November 6

Marking Period 2 - Week 4

Tuesday

• I can produce a clear and understandable historic timeline of the USA.  CCWL.6-8.4
• I can include visual information with my printed information CCRL.6-8.7
• I can apply social studies concepts to better understand local, national and world issues, problems, and events. K1.6
• I can follow the rules for collaborative discussion and decision-making.  CCSL.8.1&2, SS GLCE P1.4

Homework

Complete missing work - especially the T3Writing 70 point Independence Story

Warm-Up

Assignment - Type 1 Writing, 10 or more lines

Everyday Heroes

Who is someone you admire who is not a sports figure or a movie/music star?  Name 3 things about this person that you admire. 

Words of Wisdom

Collaborate

Think-Square-Share

SOLO

Each student looks for answers in own resource

Thumbs Up shows ready for showdown

Showdown

·        RoundRobin share

·        If answers are the same - write on whiteboard

·        Rollercoaster hands for teacher to check

·        If boards are different - each partner group does “courtroom lawyer” using the evidence from the resource prove which answer is correct

·        When consensus write answer on whiteboard

·        Rollercoaster hands

Download

2nd, 4th, 6th Hours:  U.S.A. History Timeline

Please use the historical events below to produce a clear, understandable timeline.  Include a simple illustration with each.  For each historical event include the following

1.  Title of the event (correct capitalization)

2.  The date of the event

3.  Simple illustration

• Jamestown Colony
• Plymouth Colony
• French & Indian War (vs. British)
• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre
• Tea Act
• Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts
• Battle of Concord & Lexington
• Common Sense Pamphlet
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris (official end to American Revolutionary War)

3rd & 5th Hours:  Work collaboratively using the giant atlas pages; Students indivdually record the correct information

1783 Geography of USA

1. What physical feature was the eastern border of the USA?
2. What physical feature was the western border of the USA?
3. What physical feature was the eastern border of the USA?
4. What physical feature was the western border of the USA?
5. What percentage of people was European?
6. What percentages of the people were African?
7. What percentage of people were Latin American?
8. What percentage were Native Americans?
9. What region of the USA had the highest percentage of slaves?
10. When did the northern states begin to abolish slavery?

Closure