Today students will watch the Liberty Kids Common Sense video and take a quiz on it.  Students will also submit their tNatural Rights & Independence Chart from yesterday through schoology.com.  Student should have completed the first table and at least 2 from the second table (quotes from the DOI)

Directions:
Independently or with a partner complete ALL of the first chart (the acts) and then pick at least 2 quotes from the Declaration of Independence to complete. You can find the Doc on schoology.com and submit it there as well. If you need help remembering the acts use your notes or the videos below. Natural Rights & Independence Chart

The Quiz has been postponed until December 6th and there is no calendar this week.

Today students will finish watching HBO John Adams Episode 2: Independence. they will then match the complaint with the natural right being violated and turn in their video discussion notes

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Today students competed Questions about the First & Second Continental Congress based on the HBO John Adams series episode 2: Independence

PROPAGANDA DUE TOMORROW!!! 

Today we compared the Declaration of Independence to a break up Google Slides Declaration of Independence
Here are the notes from class WTP Lesson 8: Natural Rights & the Declaration of Independence Class NOTES

DON'T FORGET YOUR PROPAGANDA ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY!!!

Today you will start your Independence Propaganda Assignment.  For directions click HERE!

For a refresher on propaganda look through these Propaganda Google Slides from class or this website: https://kids.kiddle.co/Propaganda

Here is this week's calendar:Calendar Week of November 18th

Students please take one of these google forms:
Standard Prelude to Revolution Google Form
or
Modified Prelude to Revolution Google Form

When you have submitted your form please either practice Quizlet or watch the videos below to review the events, acts, organizations and people leading to independence. Take a few notes and submit for extra credit!

Boston Massacre Students:

1. Please open and take this google doc about the presentation you watched: Intolerable Acts Performance Google Form FEEDBACK
2. Watch the performance and complete the feedback
3. Present your performance to the class
4. Complete your Boston Massacre SELF-REFLECTION

Intolerable Act Students:

1. Perform your skit for the class
2. Please open and take this google form about the presentation you watched Boston Massacre Performance Google Form FEEDBACK
3. Watch the performance and complete the feedback
4. Complete your Intolerable Acts Performance SELF-REFLECTION

When we finish...

Practice Quizlet

Watch John Adams clip

Today was the Boston Massacre Group last day in the library.  Tomorrow all students will be working in 214 to create their performances for Friday's class.

Today in 214 students learned about the Battles of Lexington & Concord and the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" Shot Heard Round the World Google Slides

Boston Massacre Students working in the library:

Calendar A: Boston Massacre Primary Source Enrichment Project
Daily GOALS:

• Tuesday: Continue work on Outline
• Wednesday: Finish Outline & start organizing & planning presentation with others
• Thursday: Create presentation
• Friday: Outline due & presentation to the class

214 Students: Events, Acts, Leaders, and Organizations for Independence:

Calendar B: 214 Causes of Independence CALENDAR

Today students will partner read Some Laws Are Intolerable and work on highlighting the most important idea from each paragraph. Next students will work in their research teams to summarize the most important part of their act.  Finally students will work together as a class to create a presentation to teach others about the Intolerable Acts. 

Today the whole class came together to watch Episode 1: Join or Die of HBO's John Adams series

Boston Massacre Primary Source Students:
In the library work on categorizing the quotes in the document into pro-colonist, neutral, or pro-British.  Boston Massacre Primary Source Project

Students in 214:
1. Discuss the reaction of Britain to the Boston Tea Party
2. Watch the 2 videos below
3. In your group 1 person should make and share a copy of:Intolerable Acts Research Doc with their group
4. Divide up research responsibilities among group members and start research

Boston Massacre Primary Source Students:
In the library work on categorizing the quotes in the document into pro-colonist, neutral, or pro-British.  Boston Massacre Primary Source Project

Students in 214:
1. America Runs on Tea Google Slides Discuss the importance of coffee in America today and tea during colonial times.  Describe the impact and reaction to the Tea Act of 1773
2. Partner read one of these articles: Boston Tea Party -Britannica Article or Readworks: A Very Messy Tea Party
Watch the videos below

There are 2 calendars this week depending on which project students will be completing.  Students will find out in class today which project they will complete. Propaganda Project Calendar B or Boston Massacre Primary Source Calendar A

Propaganda Google Slides

For students working on the Boston Massacre Project here are the directions. Please make your own copy! Boston Massacre Primary Source Project

Today students turned in their Boston Massacre HW Assignment and discussed the most important things to know in small groups.

Next students watched a video clip from America A History of US Episode 1