Road to Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)#/media/File:Sprit_of_'76.2.jpeg

I have identified fifteen events that I want you to research. Tell me what happened, when it happened, and why it is important to the American Revolution. 

When you get your worksheet put in your name, and start researching the events. All fifteen events need to be completed, you need to work with a purpose. Note, the events will not be in order. You will need to find the dates to order them on the Google Slide timeline. 

You will use the information from the worksheet to make a digital timeline of the events as well. Of course, you only get to do that after the worksheet has been completed. See me when you think you are ready to do it. 

EQ: What events led to the American Revolution?

Engage:

•  None

Explore:

• Students will research 15 events leading to the American Revolution

Explain:

• How did each event lead us closer to the American Revolution?
• When did each event take place?
• What order did the events take place?

Evaluate:

• Worksheets to be turned in.
• Google Slide Timeline to be created and shared.

Expectations:

• You will have four days to complete this assignment in class. 
• You will need to have both your worksheet and your Google Slides timeline shared to Mr. C by Wednesday, October 25.

Seven Years War

Now that we have a pretty good handle on what it was like to be an early colonist in the Americas, let's jet ahead a few years and look at the first defining event in the American Revolution.

Why is this the first defining event? Watch and see.

Here is a little more information on the Seven Years War with a little lagniappe thrown in. What new information is provided? Does that also move us closer to the Revolution?

What does smuggling have to do with taxes? What does taxes have to do with the American Revolution? What other events took place that bring us to the Revolution?

EQ:

• How did the 7 Years War contribute to the unrest in the colonies?
• Why was smuggling so important to the colonists?
• Why did the colonists not want to pay taxes?

Engage:

• None

Explore:

• 7 Years War Crash Course History 12:19
• 7 Years War 2 Crash Course History 10:39
• Taxes and Smuggling Crash Course History 12:18

Explain:

• What caused the war?
• How did the war end?
• What were the consequences of the war on the colonies?

Evaluate:

•  Worksheet

The Halloween Tree

EQ: What are some of the influences for today's Halloween celebration?

Engage:

• The students will watch The Halloween Tree

Explore:

• What happens in Egypt?
• What happens in England at Stonehenge?
• What happens in France?
• What happens in Mexico?

Evaluate:

• None

Extend:

• Read Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree

Dia de los Muertos

Essential Question:

• What is the Day of the Dead and why is it celebrated in Mexico? 
• Who is Jose Posada?
• Why is the image La Calavera Catrina important to the Day of the Dead in Mexico?

Engage:

• What is the Day of the Dead? National Geographic video (1:51)

Explore:

• Dia de los Muertos National Geographic
• Jose Guadalupe Posada Wikipedia
• La Calavera Catrina Wikipedia
• Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life documentary (60:00)

Explain:

• Why does Mexico celebrate Dia de los Muertos?
• Who is Jose Posada?
• Why is La Calavera Catrina important to Dia de los Muertos?

Evaluate:

• Notebook Page: Jose Posada
• Day of the Dead 5 W's and H worksheet

Extend:

• Day of the Dead Wordsearch

Salem Witch Trials

Happy Halloween! Today we are going to learn a little about the Salem Witch Trials, where mass hysteria and a couple mean kids caused the death of over 20 people. Is there anything more Halloween-like than that? Unfortunately real people suffered for things we tend to enjoy, the confluence of life and death.

As you watch try to identify what caused the trials to begin and what caused them to end.

As you watch see how many cultures are represented by the holiday. Also, when did Halloween as we celebrate it come into being?

EQ:

• What were the Salem Witch Trials?
• What is the history of Halloween?

Engage:

• Don't really need any, it is Halloween

Explore:

• Salem Witchcraft Trials (8:11) State Bar of Georgia
• Haunted History of Halloween 

Explain:

• What started the Salem Witch Trials
• Why did the trials end?
• What are the historic roots of Halloween?
• When did the modern version of Halloween start?

Jefferson City Field Trip

 Friday we will be traveling to Jefferson City to visit the state capitol and the now closed state penitentiary.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AP_of_Missouri_State_Capitol_Building.jpg

Let's first watch this video on the history of the building. If you pay attention you may be able to answer some of the tour guide's questions and look really smart!

Next is a video on the symbolic meanings of the Missouri state flag and the Missouri seal. In it you will learn about the colors of the flag and the reason we have grizzly bears all over the seal.

One of the most interesting parts of the capitol is the artwork that you find inside. We have two videos that talk about the artwork. While you are there you will tour the artwork with the guide and these videos will give you some insight into them.

• Stately Images: The Art of Missouri's State Capitol 
• The Missouri Mural

Below is a photo of the Missouri State Penitentiary which is now closed. Listen carefully to the tour guides to learn the history of the site. 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Missouri_State_Penitentiary.jpg

EQ: Why should we take a field trip to Jefferson City?

Engage:

•  Friday is the field trip.

Explore:

• History of the Missouri Capitol (4:53)
• Stately Images: The Public Art of Missouri's State Capitol (28:14)
• The Missouri Mural (5:11)
• History of the Missouri Penitentiary  (18:08)

Explain:

• What is the purpose of the state capitol?
• What are some interesting facts about the capitol?
• What should we learn about the penitentiary?

Evaluate:

Extend:

• Ghost Adventures Missouri Penitentiary

Map of Mexico

   

This is a political map of Mexico. You will color the states, but do not label (otherwise there will be way too much writing on the map when we are finished.)  

https://www.mapsofworld.com/mexico/mexico-political-map.html

Here is the physical map that you will use to label the names provided on the checklist. 

https://www.ezilon.com/maps/north-america/mexico-physical-maps.html

EQ: Where in Mexico do you find the important landforms and cities?

Engage:

• Ask if any students are from Mexico. If so, have them identify on the map where they are from. 
• Mexico Geography Now (18:20) 

Explore:

• Map of Mexico
• Political Map of Mexico

Explain:

1. Label the physical landforms listed below.
2. Color the states of Mexico on the paper map.
3. Checklist

• Rio Grande River
• Rio Santiago River 
• Rio Bravo River
• Yucatan Peninsula 
• Isthmus of Tehuantepec 
• Baja California 
• Mexican Plateau
• Sierra Madre Del Sur, 
• Sierra Madre Occidental 
• Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains
• Pacific Ocean 
• Gulf of Mexico 
• Gulf of California
• Caribbean Sea

Evaluate:

•  Map of Mexico

Extend:

• Mexico Imax Video (41:42)

Columbian Exchange

Today we are looking at how choices made by Europeans fundamentally changed Europe and the Americas.

In the first video we will look at what scholars call the Columbian Exchange. It encompasses the exchange of plants and animals, diseases, and ideas. As you watch identify the positive and negative exchanges. How important were they to the Americas? How important were they to Europe?

The second video is on the importation of kidnapped Africans to the Americas to be slaves. This, along with the attempted genocide of the indigenous peoples of the America, is the most shameful act of the European colonists of the Americas and later of the citizens of the United States. 

EQ:

• What were some of the effects of the Columbian Exchange on Europe and the Americas?
• Understand the inhumanity of the transatlantic slave trade.

Engage:

•  None

Explore:

• The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course (12:08)
• Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course  (11:07)

Explain:

• What foods did Europe gain from the Americas?
• What diseases were transferred from Europe to the Americas? 
• What diseases were transferred from the Americas to Europe?
• How many Africans were forcibly moved to the Americas?
• What was the life expectancy of a kidnapped African in a British Colony in the 1700's?

Evaluate:

•  Student Worksheets

Extend

• Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes

Massacre at Mystic

  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequot_War#/media/File:Pequot_war.jpg

The Pequot Wars started with the death of one man and ended with making use of the word Pequot a crime. We often put the Puritans on a pedestal, due mainly to the pride many Americans have with being remotely descended from a passenger on the Mayflower as well as politicians constantly referring to them when they talk about our Judeo-Christian culture.

Essential Question: Is violence inevitable between indigenous peoples and colonists?

Engage:

•  Read Mending Wall by Robert Frost
• Good fences make good neighbors, but what if your neighbors don't believe in fences?

Explore:

•  Watch the video Massacre at Mystic 
• Vocabulary: wampum, concessions, subjugated, diplomatic

Explain:

•  What was the relationship between the Pequot and Puritans before the massacre? After?
• What differences in ideas about land and property caused so much trouble?
• Why did some Native Americans fight with the Puritans against the Pequots?
• How much responsibility do you place on the Puritans actions leading to the massacre?
• How did the massacre change the colonies going forward?

Evaluate:

•  Class Discussion questions during the watching. 

 Extend:

• Read p. 118 of Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewn
• Read about the Pequot War

Canada Vacation

Mr. C is wanting to visit Canada next summer. He wants you to come up with an itinerary for the trip. His only instruction to you is he wants to see the real Canada, not the one portrayed in movies like Strange Brew!!!'

You will need to come up with 6 places Mr C absolutely, positively, without a doubt must visit while there.  

Our Provinces Documentary

After watching the video above, what other sources will you use to to find information about 'must do' places in Canada? Here are some of Mr. C's suggestions:

1) Do a Google search of places to visit in Canada.

2) Do a Youtube search of places to visit in Canada.

3) Ask around to see if anyone has visited Canada, and ask them.

4) Ask Mr. C if he knows someone who might be willing to to answer some of your questions about Canada. (Don't wait until Friday) 

5) Visit the library, maybe they have some of those old things called 'books' that might have some information.

6) Check Wikipedia, maybe they have some good information.

7) Do a search for the Canadian Visitors Bureau. 

8) Sit around until Friday and write down any junk you think of. (This one is probably not a very good suggestion, but you know how Mr. C likes to joke.)

Mr. C has worksheet for you to use to gather information. 

Assignment Requirements

1. Find the 6 most Canadian places for Mr. C to visit.
2. Use this worksheet to gather your information.
3. Write down each place with your explanation of why he should visit there.
4. Add some pictures of each place. Mr. C does require you to cite where you get the picture from and to make sure the picture you picked is copyrighted so that you can use it legally. Creative Commons has a search engine you might want to use https://search.creativecommons.org/
5. Hyperlink the address where the picture came from.
6. Create a Google Slideshow using this template 
7. Share your slideshow with Mr. C when completed. 
8. Make sure it is finished on Wednesday. Late work will be accepted, but you will have to do it on your time. Class moves on!

EQ: Where are the most 'Canadian' places to visit in Canada?

Engage:

•  A Documentary About Canada (59:15) 

Explore:

• Students will identify a variety of sources to gather information from with an eye on tourism.
• Possible choices would be visitor bureaus, wikipedia, youtube etc.

Explain:

• On a document, take notes with links to original sites.
• Name 6 places that epitomize Canada and explain why.
• Identify pictures to share and create hyperlinks 

Evaluate:

• Create a slideshow with pictures and hyperlinks