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-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 4 Section 3
• Finish the video linked on yesterday's post
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 4 

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Discussion: Strengths and Weaknesses during the Revolution
• Analyze: Geography and the Revolution
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 3
• Watch: Liberty Episode 3:The Times that Try Men's Souls

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

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

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)
• Attack: Chapter 4 Section 2
• Optional (If you have time): Check out the Freedom Trail in Boston

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Read: the Smithsonian has a great article on the Battle of Bunker Hill, the most famous and least understood battle of the American Revolution.
• Literary Analysis: The 3 documents of 1776

• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• American Crisis

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 4 Section 1
View: the American Revolution Episode 1 (Finish)
Complete: Episode 1 Questions
Check it out: Cool infographic on the American Revolution

Unit 2-The Road to Revolution

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

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

Unit 1 Assessment

Today's Agenda:

• Unit 1 Summative Assessment is today
• After the exam: Intro Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Unit 1 Review

Today's Agenda:

• Finish the French and Indian War
• Central question: How did the British defeat the French?
• Review of the Unit (Linked on yesterday's blog)
• Study: Unit 1 Exam is tomorrow

Colonial America

Today's Agenda

• Discuss: The French and Indian War: the Emergence of George Washington
• Video: The War that Made America
• Map Activity: before and after the French and Indian War
• Unit 1 Review (Anthem Chapters 2 and 3)

Earliest known painting of George Washington
1772 by Charles Peale

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 3 Section 4
• Discuss: the French and Indian War
• Map Activity: before and After the French and Indian War
• Unit 1 Review (Anthem Chapters 2 and 3)

The French and Indian War

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 3 Section 3
Discuss: the European Enlightenment (Look familiar?)
Read: Quotes from Benjamin Franklin (He was the Man!)
Analyze: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 4

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Review Chapter 3 Section 2
Evaluate: the Wheatley Poem
Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 3

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 3 Section 1
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 2
• Evaluate: the Wheatley Poem
• View: Slavery in America

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: the Southern Colonies
• Review: Outline Chapter 2
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 1

Unit1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 4
• Discuss: The Middle Colonies and Religious Toleration
• Watch: the Dutch lose New Netherland to the British

The Fall of New Amsterdam

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Discussion: Native Americans in Colonial America
• Read: 13 interesting facts about the Pequot War
• Video clip: King Philips War
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 4 (Don't forget to analyze illustrations)

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Discuss: Role of Religion in the Northern Colonies
• Analyze: Colonial Problems (Antinomian Controversy/Salem Witch Trials)
• Video clip: Salem Witch Trials

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda: The Northern and Middle Colonies

• Quiz on Tobacco/Smith and Bradford handouts 
• Geography: 13 Colonies
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Virtual Tour: Plymouth plantation