9/27-28 Thursday-Friday

Guiding Question: 

What were the strengths & weaknesses of each army in the American Revolution? 

Objectives:

Collaborative: Students will determine which army had an advantage in the American Revolution by reading, annotating, and completing a CEEEEL response with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric.

Independent: Students will understand key battles of the American Revolution by completing a webquest with at least 80% accuracy.

Standards:

CA HSS.8.1.1 - 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

W.8.1 - Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

What do we already know about the British army? What have we already learned about the Patriot (colonial) army?

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 

Strenghts & Weaknesses intro

Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 

Task 1: Battles of the American Revolution assignment in Google Classroom 

Early Finisher?: 

- Did you complete your Declaration of Independence homework assignment from last class? It's also in Google Classroom. 

- 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. Read through Strengths & Weaknesses of the American Revolution 
2. Complete claim-prove-justify chart in your groups 
3. Write CEEEEL response 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

Complete your CEEEEL response