As Beatles great, John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." So here's my plan, but Life may pop up and change them.
This Week in Social Studies
"A good newspaper is, I suppose, the nation talking to itself." Arthur Miller
HW: It's Not Fair
Monday -Nov 16 - Day 4
Hand out term grades
Review What's a Patriot
It's Not Fair sharing
Active Reading of "America's Early Dissenters"
HW: Tyranny in America
Wednesday -Nov 18 - Day 2
Review of "Tyranny in America" timeline
Primary and Secondary Sources
What do historians do? ppt
HW: Role of Women due Tuesday
Friday -Nov 20 - Day 4
Biography of Abigail and John Adams
Review Mass Historical Society Website
Letter from Abigail group work
Tuesday -Nov 24 - Day 2
Collect HW
Review of HW by groups and as a class
John's Letter
History Detectives
HW: Making Inferences from Primary Sources due Monday
Monday -Nov 30 - Day 4
Review HW
Pros and Cons of Primary and Secondary Sources
Declaration of Independence Ppt
Take out: "Tyranny in America" work as a group on "Power of Language"
HW: Power of Language due Wed
Wednesday -Dec 2 - Day 2
"Deciphering the Declaration"
"The Rest of the Story"
Secondary Source Declaration
"The Beginning of the American Dream"
HW: Founding Father's Message due 11/4
Friday -Dec 4 - Day 4
Collect HW
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