November 29

Marking Period 2 - Week 7

Thursday

• I can apply social studies concepts to better understand local, national, and world events, issues, and problems.  GLCE K1.6
• I can read a secondary source non-fiction about the Articles of Confederation independently and proficiently.  RL.8.10; GLCE 8-P1.1; GLCE 8-U3.3.1
• I can follow the rules for discussion and express myself clearly and restate others ideas.  SL.8.1a-d; GLCE P1.4
• I can write an arguement about the Articles of Confederation that has a thesis, claim, logical reasons, and a conclusion.  WL.8.1a-e; GLCE 8-U3.3.1

Homework

Warm-Up

Political Cartoon:  The Butterball

 Directions:  Study, look at each detail in the illustration.  Then, answer the questions below in your ISN, T1W, 10 lines or more

What animal is really a Butterball (hint: you eat it on Thanksgiving)?

What animal is being compared to a Butterball in this cartoon? 

What is the name of this “Butterball”?

In your opinion, what is the artist of this cartoon saying about the Americans?

Words of Wisdom

  Collaborative Structure

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Essay Writing Guided Practice in Class:  Type 3 Writing:  America's First Government
1. Create a Plan for Writing
2. Work through how to put the essay on paper

America’s First Government: the Articles of Confederation

You are a writer of the Articles of Confederation and realize that this plan for government may have been a mistake.  Explain why you and the other writers created the loose confederation of states and give reasons that prove the plan isn’t working.  

FCAs

1. Thesis statement with claim (no personal pronouns: I, you, we, us)
2. Four logical reasons that prove the claim
3. Correct capitalization of proper nouns

* Reasonable best effort/Formal Style = answer correctly, write sentences, no abbreviations, no personal pronouns

Closure