Social Studies, week 9, 11/02-05/2015 (NO SCHOOL Friday; Teacher professional development)

R = Review, PK = Prior Knowledge, E: Empathy, C/G: Chart/Graph, RBP: Review Blog Post

Monday ~ 11/02/2015

 1.Warm-up: 11/02/15 ~ DO YOUR BEST and FORGET the REST!!!*

• The DOJO ends Thursday! Record your score and set a new DOJO goal! Remember, there is a direct connection to high Dojo scores and high grades.
• R1) A) What does sedition mean AND what are the punishments during wartime and out of wartime?
  • B) What did Nathaniel do that got him arrested for sedition?
• R2) A) What does treason mean AND what are the punishments during wartime and out of wartime?
• PK1) Why do the French lose this war even they won the extremely important battle of Ft. William Henry? (Hint: think about the french nature/temperament towards war/violence)?
• **HAVE YOUR Comp. Books ready to go as soon as warm-up is over so we can jump right into the film. 

2) Check the DOJO:

3) Topic: Causes of the American Revolution:

• 1) Militia (Colonists) vs. Professional Soldiers (British/”Redcoats”)
  • Similarities and Differences (Compare/Contrast)
    • Strategy: Double Bubble
• 2) George Washington… luck or destiny?
• 3) The French and Indian War, the war that began a country
  • James Fennimore Cooper and “The Last of the Mohicans”
• *Assessment*: Headline

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R = Review, PK = Prior Knowledge, E: Empathy, C/G: Chart/Graph, RBP: Review Blog Post

Tuesday~ 11/03/2015

1. Warm-up: 11/03/15 ~ DO YOUR BEST and FORGET the REST!!!*

• **Don’t forget! You have a Blog Post tonight and it’s due tomorrow night, Wenesday by 10:00 PM
• R1) What is Magua’s motivation (reason) for fighting the British, and specifically in wanting to kill Col. Munro?
• R2) What does the French commander Marquis offer Colonel Munro AND in what does he ask for in exchange (get back in return)? 
• R3) What tactics (choices/decisions) do the Huron and Ottawa use against the British during the ambush scene after the surrender of Ft. William Henry?
• R4) What is unique about the Hudson River compared to most rivers AND what direction are Nathaniel and his crew traveling once they escape the ambush? 
• **HAVE YOUR Comp. Books ready to go as soon as warm-up is over so we can jump right into the film. 

2) Who will win the DOJO?!

3. Topic: Causes of the American Revolution: DAY 2

• 1) Militia (Colonists) vs. Professional Soldiers (British/”Redcoats”)
  • Similarities and Differences (Compare/Contrast)
    • Strategy: Double Bubble
• 2) George Washington… luck or destiny?
• 3) The French and Indian War, the war that began a country
  • James Fennimore Cooper and “The Last of the Mohicans”
• *Assessment*: Headline

*HW*~ Blog Post: Due tomorrow, Wednesday by 10:00 p.m. at the latest

• RBP1) Why do Nathaniel, Chingachgook, and Uncas leave Cora, Alice, and Duncan under the waterfall for the Huron to capture? (There are 2 main reasons)
• RBP2) Where is Magua taking Nathaniel and his crew AND what are his plans for them once they arrive there?
• RBP3) What word that has been since translated to English did you hear when the Sachem and Magua were talking AND what does it mean in both Huron and today in English?
• PK1/RBP4) (4th hour guess, 5th hour should know) What does the Sachem decide will be done with:
  • Alice: 
  • Duncan:
  • Cora:

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R = Review, PK = Prior Knowledge, E: Empathy, C/G: Chart/Graph, RBP: Review Blog Post

Wednesday~ 11/04/15

1. Warm-up:  Wednesday, 11/04/2015 ~ DO YOUR BEST and FORGET THE REST!!!

• DON’T FORGET, you had a BLOG POST last night for HOMEWORK!!
• RBP1) Why do Nathaniel, Chingachgook, and Uncas leave Cora, Alice, and Duncan under the waterfall for the Huron to capture? (There are 2 main reasons)
• RBP2) Where is Magua taking Nathaniel and his crew AND what are his plans for them once they arrive there?
• RBP3) What word that has been since translated to English did you hear when the Sachem and Magua were talking AND what does it mean in both Huron and today in English?
• PK1/RBP4) (4th hour guess, 5th hour should know) What does the Sachem decide will be done with:
  • Alice: 
  • Duncan:
  • Cora:

2. Check the DOJO!

3. Topic: Causes of the American Revolution:  DAY 3

• 1) Militia (Colonists) vs. Professional Soldiers (British/”Redcoats”)
  • Similarities and Differences (Compare/Contrast)
    • Strategy: Double Bubble
• 2) George Washington… luck or destiny?
• 3) The French and Indian War, the war that began a country
  • James Fennimore Cooper and “The Last of the Mohicans”
• *Assessment*: Headline

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R = Review, PK = Prior Knowledge, E: Empathy, C/G: Chart/Graph, RBP: Review Blog Post

Thursday ~ 11/05/2015

1.   Warm-up: 11/05/15 ~ DO YOUR BEST and FORGET THE REST!!

• R1) What was Nathaniel’s warning to the Sachem?
• R2) What did winning the French and Indian War allow the British and Americans to do that put them on the path of eventually spreading “from sea to shining sea”?
• R3) A) Which character from L of the M do you most identify with? (Be honest with yourself)
  • B) Which character would you most like to identify with AND what steps do you need to take to make that happen?
• PK1) The big push toward war and separating from the British happened in 1765 when both the Tea and Stamp Acts (taxes on the American Colonists)  were passed.
  • Why do you think they chose these products/goods of all things at the time to tax us with?
• See, Think, Wonder: “The Bloody Massacre at King Street”

  

  “The Bloody Massacre at King Street”

  

2 Check the DOJO

3. Topic: Causes of the American Revolution:  DAY 2, Part 1: This will take several days to get through. We will go as far as we get today and continue the next day. Be sure to go over your notes nightly to keep the information in your working memory, and hopefully move it over to your long-term memory!

• Objective: We will examine and compare and contrast the first steps taken towards provoking war
• “No Taxation without representation!”(Stamp and Tea Acts)
• Acts of provocation:
  • 1765~ Quartering, Stamp, and Tea Acts
  • 1768~ capture of the “Liberty” (John Hancock and John Adams)
  • The Sons of Liberty: Patriots? Terrorists? Both? Daughters of Liberty
  • March 5, 1770 ~ Boston “Massacre” (really?); Results?
  • December 16, 1773 ~ Boston “Tea Party”
  • “The Midnight ride of Paul Revere”… The “British” are coming!!
  • “The Shot heard ’round the world”: The Battle of Lexington and Concord (May, 1775)
  • Bunker Hill and Dorcester Heights (6/17/1775)…Benedict Arnold…hero, traitor, or both?
  • Militia vs. Professionals (Battle of Cowpens through Yorktown)
  • Shays’ Rebellion (1786-87)
  • Articles of Confederation (Strengths and Weaknesses)

*HW*~ Blog Post: Due Sunday, by 10:00 p.m. at the latest

• RBP1) A) After the FIW, what is our new Western border of the American Colonies (Still British)?
  • B) What are the 2 reasons why we didn’t expand beyond that western border?
• RBP2) What does the newspaper picture “Join, or Die” represent? (What was its goal?)
• RBP3) “”The Bloody Massacre at King Street” is an example of propaganda used to convince the colonists of something.
  • What do you think propaganda is, AND what was it trying to convince them of?