9/28-29 Thursday-Friday

Guiding Question:

What were the strengths and weaknesses of each side in the American Revolutionary War? 

Objectives:

(Whole Class) Collaborative: Students will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each side of the war by reading and writing a CEREAL paragraph with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric. 


(Whole Class) Independent: Students will understand the character of the Revolutionary War by watching a video and answering guiding questions with at least 80% accuracy. 

Standards:

CA HSS.8.1 - Understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation.

RH.6-8.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source

RH.6-8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text

WHST.6-8.9 - Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

ELD B.6 - Reading closely literary and informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed.

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

Objective tracker. 

(Whole Group) Collaborative (Voice Level .5 - 1) 35 minutes: 

Task 1: Read about strengths and weaknesses of British and Americans together

Task 2: Complete graphic organizer 

Task 3: CEREAL paragraph to answer the question, "Which army had more of an advantage in the Revolutionary War, the British or American?" 

Here is a rubric for your CEREAL Paragraphs 

Early Finishers: Read this. 

(Whole Class) Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 

Task 1: America the Story of Us: Revolution - as we watch this episode, complete your viewing guide. 

Early Finishers: Complete any missing work, read the news, free choice Achieve article, read a book, watch this. 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 2 minutes: 

Objective Tracker 

Homework: 

Finish your strengths & weaknesses CEREAL paragraphs.