12/3-4 Tuesday-Wednesday

Guiding Question: 

Under what conditions did John Adams become President? 

Objectives:

Collaborative:  Students will compare the Election of 1796 with modern Presidential Elections by reading, annotating, and completing a CEAS with at least a 3 out of 4. 
Independent: Students will understand John Adams's presidency by completing a webquest with at least 80% accuracy.

Standards:

8.4 - Students understand the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation

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

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

What challenges do you think John Adams will face as the second President?

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 

Election of 1796 Notes

Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 

Task 1: John Adams Webquest in Google Classroom

Early Finisher?: 

- Have you finished all your history work in Google Classroom? 

- Play an iCivics game 

- 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:

Task 1: Election of 1796

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

You have 2.5 weeks left in second semester, do you currently qualify for culmination?