Date |
Agenda |
Lesson |
Assignments |
Due Date |
Learning Goal |
A: 9/1 B: 9/2 |
-Introductions -Ms. McLean's daily expectations -"What is History?" activity -"The Danger of a Single Story" -Exit Ticket: Reflection |
Bring home letter of welcome for your parents. |
Nothing due |
Students will begin to create a classroom community and gain an understanding of the overall course. |
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A: 9/6 B: 9/7 |
-Academic Honesty and Integrity -Lunch Room Fight -What is History Video -SOPs |
Pass in at the end of class |
Students will begin to explore thinking like a Historian while gaining a stronger sense of classroom community. |
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A: 9/8 B: 9/9 |
-Tech time -Pre-assessment for using Primary Sources |
Pass in at the end of class |
Learning Goal #1: Students will take time to explore their new laptops and bookmark the key sites they will need for this class. |
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A: 9/12 B: 9/13 |
-Primary Source Debrief -9/11 Primary vs. Secondary Source Activity |
Next Class (if your are not already done at the end of class) |
Learning Goal: Students will understand the difference between primary and secondary sources. |
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A: 9/14 B: 9/15 |
Primary Source Packet #2 |
Pass in at the end of class |
Learning Goal: Students will understand how seemingly separate events can provide different view points of one larger event. |
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A: 9/16 B: 9/19 |
-Hook: 10 Second History of the U.S. -Silent Conversation -America Today -Homework: Reflection Survey |
Next Class |
Learning Goal: Students will understand why the Revolutionary war is important to study in order to evaluate the state of the Union today. |
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A: 9/20 B: 9/21 |
-America The Story of Us -Discussion of Atmosphere in America -The French and Indian War -Set up our blogs -Homework: 1st blog post. |
Next Class |
Learning Goal: Students can explain the characteristics and atmosphere in the colonies that began to cause people to consider rebellion. |
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A: 9/22 B: 9/23 |
-Hook: The Truth About Tomatoes -Whole group discussion: French and Indian War -On your own or in groups: Stamp Act Congress -Video: Boston Massacre -Homework: 2nd Blog Post |
Next Class |
Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain how the French and Indian War as well as the Stamp Act led to tensions between the colonies and Britain that would result in the Boston Massacre. |
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A: 9/26 B: 9/27 |
-Hook: What can Mainers Not Live Without? -Boston Tea Party -Primary Source Work -Intolerable Acts -Homework: 3rd Blog Post |
Next Class |
Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain the reasons why the Boston Tea Party occurred as well as describe how the Intolerable Acts were meant to punish the colonists for this event. |