2/28/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
2) Revolution Role Play (Day 1)
a) Hand out "Travelers at the Inn" and assign roles  b) 2 groups present today  c) Complete Evaluation form  d) Audience members ask 2 questions total (1 per day)

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 175-179; 182; 184-190 ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
Focus your reading on:  a) American alliance with France  b) Battle of Yorktown  c) Treaty of Paris (1783)  d) Loyalists after the war  e) Established churches after the war

2/27/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
2) Revolution Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option info as a group and complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
b) Make group presentation sheet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 170-175 ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
Focus your reading on:  a) "War of attrition"/George Washington  b) Battle of Trenton/Battle of Princeton  c) Battle of Saratoga/General John Burgoyne  d) Valley Forge  e) Baron von Steuben  f) Funding the Continental Army


American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History assignment reminder and check-in

2) 1950s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide and hand in

2/24/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
2) Peer Review of Practice Essays
--3 Evaluations/Rounds
--Pass back essays and evaluations to owners; staple everything together and hand in

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 166-170 ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
Focus your reading on:  a) 2nd Continental Congress  b) Thomas Paine's Common Sense  c) Thomas Jefferson/Declaration of Independence

2/23/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
2) Finish Practice Essays (Essays done in class today for Peer Review tomorrow)

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-158 ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c) Boston Tea Party  d) Coercive ("Intolerable") Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists (Tories)  g) Paul Revere  h) Minutemen  i) Lexington and Concord



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History reminder and check-in. Do you have someone to interview yet?

2) 1950s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

2/22/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
2) Hand back "Goldilocks" Essays and discuss
3) Practice Essay (for Peer Review on Friday)
--Points for Notes, Outline, and Essay
--Use pages 134-145 in your textbook for your notes
--Do the Notes and Outline today

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 145-150 ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
Focus your reading on:  a) Townshend Acts  b) Non-importation  c) Daughters of Liberty  d) Boston Massacre

2/21/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
2) Oral Report Presentations
--Audience takes class notes
--Graded on Typed Info, Oral Presentation, and Visual)

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 134-140; 140-145 ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
Focus your reading on:  a) Specific ways Britain began to reassert its authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War  b) Sugar Act  c) Stamp Act  d) Stamp Act Congress  e) Sons of Liberty  f) Declaratory Act

**BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW!!


American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History Assignment reminder and check-in. Do you have someone to interview yet? See Mr. Unis if you need help.

2) 1950s TV (Day 2)
("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis") and ("The Twilight Zone")

2/17/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
2) Assigned pairs: Oral Reports on the Impact of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment on America
--Prep Day in lab
--Present on Tuesday

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 121-126 ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Details on the French and Indian War  b) How the end of the war impacted the coming of the Revolution