Friday - 11/30/2018

What We Did Today
We finished discussing the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation.

Thursday - 11/29/2018

What We Did Today
We further explored the Articles of Confederation and the powers bestowed upon the central government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; powers of the central government; powers retained by the states.

Wednesday - 11/28/2018

What We Did Today
We read primary and secondary sources related to the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; what type of government did the states create?

Tuesday - 11/27/2018

What We Did Today
We began discussing how states governed themselves after independence.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How did states govern themselves after independence?

Monday - 11/26/2018

What We Did Today
We caught up on some old work (GeoBee, presentations) and watched an unsolved-history video on the Boston Massacre.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Boston Massacre.

Tuesday - 11/20/2018

What We Did Today
We finished the Geography Bee.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
GeoBee.

Monday - 11/19/2018

What We Did Today
We participated in the GeoBee.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
GeoBee.

Friday - 11/16/2018

What We Did Today

We continued presenting our Propaganda projects.

Homework

None.

Discussion Starters

Propaganda projects; what was your favorite project?

Tuesday - 11/13/2018

What We Did Today
We started our Propaganda Project (see directions below).  Students worked in class today, and will work in class tomorrow on the project (due Thursday).

Homework
Work on your project if it will require outside-class work.

Discussion Starters
What's your topic for your project? How will you convince others to support your cause?

Directions:

Propaganda Project

The goal of this mini project is to create a piece of propaganda.  Your propaganda can be a drawing/painting, song, poem, commercial, skit, etc.  Remember, the goal of propaganda is to attempt to influence people to act in a certain way.

Propaganda can use information that is true or untrue.  Propaganda often tries to affect people on an emotional level (making them angry, happy or sad).  Your job is to create a piece of propaganda intended to influence people in some way.

Remember, Paul Revere used many untruths (British commander standing behind troops, a woman in the crowd, the colonists being unarmed and, of course, the dog) in his engraving in an attempt to convince the colonists to fight the British.

Use the following steps to help you complete this project.  Good luck and have fun!

1. Think of an issue that is important to you.

2. Research the issue (What facts do you know about the issue? What else do you need to know?).

3. Think about why this issue is important to you.

4. Decide what you want/how you want to inform/influence your audience.

5. Create your piece of propaganda.

6. Write a paragraph explaining your issue, why it is important to you and how your propaganda is supposed to influence people.

Monday - 11/12/2018

What We Did Today
We discussed Veterans Day.

Homework
Thank a veteran!

Discussion Starters
Armistice Day/Veterans Day; Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.

Friday - 11/09/2018

What We Did Today
We wrote an essay answering the question: How did some colonists make a case against British rule? (a.k.a., "How did some colonists attempt to convince others to oppose British control of the colonies?")

Homework
Finish your essay if you did not finish it in school.  You may find the following resources helpful:

• Resource packet that includes copies of the artifacts studied (pp. 12-20), as well as a completed version of the "Evaluating Sources" sheet (pp. 8-11).
• Copy of the slideshow we used in class, which includes a link to the close-up of Paul Revere's engraving, as well as the essay question and template to help you answer the question (last two or three slides.

Discussion Starters

Did you finish your essay? What artifacts did you use? How did some colonists use propaganda to convince others to oppose British rule?

Thursday - 11/08/2018

What We Did Today
We finished reviewing ways some colonists used propaganda to convince others to oppose British rule in preparation for an in-class essay tomorrow.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Propaganda; essay.

Wednesday - 11/07/2018

What We Did Today
We continued exploring how some colonists used propaganda to convince others to resist British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifacts; propaganda.

Monday - 11/05/2018

What We Did Today
We finished examining artifacts.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifact analysis; election; propaganda.

Thursday - 11/01/2018

What We Did Today
We continued exploring attempts by colonists to convince others to resist British rule by analyzing artifacts using historical reading skills.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifacts; Paul Revere; the Bloody Massacre.