Is it possible for 8 teens to start a widespread panic throughout your town by making false accusations? How is this dangerous?

Would a US court allow evidence that cannot be seen to convict and execute a defendant?

The witch hunts of 1692 led to 20 executions. Accusations made by several young girls led to the executions of twenty innocent people.
Nineteen innocent people were hanged and one was pressed to death. An additional 4 people died while in jail. During an excruciating execution, Giles Corey’s last reported words were, “more rocks.”

Comparing and contrasting the Salem Witch Trials with the Japanese Internment Camps, McCarthyism, and the Holocaust enhance understanding.
Want to earn extra credit and further your understanding? Respond to any or all of the questions in this post. Remember to use digital etiquette & the Writer’s Checklist to earn points.

Scapegoating is sprinkled throughout history and continues even today. Provide examples of Scapegoating in current events or the recent past.
Time travel back to 1692. Based on this primary source quote and the videos, explain Puritan society.
“Ah, children, be afraid of going prayerless to bed, lest the devil be your bedfellow.” – Cotton Mather

We watched the Discovery Channel’s “Salem Witch Trials” and the History Channel’s video that describes an alternate scenario as to why the young girls lied. Click on the image to watch the clip.

MOBILE DEVICES, Click on the Image to go directed to the Google Doc.

Welcome Back, Folks!

MONDAY

We previewed our new packet, Lucky 13.  The BrainPop video, Thirteen Colonies, provided a short overview of the factors (economy, society, political, and geography) that influenced the development of the 3 Colonial Regions. The video was a springboard for analyzing and interpreting a Map, Making A Living.  MAP SAMPLES may be accessed in the classroom. We also used the ActiVotes for a Cookie/Class War using the ActiVote Quiz. The highest class average wins. Stay tuned for the winners announcement.
Thank you, Mr. Kindred, for sharing ideas, lesson titles, and UbD frameworks! Visit Mr. Kindred and his 8th grade class by CLICKING HERE.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY

Students will use the iBooks App on the iPads or the Google Docs on the blog to interpret and analyze text and images.  Chester the Crab Comix written and illustrated by Bentley Boyd, provide engaging snapshots of people, places and events in time.  Check out his website by CLICKING HERE.

Please follow these steps when Reading for Information – Chester Comix:

1^st: Preview questions/prompts. 

2^nd: Look at the images ONLY. 

3^rd: Do a QUICK READ. 

4^th: Read carefully and Respond to questions/prompts.

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOOGLE DOC!!!!

COLONIAL SNAPSHOT POINTERS:
SUMMARIZING – Ask and answer the questions, WHO? WHAT? WHERE? for each Panel with text.

THURSDAY

Students will examine INTERACTION between the colonists and Native Americans. Use the same Comic Strip Packet ABOVE.  Focus is placed on historical thinking:

• Compare and Contrast the ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, and GEOGRAPHIC factors of Native Americans and Colonial Society.  
• Chronological Thinking: History is the study of people, places and events in time.  Therefore, students will analyze the cause and effect relationship between events by studying King Philip’s War.

Concepts and skills (interpreting and analyzing text and images) provide the background to understand future concepts (i.e., The French and Indian War”).

Please watch the short clip below summarizing King Philip’s War and gain a better understanding of the devastating impact of colonial settlement for the Native American tribes in New England.

FRIDAY
Students will wrap up the inter-ACTIVE review of the Crab Walks. Strive for Accuracy by checking and editing your responses and reading directions carefully.
*Refer to the Post title, “8 Teens lied…People Died” for the handouts, video clips and lesson summary.

The polls closed before some students were able to vote for our Virtual Class Pet.  I included their votes and the results are too close to call.  A period suggested we have a final Smackdown.  Meet the Monkey and the Wolf.

MONDAY-TUESDAY
The first 2 activities will provide you with the background knowledge for our CSI.  If you interact during the activities your Active Listening and Literacy Skills (comprehension, interpret/analyze text and images) will improve.

1) BrainPop Queen Elizabeth I and ActiVote Quiz Game! Click on the image of the Battle of the Spanish Armada to view the video. 

CONGRATS A PD on wining CLASS WARS!

2) CRAB WALK THROUGH ROANOKE – CLICK HERE for the GOOGLE DOC. If you are in class click on the iBooks App on your iPad.

3) CSI: The Lost Colony

WEDNESDAY- WEDNESDAY 4/4

1) CSI Conclusions Chart

2) BrainPop Pocahontas video clip and ActiVote Quiz Game – This will be a CLASS WAR!  CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

• 3) CRAB WALK THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND PLYMOUTH-Click HERE FOR GOOGLE DOC.
  First: Preview the Comic Images and Timeline in top right.
  Second: Preview the Questions
  Last: Read for a purpose by recording responses as you read OR do a quick read through and go back and respond to questions

***CULTURE SHOCK VOLUNTEERS: bring in items tomorrow so we can party like it’s 1607
FRIDAY
COLONIAL CULTURE SHOCK and Blog Birthday Party!
MONDAY-TUESDAY

1) POP CULTURE SMACKDOWN: JAMESTOWN EDITION

2) JAMESTOWN TIMELINE / CHOOSE YOUR OWN APP (CYOA):  Choose 6-9 Events from the timeline to create a product using an App of your choice. * Puppet Pals will only be an option if a script is written and approved. (Ms. D note: if time allows we will complete this activity)

The 1st English Settlement of Jamestown

After the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the English did not give up on the New World. Raw materials, trade, silver, gold, and spreading their faith motivated them to persist through many obstacles. Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Life was not easy for the settlers. In fact, many people lost their lives to disease and starvation. Native American society was negatively impacted by English encroachment onto their lands. Hostile relations soon erupted. Let’s not forget that slavery in the colonies started in Jamestown. We hope to take a bird’s eye view and look at multiple sides of the story (POV).

The Class of 2011 laughed…

When Tim (Cole’s brother),C pd, shared his interactive response to the prompt: Name a Deli Sandwich about the Starving Time in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610. His deli sandwich was “You Are What You Eat on Rye.” Do you know why?

Our interactive responses help us to learn and apply the content by “making it stick.”

EXTRA CREDIT: What were some of your favorite interactive responses from the SMACKDOWN? Leave us a comment.

STUDY GUIDE: ALL ANSWERS ARE IN THE PACKET. YOU WILL HAVE TO READ AND FACT FIND. Responses must use evidence from the packet.

Mobile Devices: Click HERE for the Google Doc.

Watch the video clip from the movie Amazing Grace. WARM UP: What is Olaudah Equiano referring to when he says, “Irons to the Fire?”
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We finished the SLAVERY CLOZE the GAPS and started SLAVERY THEN AND NOW – CLICK HERE. Most classes are on the 5-6th slide.

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Anthony in D pd reminded me that our blog was 2 years old.  Thanks, Ant! He suggested we celebrate!  Mr. Z and his classes celebrated their blog’s 1st birthday by adopting a virtual pet for their blog, a pig, named Don.  Visit Mr. Z’s 8th grade Math blog to meet their virtual pet by CLICKING HERE. Don’t forget to feed him an apple and if you post a comment following digital citizenship guidelines you will earn extra credit points. Take our Class Poll Below.  

We started our blog in 2010 with a very enthusiastic 8th grade class (The Class of 2010). They are now Sophomores in HS. EXTRA CREDIT: Do you know any current Sophomores or Freshmen that graduated from Yellow? Get them to post a comment on the blog telling us that YOU sent them and you will earn points. The class with the most points will get a sweet treat!

Over the past 2 years- 3 8th grade classes (approximately 385 students) and over 11,500 global visitors navigated our blog to post pop culture connections, review lessons, watch videos, and leave comments. Thank you global guests, students and staff for sharing your learning on our blog.

We are proud to be part of the Edublogs community.  Let’s Celebrate like it’s 1607, Colonial Style.  We will set a date in class to bring in Colonial foods using authentic recipes.  Volunteers will earn extra credit.  Stay tuned because recipes will be distributed in class.  
A very special thank you to 2 individuals that inspired me in immeasurable ways. Sue Waters, thank you sincerely for dedicating your time and expertise. I can always count on you to answer questions, fix glitches, and provide relevant, meaningful blog posts designed to challenge us to be better bloggers, 21st century learners and global citizens. Thank you, Kathleen Morris! The 2KM blog exposed me to compelling opportunities to improve student literacy, showcase student work, and share with an authentic global audience. Your students’ especially Bianca, thoughtful and well written comments prompted continuous dialogue centered around learning. Meet Ms. Morris and her students by visiting their class blog.

The following CSI led students through a crime scene to analyze “evidence.” Students examined evidence to determined which crime was committed by drawing conclusions. I used primary sources (eyewitness accounts) like Olaudah Equiano, to identify 5 “artifacts” that could be put together like a puzzle.

Tell us what you thought about our CSI.

Did you enjoy learning by starting with a question?

Which piece of evidence had your team of investigators stumped?

How did your team use the Habits of Mind during the CSI?