December 4

Marking Period 3 - Week 1

Tuesday

• 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 & 5th Hours

Read,  "Getting a Constitution" from The Constitution by Paul Finkelman

Then use Cornell Style to study: 

1. Take notes
2. Create quiz questions for your notes
3. Write a main idea summary

Warm-Up

Peninsula's

Use the Atlas sections of the textbooks to locate the answers

Which three states have coastlines on more than one major body of water?

What bodies of water lie around them?

Words of Wisdom
3rd and 5th Hours
Anarachy or Monarchy?

1. Create simple illustrations to represent anarchy and monarchy.
2. Then answer this question: In your opinion, which is a more powerful threat to liberty (the right to think, act, and be an individual): anarchy or monarchy? Why? T1W, 5+
3. Class discussion/debate

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