Unit 3 Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Unit 3 Summative Assessment
• Intro Next Unit: Forging the New Republic
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 1

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: NH's Congressional Delegation (What did you learn?)
• Review: the Unit 3 study guide
• Assessment: Unit 3 Exam is tomorrow 

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Today(Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) we are in the library working on the NH Congressional Analysis
Here is a link to NH.gov
On your own: you should be completing the Unit 3 Study guide (Unit Exam next week)

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Finish:Chapter 5 Section 3
Read: the Atlantic article on power
Discuss: the debate over the Constitution

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: the Chapter Attacks (specifically, Chapter 5 Section 2)
• Review: Constitution Scavenger Hunt
• Discuss: the Federal Government/Checks and Balances
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 3 (Unlike most chapters, this one only has 3)

Reminder: Unit 3 Exam is next week. Looking like Tuesday, Here is the study guide

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Article on NPR: Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital EraReview: Chapter 5
• Review: Chapter 5 Section 2
• Constitution Scavenger Hunt (linked on Friday's blog)
• Review: Federal Checks and Balances

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 2
• The Constitution: Scavenger Hunt

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 5 Section 1 and Northwest Ordinance Map
• Revisit: the Weaknesses of the Article of Confederation
• Video Clip: Shays Rebellion
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 2

Shays Rebellion
1787

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 1
Lecture Notes: The Articles of Confederation
Evaluate: The Articles of Confederation
Map Activity: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Summative Assessment today
• Discuss: the Founding Fathers Papers
• Intro: Unit 3-the Constitution

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Sorry, I am out today, but 2 things still need to get done.

I have reserved Room 260 for you so you can go there.

1. Finish your Founding Fathers papers. (Make sure you include a Works Cited Page and they should be shared with me by the end of the Block)

2. Work on the review for the Unit Exam tomorrow. The document is linked on this blog last Wednesday. The Unit exam is still tomorrow.

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• We have technology today to research/write our Founding Fathers Paper today and tomorrow.
• Papers are due on Monday
• Unit 2 Summative Exam is on Tuesday

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Unit 4 Section 4
• Unit 2 Review: Summative Unit Exam is on Tuesday
• Writing assignment: the Founding Fathers

Optional: the American Revolution, the War Heads South

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 4 Section 3
• Discussion: Strengths and Weaknesses during the Revolution
• Analyze: Geography and the Revolution
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 4 

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: the 3 documents of 1776
• Video clip: the Declaration of Independence
• Review: Chapter 4 Section 2
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 3

Reminder: We are about half way through this unit, so a unit exam is scheduled for early next week.

Optional: funny video clip showing how stupid some people are.

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Literary Analysis: the 3 documents of 1776 (the assignment and documents are linked on yesterday's blog)
• Review: Chapter 4 Section 2 
• Optional (If you have time): Check out the Freedom Trail in Boston

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Finish the video and questions (10 minutes left)
• Read: the Smithsonian has a great article on the Battle of Bunker Hill, the most famous and least understood battle of the American Revolution.
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 2
• Literary Analysis: The 3 documents of 1776

• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• American Crisis

1776

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 4 Section 1
View: the American Revolution Episode 1 (Did not get to yesterday)
Complete: Episode 1 Questions
Check it out: Cool infographic on the American Revolution

Carpenters Hall Philadelphia, PN
Site of the 1st Continental Congress

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Finish the Road to Revolution (if you have not done so yet)
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 1
• Discuss: The Road to Revolution
• Analyze: Boston, the Heart of the Revolution (The Sons of Liberty, the Tea Party and Massacre)
• View: the American Revolution Episode 1

Paul Revere's Engraving

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Introduce Unit 2-Revolutionary America
• Activity: Road to the Revolution
• Pass back Unit 1 Exam-Explain test corrections
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 1