Thursday, December 18th

Learning Goals:
Students will be able to identify with the people who lived and fought during the American Revolution.

What we did:
1. Starter: What event during the whole war did you like learning about and why?

2. Worked on booklets

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Be sure  your booklet is completed to be turned in Friday.

Get from the Binder:
Nothing

Homework assigned:
*Road to Independence Booklet due Friday
*Timeline Project due Jan. 9th
*Vocabulary Packet and Study Guide due Jan. 13th

Wednesday, December 17th

Learning Goals:
Students will understand the events leading to our country gaining independence.

What we did:
1. Starter: What was your favorite part of the movie "The Crossing?"
2. Finished notes: Valley Forge, War at Sea and in the West, Brutal Fighting in the South, Battle of Yorktown, and Treaty of Paris.
3. Worked on booklets.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter!
2. Get the notes from this website or from a classmate
3. Draw and color all your pictures
4. Fill out the pre-write Map on Utah Compose by Thursday.

Get from the Blue Binder:
Nothing

Homework assigned:
*Write your Pre-Write assignment on Utah Compose
*Finish booklet by Friday
*Timeline Project due Jan. 9th
*Vocabulary Packet and Study Guide due Jan. 13th

Tuesday, December 16th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to our Independence.

What we did:

1. No Starter

2. Watched and finished The Crossing

3. Assigned to complete the "Argumentative Writing Map" organizer on Utah Compose.

If you were absent:

1. Watch the rest of the Crossing on YouTube.

2. Login to write.utahcompose.com and:

   -Click on Practice

   -Click on The Crossing prompt

   -Click on prewrite and the graphic organizer         called "Argumentative Writing Map"

   -Fill that out for your assignment
3. All of the instructions can be found here

From the BLUE Binder get:

Nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

*The Crossing Graphic Organizer, Due Dec. 18th

*Timeline Project, Due Jan. 9th

*Vocab and Study Guide Packets due at the end of the term.

Monday, December 15th

Learning Goal:
Students will understand the importance of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River.

What we did:
1. Watched more of the Crossing.  We got to video 5, and about 2 or 3 minutes in.  Link to watch it is here: The Crossing   *Do not watch past 9 minutes on video 5.

2. Got the Jamestown writing assignments returned to revise and use to improve writing skills for upcoming assignments.

3. Assigned to write a paragraph on the Crossing.  The prompt is on Utah Compose. You must get a 20/30 before printing it to turn in. It's due Thursday.

If you were absent:
1. Watch "The Crossing" on YouTube using the link above.  *Do not watch past 9 minutes on video 5.


Get these from the Blue Binder:
Nothing

Homework turned in or assigned:
*The Crossing Short Essay, due Thursday, Dec. 18th.

*Timeline Project, due Jan. 9th

*Vocabulary Packet and Study Guide, due Jan. 14th.

Friday, December 12th

Learning Goal:
Students will understand the events of the Revolutionary War.

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Watched "The Crossing"

If you were absent:
Watch "The Crossing on YouTube.  We got about 40 minutes in.

Get this from the Blue Binder:
Nothing

Homework:
Draw and color pictures for booklet.

Thursday, December 11th

Learning Goal:
Students will understand the events of the Revolutionary War.

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Took Notes to page 22 of booklet.

If you were absent:
Get the notes from a classmate or from the website.

Get this from the Blue Binder:
Nothing

Homework:
Draw and color pictures for booklet.

Wednesday, December 10th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to our Independence.

What we did:

1. Starter

2. Took Notes, all classes stopped at different spots.

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter: Summarize what happened at Bunker Hill.

2. Get the notes from here or from a classmate.

3. Be sure to color a picture for each page of notes.

4. Be sure to get your Permission Slip signed and turned in!

From the BLUE Binder get:

Nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

*Color Pictures

*Permission Slip due Friday

*Timeline Project due Jan. 9th

*Vocabulary Packet due Jan. 13th

Tuesday, December 9th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to our Independence.

What we did:

1. Starter: Same as yesterday, but put it on a green Starter Packet (ask me for one)

2. 5th, 6th and 7th Periods re-took the quiz

3. Took more notes on the Road to Independence. Get them from a classmate or from the website.

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter

2. Get the notes from a classmate

3. If you want to, come during Plus to re-take the quiz.

*4. Be sure to READ the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE on page 122 in textbook.

From the BLUE Binder get:

*Green Starter Packet

Homework assigned or turned in:

*Honors: Read the Declaration of Independence on page 122 for homework.

Monday, December 8th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to our Independence.

What we did:

1. Starter: After Lexington and Concord, would you have voted for peace or war?

2. Got Permission Forms for the movie "The Crossing"

3. Were assigned names for the Revolutionary Tag Game.  

4. Took a few notes.

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter: get a green starter packet from me.

2. Get a pink Permission Form from the binder

3. Get a blue Revolution Game paper from the binder.

4. Get any notes you missed from a classmate.

From the BLUE Binder get:

-Pink Permission Slip

-Blue Revolution Game

Homework assigned or turned in:

None

Friday, December 5th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to our Independence.

What we did:

1. Corrected and turned in Starters

2. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Period took notes.

3. 5th, 6th, and 7th reviewed to retake quiz.

If you were absent:

1. Turn in your Starters to the Pink Basket. I will correct them.

2. Get notes from classmate if we took notes

3. If we reviewed, then get your test from me, fix the mistakes, and be ready to retake it during plus.

From the BLUE Binder get:

nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

Study to retake the quiz if needed.

Thursday, December 4th

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that started the Revolutionary War.

What we did:

1. Starter

2. Took notes and watched videos about Lexington and Concord.

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter: 1) What was the 1st battle of the Revolution? 2) What colony was it in? 

2. Get the notes from a classmate and copy the diagrams below.

From the BLUE Binder get:

Nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

Wednesday, December 3rd

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

What we did:

1. Starter

2. Made booklets

3. Took notes, or watched a video on Lexington and Concord

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter: What did the 1st Continental Congress do?

2. Get paper from me in class and bring cardstock to class and make your next booklet.

3. Get the notes on this site or from a classmate

4. Watch the video clips found in the videos.

From the BLUE Binder get:

Nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

*If you forgot card stock, bring that Thursday for sure

*Timeline Project due Jan. 9th

*Vocabulary Packet due Jan. 13th

Tuesday, December 2nd

Learning Objective:

Students will prove they know the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

What we did:

1. Took the "Road to Revolution Quiz"

2. Corrected it in class

If you were absent:

1. Come ASAP during Plus or after school to take the test.  You have ONE week from the day you get back from your absence to take the test.

From the BLUE Binder get:

Nothing

Homework assigned or turned in:

*Timeline Project due Jan. 9th

*Need to bring card stock tomorrow!

Monday, December 1st

Learning Objective:

Students will discover the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

What we did:

1. Starter: Which event do you think was the most damaging to the relationship between Great Britain and the Colonies?  And why?

2. Were assigned the Timeline Mini Project

3. Made review sheet for quiz tomorrow and studied for the test.

If you were absent:

1. Do the Starter

2. Get the dark pink "Timeline Mini Project" paper from the blue binder. 

3. Get the notes for the quiz from a friend. Come take the test during Plus or after school.

From the BLUE Binder get:

dark pink "Timeline Mini Project"

Homework assigned or turned in:

-Timeline Project due Jan. 9th!!!

- Road to Revolution Quiz Tuesday the   2nd!

- Starters are due Friday the 5th

- Card stock for another book by       Wed. the 3rd