Mon, Sep 12, 2022
Unit 1 Parts 1 & 2 Quiz
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
Read in class together Part 3 background text The American Revolution pg 69
Assignment:: Speech in the Virginia Convention, A Speech by Patrick Henry
Read and discuss Build Background, Meet the Author and Set Purpose pg 80
Review literary terms rhetorical question and Enlightenment
Assign journal writing - Reader's Context pg 80
Patrick Henry Speech
Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-5 pg 84
Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to
read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a speech persuading colonists to fight for liberty against the British.
analyze and understand rhetorical questions.
understand the influence of the Enlightenment
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
Discuss study questions over "Speech in the Virginia Convention" by Patrick Henry
Assignment:: Excerpts from "Common Sense" and "The Crisis, No. 1" (An essay and a pamphlet) by Thomas Paine pg 86
Read and discuss Build Background, Meet the Author
Assign journal writing - Reader's Context pg 86
Review literary terms argument and tone
Read pg 87 "Common Sense" - Reflect on Mirrors and Windows (M&W)
Read pg 88-89 "The Crisis No. 1" Reflect on M&W
Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-5 pg 90
Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to
read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate an essay and a pamphlet urging support of the colonists' struggle against the British
analyze and understand argument and tone
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Discuss "Common Sense" and "Crisis #1"
Assignment: Letter to John Adams by Abigail Adams
Read and discuss Author Info pg 101
Read pg 101-103 Letter to John Adams - Reflect on Mirrors and Windows (M&W)
Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-3 pg 103
Assign journal writing - Writing Option #1 pg 103. Your journal will be in the form of a letter.
Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to
apply reading strategies and skills.
analyze literary elements
use context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary words.
address critical thinking questions
use writing options to assess understanding of the text.
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Purple Day - Student Intervention. If you have an F in my class you must come in to makeup work in the morning.