Thursday - 12/20/2018

What We Did Today
We finished our Constitutional Convention role-play.

Homework
Have a great break!

Discussion Starters
Constitutional Convention issues; states' perspectives.

Wednesday - 12/19/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a short video on the Constitutional Convention, then set-up a role-playing activity focusing on the Convention (which we will conduct tomorrow).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional Convention: which state will you represent?

Monday - 12/17/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a short video on the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention, then revisited the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles (the reasons the Convention was called).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; Constitutional Convention.

Friday - 12/14/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on organizing/planning an argumentative paragraph on Shays's Rebellion.

Homework
None, unless you need to finish your planning.

Discussion Starters
Were Shays and his followers' actions justified?

Thursday - 12/13/2018

What We Did Today
Students analyzed the two primary sources in groups (as the next step in planning an argumentative essay).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Adams's letter; Gray's speech: Rebels justified?

Wednesday - 12/12/2018

What We Did Today
We analyzed primary sources about Shays's Rebellion to help determine if Shays and his followers' actions were justified.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Abigail Adams; Daniel Gray; Shays and his followers.

Tuesday - 12/11/2018

What We Did Today
We continued our deep dive into Shays's Rebellion, looking at two primary resources (a letter from Abigail Adams and a speech from Daniel Gray.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Were Shays and his followers' actions justified?

Monday - 12/10/2018

What We Did Today
We finished textbook work on the Constitution and its ratification.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitution; ratification.

Friday - 12/07/2018

What We Did Today
Students worked in their textbooks on the creation of the Constitution.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitution; ratifying the Constitution.

Thursday - 12/06/2018

What We Did Today
We talked about challenges the union faced under the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation.

Wednesday - 12/05/2018

What We Did Today
We finished writing two paragraphs about the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
Finish your paragraphs if you didn't finish them in class.

Discussion Starters
How did the states govern themselves after independence? What challenges did the government face under the Articles of Confederation?

Tuesday - 12/04/2018

What We Did Today
We reviewed the Articles of Confederation through a section of our textbook.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; Land Ordinance of 1785; Northwest Ordinance.

Monday - 12/03/2018

What We Did Today
We continued talking about how the states governed themselves after declaring independence, focusing on the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Ordinance of 1785; Northwest Ordinance.