Revolutionary+America

== =Confllict in the Colonies: 1764-1774=

As U.S. History class moves forward to events leading up to the American Revolution, our studies will follow into the 18th century with the study of the novel //My Brother Sam is Dead// by Collier & Collier. This novel provides a historically accurate representation of a family torn apart by the war when the protagonist finds himself torn between his Loyalist father and Patriot brother. Students will also learn about bias in the media when they work in groups to produce, edit, and record interactive "newscasts" in which the major events leading up to the Revolution are covered from either a British or Colonist/Patriot point of view. All events will be spun to support the side each group has been assigned before students will think about how THEY feel about the events to answer the question of "Who's Right?" in a critical, evaluative writing assignment. By now each class has taken on several roles in their assignments in order to show what they have learned about life during this time: novel characters, journalists, and newscasters. Now the perspective will be their own.

__Major Assignments:__
__**Journals:**__ download and save to English folder; each journal entry will be assigned and completed in class. Printing will take place after all five journal entries have been completed and turned in together in one packet.

__**8B 10/20 Homework:**__ complete journal #1 as a complete paragraph, do not print. Read chapters 3-5 from the novel.

__**Colonial Life video**__ 1. **Download** and save to English folder; complete Colonial Life notes assignment (pages 1 and 2) while watching the video. 2. **Write** a paragraph summarizing main points from the video using the Paragraph Starter organizer (on the front classroom table) and then typing your paragraph in Pages. ***Remember to**: label your paper, skip lines, give your paragraph a suitable creative title, proofread carefully for the 6 Traits of Writing and print when finished. If you do not finish this paragraph in class, it will become part of your homework assignment tonight. 3. You will turn in both the Paragraph Starter **AND** the completed summary paragraph together. **Staple** them with the paragraph on top! 4. **Keep** the notes for future use in the English folder of your macbook.

__**Study Guides**__ Chapter 1-2

Chapters 3-5

Chapters 6-8

Chapters 9-10

Chapters 11-12

Chapters 13-epilogue

__**Novel Project: newspaper**__ Novel Project notes

Discussion

Link to original Declaration of Indepedence document; http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
 * __Declaration of Independence Remix:__**

--DOI document plus bibliography if needed --personal memoirs (midterm final)
 * __DOI Podcast/iMovie Project:__**