January 30

Happy Friday!!!
831: See notes from previous day if you were not able to get them from class.
Both classes: Make sure your sourcebooks are ready for a check on Monday. (Notes, charts from class, HW's, etc)

January 29

HW: Pretend that you are living in Massachusetts colony. How do you feel about all the Acts that are being passed? (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act etc). Is Great Britain correct in passing these Acts? Explain your views in one paragraph.

802; See notes from class:

-British Actions anger many colonists
(Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act)
-Boston Massacre
-Boston Tea Party
Taxation without representation
(when you have no say in how you are being taxed)

How did the colonists react?

-Formed the Sons of Liberty (led by Samuel Adams) and protested by burning houses, attacking tax collectors
-Boycotted many products being taxed
(refused to buy certain goods or products)

How did the British react to the colonists' action?

They passed more Acts!
1)Declaratory Act - Stated that all Acts must be abided by “You should do as we say or else….”
2)Townshend Acts - taxed more items like tea, paper, etc
3)Sent more British troops to Massachusetts to keep the peace

January 28

HW: Ask someone in your family about your immigrant background (or a friend, classmate, etc.) Choose a person to write about. Answer these questions in your sourcebook:

1) Why did the person come here?
2) What struggles did he or she encounter?
3) Where did the person live?
4) Who may have helped this person?
5) When did this person arrive in the U.S.?

January 26

For tomorrow, bring in the work that you've completed today in my absence (along with Friday's classwork). That would be....
1) British Actions Chart
2) George vs. George Chart
731, if you handed the George vs. George Chart to the instructor who covered the class today, just bring in the British Actions Chart.

January 16

Get sleep and rest for ELA state exam next week.

January 15

731 and 702


HW: “What if…if the French WON the French and Indian War?” What are some things that might change? What might stay the same? Would the 13 Colonies still be the '13 Colonies'? Would they ever become the United States of America? Use your imagination and feel free to make up a scenario if you want. (The journal entry of an English colonist who went on to live under French rule). Write about 2 paragraphs in your source book.

Notebooks will be collected tomorrow so last 3 HWs can be checked.
702: FINISH CLASSWORK USING HANDOUT ON PROCLAMATION OF 1763

•Why did the British issue this? (What
is the purpose of it?
•If you were a colonist, how do you think you would felt about this?
•Why would the British want to establish ‘good relations’ with the Iroquois and other Native Americans?
•Was Great Britain justified in issuing the Proclamation of 1763?

January 14

HW: Find any article that talks about a foreign country’s government (i.e., Thailand and its government problems,
In your sourcebook, write a brief summary (1 paragraph) on what is going on. What kind of government do they have? (You might have to do a bit of internet researchy to find out).

(example – an article on passing a law to ban car horn honking in Great Britain
Great Britain has a constitutional monarchy meaning that they have a queen (monarchy) but Parliament is the one who makes the laws in government. Currently, Parliament has been faced with complaints that noise pollution has increased throughout the nation… )

See below for articles you can use...

Japan
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/world/asia/14japan.html?ref=world

Lativia
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/world/europe/15latvia.html?ref=world

Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/world/asia/14kandahar.html?em

January 12

In your sourcebook, answer: what would constitute (make) a good government? Why or why not? Be detailed and give reasons for why you think this. (Write one paragraph)

January 9

731: By now, you should have finished the comic and hopefully, gave it to Mr. Angeles. If not, you MUST bring it in on Monday.

702: See previos day (under 731) for assignment instructions on the comic for the French and Indian War.

Here's a link to a good and in depth reading on the French and Indian War
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=x-fr085100a&article_id=728&chapter_id=15&chapter_title=United_States&article_title=French_and_Indian_War

January 8

731 HW: Finish comic strip for HW. See below for details.

702: Bring in pencils/colored pencils, markers, crayons, etc tomorrow. DO NOT FINISH COMIC FOR HW.


COMIC ASSIGNMENT
Use information from reading to create a scenario which will be illustrated in a comic strip.
1) You must have a story (fictional but based in historical facts)
2) You must use ALL the boxes given. Make up at least 3 characters (French, English, colonist, Iroquois, Miami, Pawnee, etc) There must be at least two speech bubbles or thought bubbles in each box.
3) You must illustrate the conflict amongst the Native Americans, French, and the British. Make up a scenario, Use facts from reading! MAKE IT FUNNY, DRAMATIC, TRAGIC, etc)
Hint: Write out a story first before you proceed on comic!
Example:
a) John Kayne is a British colonist living as a farmer Massachusetts. He is growing restless and would like to move west, to the Ohio River Valley, which is territory that both England and France claim. There, he can either start a new farm or get into the fur trade.
b)He gets as far as Lake Erie where he befriends a young Iroquois boy named Little Deer, He tells him that the French have built Fort Le Boeuf on what is supposedly British ground.
c) John is unable to travel peacefully to his destination and gets caught up in the French and Indian War. He ends up fighting for the British after a French soldier accidentally kills his new friend Little Deer.
d) Last box – The Treaty of Paris is signed in 1763 as John begins his new life in Quebec as a fur trapper.

January 6

HW:
Bring in pencils and colored pencils tomorrow for lesson on the French and Indian War. (If you don't have colored pencils, just bring in markers and crayons. Also, look for ANY comic strip in the newspaper and bring it in (Dilbert, Charlie Brown, etc)

January 5

HW: Complete quiz corrections
on a separate sheet of paper, INCLUDING the multiple
choice questions. Staple onto the quiz and turn in tomorrow. GET QUIZ SIGNED!