding on how colonist used protesting to express their dislikes against colonial government.


History Question of the Week:  On what hill did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place? 

Homework:  Chapter 6 vocabulary wksht., Pre-Revolution Map, 

Reminder:  Progress reports come out this week.  Retakes for Colonization Test will be on Wednesday

•       Monday - Drugs are ridiculous (dress tacky)

•       Tuesday - Be all you can be...Be Drug Free  (dress in camo)

•       Wednesday - Follow Your Dreams Don't Do Drugs (pajama day – slippers allowed)

•       Thursday - Use your Head Don't Do Drugs (crazy hair/sock day—hair color is okay for today)

•       Friday - Hocus Pocus Drugs Aren't My Focus (Costume day- dress code is still in effect – no face covering or face paint - hats/wigs okay)

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Colonization TUBUCAST

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