2/20-21 Thursday-Friday

Guiding Question: 

Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico?  

Objectives:

Collaborative:  Students will continue work on the Mexican-American War DBQ by reading primary and secondary sources, completing AIM annotations, and writing a CEAS to answer the essential question

Standards:

8.8.6 - Describe the Texas War for Independence & the Mexican-American war.
W.8.2 - Write arguments to support claims

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

What are two things we have already learned about the Mexican-American war?

If you were not here last class: what is one thing you have learned about the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. (think about the Texas Revolution, Manifest Destiny.)

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

Notes

Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 90 minutes:

Task 1: Complete the AIM annotations for each source
Task 2: Complete the CERs 
Task 3: Construct your CEAS response 

Early Finisher?: Complete the Mexican American War Webquest in Google Classroom 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

Mexican American War Webquest in Google Classroom