Tuesday - 10/30/2018

What We Did Today
We started analyzing artifacts for evidence of how certain colonists attempted to convince others to reject British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Primary/Secondary sources; Boston Massacre; Paul Revere.

Monday - 10/29/2018

What We Did Today
We began discussing how some colonists made a case against British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Break-up letter; primary/secondary sources.

Friday - 10/26/2018

What We Did Today
We finished up our descriptions of events that led to the American Revolution.

Homework
If you didn't finish your work in class, finish it over the weekend.

Discussion Starters
Which was your event? What happened? What impact did it have on the relationship between the colonies and Britain?

Thursday - 10/25/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on researching our selected event.

Homework
LaFramboise: Finish the following if you did not finish in class: Writie your brief description of your event, find (or draw) a picture to represent your event, and answer the following question about your event: How did your event affect the relationship between Britain and the American colonies?

Discussion Starters
Researching your event: what event did you choose? Are you finished?

Wednesday - 10/24/2018

What We Did Today
We finished discussing events that eroded the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Homework
None; LaFramboise students: bring your devices to class tomorrow (if you have them).

Discussion Starters
Navigation Acts; Proclamation of 1763; new laws to get money from colonists.

Tuesday - 10/23/2018

What We Did Today
We continued looking at historical events that affected the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Alice and her parents.

Monday - 10/22/2018

What We Did Today
We started exploring the changing relationship between the colonies and Great Britain.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Annie and her parents.

Friday - 10/19/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching America: The Story of Us.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
America: The Story of Us.

Thursday - 10/18/2018

What We Did Today
We turned in our essays, then watched America: Story of Us.

Homework
Finish your essay if you didn't finish it in class.

Discussion Starters
Where did the writers of the Declaration of Independence get their ideas for government?

Wednesday - 10/17/2018

What We Did Today
LaFramboise: We finished working on our essays.

Homework
LaFramboise: If you didn't finish your essay in class, finish it at home.  You can find any documents (from class) you may need to complete your essay by click on this link of helpful documents.

Discussion Starters
Where did the writers of the Declaration of Independence get their ideas for government?

Tuesday - 10/16/2018

What We Did Today
We began writing our essay in class; students are arguing that the writers of the Declaration of Independence got their ideas from other people/documents (Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the English Bill of Rights).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How is your essay progressing?

Monday - 10/15/2018

What We Did Today
We had a pre-writing day, planning an essay about where the writers of the Declaration of Independence got their ideas for government.

Homework
None, though you could start working on crafting your essay if you would like (we will do this in class tomorrow, so it isn't necessary).

Discussion Starters
True/False: the writers of the Declaration of Independence came up with ideas about government on their own.  If FALSE, then ask: where did they get their ideas from government? Do you have any examples?

Friday - 10/12/2018

What We Did Today
We finished analyzing the Declaration of Independence and introduced argument writing.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Declaration of Independence; claims, evidence, reasoning.

Thursday - 10/11/2018

What We Did Today
We analyzed an excerpt of the Declaration of Independence, comparing it to the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Declaration of Independence.

Wednesday - 10/10/2018

What We Did Today
We finished exploring three key documents that influenced the creation of our government: the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Magna Carta; Mayflower Compact; English Bill of Rights.

Tuesday - 10/09/2018

What We Did Today
We examined the Mayflower Compact and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
English Bill of Rights; how is it similar to the Magna Carta?

Monday - 10/08/2018

What We Did Today
We continued examining documents that have influenced the Founding Fathers in the creation of our government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Mayflower Compact

Friday - 10/05/2018

What We Did Today
We took a deep dive into the Magna Carta (sourcing, contextualizing, etc.), a document that inspired the Founding Fathers when creating our government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Magna Carta; King John; powerful barons and church leaders.

Thursday - 10/04/2018

What We Did Today
We began exploring how ideas of government evolved throughout history, and how those ideas influenced colonial thought.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
John Locke; The Magna Carta.

Wednesday - 10/03/2018

What We Did Today
We finished our analysis of a text on Locke and Hobbes, then watched a crash course video and CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Survival simulation; summarizing text; making meaning from text; Locke & Hobbes.

Monday - 10/01/2018

What We Did Today
We engaged in a simulation to kick off our conversation of why countries create governments.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Lost on a stranded island simulation.