Surveys

Today, the students will be taking 2 surveys.  The first is the YRBS Survey and all the information is below:

Website: http://yrbs.learningpt.org

Id: 3677

Password: j6J2Xs

The second survey is how the SS Class is going so far.  That survey is found at:

https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/forms/d/1n6dfLzT9E2543khRExoR6ihdsgtHA9yw0ggMyaWI2ck/viewform?usp=send_form

Career Week

This week we will be going over the Career Unit and scheduling classes for high school.  Below is the daily schedule with links to important information.

https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1hezpbxHM3JvnQS88KtUm_68KnHMbOjkQQY9r2u4H_-Y/edit?usp=sharing

EC and Paper Expectations

Students can earn extra credit if they read about The State of the Union and discuss 3 things that President Obama talked about.

Expectations for today's class:

https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1kgIVrAc5TsIXhts-iB6OYpLkpl3KubC-10H2cD08rP8/edit?usp=sharing

Newspaper

Below is the template for the newspaper.  1 person will make a copy for your group and name it the block and year your group's battle took place, then share it with the group.  When you have finished your final draft of the newspaper, you will copy and paste your article into the newspaper in chronological order.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8nHGGB6uXeRDuCVfZcmIRoZQgo3NfUe18QmIMv3gbg/edit?usp=sharing

Newspaper Article

Today students will choose a Revolutionary War Battle to create a newspaper article about.  This will be due on Monday, January 25.  Below are all of the resources they will need:

Article Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1A0mIS-9LUKzgNXvjTLU-IJxbroJ43uo1mDKCizQ2EoE/edit?usp=sharing

Example:
https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1eikt5WE3BQrI3fFNe2WPKTnK3QVpBdC6XXtobUFpRVM/edit?usp=sharing

Graphic Organizer:
https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1no6O3_628gjguufYJHbnVMF3EiYnRgAkUTlffcil1Nc/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric:
https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1m39YJf3mwziSgL7Ka4qnuGXPuHUNZPTMpfprFpFHB94/edit?usp=sharing


Primary Sources:

http://americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/war/text6/text6.htm

http://americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/war/text7/text7.htm

http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/battleaccounts/Index.html

http://www.americanrevolution.org/thacher.php

Declaration of Independence

Students will create their own Declaration of Independence from someone or something.  This document will mirror the US Document.  Students will need to create a document that has all four parts described below:

Preamble

        Introduction

                    For this assignment you need to introduce who or whom you are talking about in this declaration

       

Focus

                    This assignment, you need to focus on your parents or other family member that you would like to be independent of.

                    If you are choosing a person not in your family, you need to look at why you do not want to be around them

                    You may choose to have an issue with the government/school.  In the Preamble, you will then describe our government/school to give an overview of what it is like.

        Length

Your description should be about 3 sentences to describe the person or thing that angers you.

Declaration of Natural Rights

        Rights that each person has

                    Regardless of what person you have grievances against; the Declaration of Natural Rights Section will be your voice as to what 14 year olds should be able to do.

        Focus

                    This section will be written about changes in laws or keeping them the same to ensure that people around the age of 14 are treated fairly.

        Length

                    This section should be about 1 paragraph long (10 sentences-Introduction, 4 reasons and whys, concluding sentence).  This section should include all of the different laws you want changed or kept the same for 14 year olds.  It can also be about rules that you believe should be changed for 14 year olds.

List of Grievances

      Grievances

                    You will list the grievances that you have with the person/government/school rules.

        Focus

                    This section should be written in list form to and done in complete sentences.  Each grievance should be specific as to what problem you have with a person or government and why.

        Length

                    This section should be a minimum of 7 grievances done with complete sentences.

Resolution

        The end of the document

                    This section will be the concluding paragraph to the section

        Focus

                    This section will be written as a conclusion to everything you said.  You should have a plan as to how this problem you have can be solved.

        Length

                    The length should be about a paragraph-focusing on how you can resolve the issues to make your relationship/life better.

https://docs.google.com/a/pulaskischools.org/document/d/1lURJviIphUy1wzIgSCmN-HziKAjZy_leuUp9UrlteFI/edit?usp=sharing

New School Year

Welcome back, today the students will be discussing the issues that The American Colonies had with Great Britain.  The students will write a paragraph on the discussion.  Students will choose 3 events, people, acts or other things that angered Colonists, briefly describe the 3 and say why the things they choose eventually led to war.