Week 7 Activities and Homework

Daily Activities and Homework, 9/22- 9/26:

M: Continue library research for biography project. HW: write ‘Early Life’ section.

T: Learn about important battles in the Revolutionary War. HW: write ‘Rise to Fame’ section.

W: Analyze ideas from Declaration of Independence and learn about consequences of document. HW: write ‘Later Life’ section; gather pictures and quote.

TH: Continue important battles in Rev. War. HW: write ‘Legacy’ section, type bibliography, assemble report.

F: DUE: biography report. (NOTE: this is a long-term project. Absent students must still turn in report on time). Continue important events in Rev. War. HW: none.

Goals and Objectives:
Analyze events and reactions that caused colonists to support revolution
Evaluate ideas from important documents that contributed to colonists’ views of government and citizens’ rights
Gather information on a person from the Revolutionary War time period and create a biographical report
Understand key battles and events of Revolutionary War

Social Studies Standards:
Describe important documents that influenced American colonists in their eventual creation of the Constitution (S3, C1, PO1)
Describe significance of key events in the American Revolution, including major battles, aid from France, and the surrender at Yorktown (S1, C4, PO2)
Describe significance of key individuals in the American Revolution, including B. Franklin, G. Washington, T. Paine, T. Jefferson, P. Henry, King George III (S1, C4, PO3)