9/19-20 Wednesday-Thursday

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Guiding Question: 
What was the Boston Tea Party? 


Objectives:
Collaborative: Students will understand the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party by reading, annotating, and answering guiding questions with at least 80% accuracy.

Independent: Students will work to increase their Lexile levels by completing an Achieve article, including CATCH annotations, the activity, and a thought question response 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


Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
What have we learned so far about the relationship between England and the colonies? Is it a good relationship or a bad one? Why? (Key Terms: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre)
Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 
Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 
Task 1: Achieve3000, "American Revolution: Never Forgotten". You need to complete your CATCH annotation notes before moving on to the activity and the thought question. 

Achieve3000 Grading Notes: 
1. Thought questions will be graded on the CEEL rubric 
2. CATCH annotations will be graded based on accuracy 
3. Activity scores are graded as follows:
  • 100% - 4
  • 88% - 3
  • 75% - 2
  • 66% or below - 1


Did you score less than 75% on your Achieve Article? Here is a list of makeup articles you can complete to make up that activity score. If you are making up the article, you need to submit this makeup form as well. 

Early Finisher?: 
- Take a look at your homework assignment. If you don't think you'll have time to finish in this station, start writing your answers in a google doc so you can save them for later. 
- Watch these videos (they'll autoplay) to get a head start on some topics covered in Unit 2
- Work on homework for another class
- Read a NewsELA, CNN, or Achieve article 
- Practice your typing 
- Read a book

Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 45 minutes:
1. Tea Act/Tea Party reading & annotations 
2. Guiding questions 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
On board
Homework: 

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