Thursday, December 17, 2015

Thursday, December 17th

Learning Target:
Students can name the last major battle of the Revolution and summarize the Treaty of Paris.

Agenda:
1. Took Notes on:
  • Fighting in the South
  • Battle of Yorktown
  • Treaty of Paris! End of War!
2. Started the Movie: The Crossing

Starter:
               No Starter

If you were absent:
1. Get the notes here or from a friend (Slides 40-44)
2. Get permission slip from the Blue binder!!!

Assignments turned in:
Nothing

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
1. Permission slip for the movie
**Permission slips due FRIDAY**
**Booklet due FRIDAY**

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Wednesday, December 16th

Learning Target:
Students will summarize the pivotal moment of Valley Forge and empathize with the soldiers of the Continental Army.

Agenda:
1. Finished DBQ packet
2. Took notes on
  • War at Sea
  • Fighting in the South

Starter:
               No Starter

If you were absent:
1. Finish the DBQ packet and turn it in with an ABSENT stamp.
2. Get the notes here or from a friend. (Slides 37-40)

Assignments turned in:
1. DBQ packet

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
**Booklet due Friday!!**

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Tuesday, December 15th

Learning Target:
Students will summarize the pivotal moment of Valley Forge and empathize with the soldiers of the Continental Army.

Agenda:
1. Continued DBQ

  • Documents A-D

Starter:
               No Starter

If you were absent:
1. Do documents A-D in your DBQ packet.

Assignments turned in:
Nothing

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
1. DBQ packet if you don't already have one from yesterday.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Monday, December 14th

Learning Target:
Students will identify the turning point of the war.

Agenda:
1. Took notes on:
  • Battle of Saratoga
  • Foreign Aid
  • Valley Forge
2. Started DBQ Packet

Starter:
            No Starter

If you were absent:
Get the notes here or from a friend. (slides 28-32)
Get a DBQ packet from the blue binder and do Pages 1-4

Assignments turned in:
Nothing

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
 **DBQ Packet

Friday, December 11, 2015

Friday, December 11th

Learning Target:
Students will learn about the battles of Trenton and Princeton.

Agenda:
1. Corrected Starters
2. Continued Notes
  • The various groups that supported the war.
  • Wins and Losses
Starter:
                    No Starter

If you were absent:
1. Have a classmate correct your starters and turn them in with an ABSENT stamp into the Pink basket.
2. Get the notes here or from a friend. We did slides 25 to 28
3. Turn in citizenship card to pink basket.
4. Turn in thank you card to pink basket. (Honors)

Assignments turned in:
1. Thank you letter (Honors)
2. Citizenship cards
3. Starters 210 Points!

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
Nothing

Wednesday, December 9th

Learning Target:
Students will be able to identify main points of the Declaration of Independence.

 Agenda:
1. Starter
2. Continued Notes:
  • Declaration of Independence
    • Notes
    • Read it/Listen to it
    • Watched video clip
Starter:
           Who wrote Common Sense and what did he think was so obvious?

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter!
2. Get the notes here or from a friend (Start on Slide 22, but don't take notes until slide 24, that says page 12)

Assignments turned in:
Nothing

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
Nothing

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Tuesday, December 8th

Learning Target: 
I can summarize how the Patriots lost Boston and how it was gained back.

Agenda: 
1. Starter
2. Went and sang "Ticonderoga" and "Battle of Bunker Hill" to other classes.
3. Continued notes 

  • "Common Sense"
  • Declaration of Independence (notes)

Starter: 
Name two people that played a major role in the battles around Boston.

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Get the notes from here or from a friend. Start on Slide 17, don't copy slide 18, and copy slide 19 and 20.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Monday, December 7, 2015

Monday, December 7th

Learning Target:
Students will summarize how the Patriots lost Boston and how it was gained back.

Agenda:
1. Starter
2. Did the Blue Self Assessment paper and kept it. 
3. Passed out the Pink new unit Self Assessment paper.
4. Took notes on the Battle of Bunker Hill

Starter:
Define:
   Minutemen-
   Militia-

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter!
2. Get the notes here or from a friend
3. Find your blue Self Assessment paper and fill it out again, but with today's date.  Hopefully you can mark a 4 for most of them now (Cross out #4)
4. Get the Pink Revolutionary War Self Assessment paper from the binder and also fill that out using today's date.

Assignments turned in:
Nothing

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
Pink assessment paper.
**Starters Due Friday!**
**3-Part Vocab Due Friday!**

Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday, December 4th

Learning Target: 
I can summarize the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the aftermath.

Agenda: 
1. Starter
2. Begin "Road to Independence" Notes

  • Lexington and Concord
  • 2nd Continental Congress


Starter: 
If you were King George III, and you just heard about Lexington and Concord, what would be your next move?

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Get the notes from here or from a friend. Slide 4-13

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Thursday, December 3rd

Learning Target: 
All students will summarize the events leading to the war and identify causes and effects.

Agenda: 
1. No Starter
2. Took CRQ Quiz and turned it in.
3. Watched a short video clip.
4. Turned in Road to Revolution Booklets (again)

No Starter: 

If you were absent: 
1. Come during Plus on a Tuesday to take the test.
2. Click here to watch an awesome short video.

Assignments turned in: 
*Road to Revolution Booklets (40pts)

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Tuesday, December 1st

Learning Target: 
All students will summarize the events leading to the Revolutionary War.

Agenda: 
1. No Starter
2. Finish video from yesterday and make new booklet.
3. Using old booklet, fill out a Study Guide for the Quiz on Thursday.

Starter: 
No Starter

If you were absent: 
1. Make your new booklet by getting *8* pieces of paper from off the coat rack and a piece of card stock off my table in the front.  LMK if you need help.

2. Get a white worksheet "Road to Revolution: Actions and Reactions  . . ." from the Blue Binder and get the notes from a classmate.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
*White "Road to Revolution: Actions and Reactions . . ."
*CRQ Quiz on Thursday!