How did slavery and the slave trade end? Students will examine steps people took to resist the injustice of slavery and the obstacles they endured. Use the lesson below to analyze people’s words and deeds and the cause and effect relationship between events. Share your TEXT to TEXT, TEXT to SELF, and TEXT to WORLD Read More…
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AMeRiCaN ReVoLuTioN
Use the INTERACTIVE SLIDESHOW to compete the Foldable In-Class Project: ON A MOBILE DEVICE? CLICK HERE FOR THE GOOGLE DOC! AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOLDABLE View more PowerPoint from bkind2animals
The Declaration of Independence
This latest video is a gem and outstanding pop culture connection to the American Revolution. Please watch and if you have time, use the search bar and type in “battle of the bands” to watch exceptional student samples of Revolutionary War inspired songs. Heroes: A Note on the Signers View more documents from bkind2animals Download Read More…
RoaD To INDePeNDeNCe REVieW
CAN’T SEE IT? CLICK HERE FOR THE GOOGLE DOC. Skill building is just as important as learning content. During this unit students examined the causes of the American Revolution by analyzing propaganda and political cartoons, reading for information, using context clues, and interpreting images. Utilize the resources below to review. Extra credit opportunities are always Read More…
From Colonies to Country
MONDAY-TUESDAY We began our comparison of present and historical contexts of freedom of the press. Please view the slideshow and the videos that follow. This lesson also uses Chester the Crab’s history based comix on John Peter Zenger. Click on the CHESTER COMIX below to complete p.1 of the “From Colonies to Country” Packet. WHAT Read More…
8 Girls Lied…People Died
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 Read More…
LuCKY 13
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 Read More…
MoNkey oR WoLF?
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.
IF aT FiRST YoU DoN’T SuCCEed…
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 Read More…
SLaVeRY FaCt FiNd
Mobile Devices: Click HERE for the Google Doc. Slavery Quiz fact_find_ View more presentations from bkind2animals