11/27-28 Monday-Tuesday

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Guiding Questions:
What were some significant events of Washington's Presidency? 


Objectives:
Collaborative: Students will understand George Washington's presidency by reading and completing a timeline activity with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric. 

Independent: Students will understand George Washington's presidency by completing a webquest with at least 80% accuracy. 

Standards:
8.4 Students analyze the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation. 

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Write today's objectives in your own words. What are the activities you will be completing and how do you know whether or not you completed them? 

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Thanksgiving Break (not-so-pop) Quiz 

Independent (Voice Level 0) 40 minutes: 
Task 1: Complete the Webquest on Washington's Presidency in Google Classroom 
Task 2: Play this icivics game. 

Early Finishers: Complete an Achieve article of your choice, watch CNN10. 

Collaborative (Voice Level .5 - 1) 40 minutes: 
Task 1: Read through the major events of Washington's Presidency together as a station ; 
En Español
Task 2: Follow the protocol with your groups to select the five most important events from his presidency. 
Task 3: Fill out the side of your paper explaining why you chose those 5 events. 
Task 4: Complete the timeline. 

Here is a rubric for this assignment. 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Objective tracker
Homework: 
Finish George Washington timelines 

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