December 3

Marking Period 3 - Week 1

Monday

• 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

3rd and 5th Hours - Complete Vocabulary Chart for Unit 3

Warm-Up

CNN Student News

Name, Date, Hour

Answer questions after listening to the show.

Discuss and edit news answers.

Words of Wisdom
3rd and 5th Hours

1. SOLO work, 3B4Me Whisper- on topic only, no steady conversations
2. Make sure T3W is turned in
3. Unit 3 Vocabulary Chart- definitions are in ISN (or use Quizlet at home)
4. Add color to History Timeline
5. Add color to Vocabulary

Collaborative Structure

Hand Up, Pair Up

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2nd, 4th, 6th Hours:  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