Lesson+plan+for+8th+grade+for+Monday,+November+23,+2009

Good afternoon 8th graders. I hope you enjoyed your fall break. Here is the plan for today and for homework.

1. Discussion question - Which of the proposals from the First Continental Congress do you think angered the King of England and Parliament the most? Explain your answer. (10 minutes)

What to do: a. go to **__your own page__** located on the home page in the chart (just click on your name) b. go to discussion tab c. subject - First Continental Congress Resolutions d. message - post your answer

2. Using the sources on ABC CLIO, everyone needs to answer the following questions with your factions: a. [|Organizing Colonial Resistance] What did the "powder alarm" reveal about the radicals at the Congress? Was this good or bad? Explain. b. Why was King George incensed by the proposals passed by the First Continental Congress? c. [|Battles of Lexington and Concord] What did this mean for the colonies and Great Britain? Explain. d.[|Olive Branch Petition] What was the purpose of this petition? What was the result? e. [|Second Continental Congress] What actions did this Congress take? Which was the most important? Explain. f. [|Common Sense] " //Common Sense// was phenomenally successful and had a tremendous impact on American public opinion." What impact do you think it had? Why? g. [|Declaration of Independence] What was the significance of this document? Explain.

3. Go over the historical bulletins 18-21 and do your thing.

4. For homework, you must respond to three different people's answers for today's discussion question. Your responses should not be anything like the following: "I agree." "You make a good point. Good job!" "What do you think about King George?"

Instead, you should provide some insight as to why you agree, disagree, or see it both ways. For example: "Although I agree that King George had a right to be incensed at the resolutions passed by the American colonies, the Congress did/did not go to far because..." "I completely disagree with your statement for the following three reasons. First, ..."

I hope you get the idea.

Second Continental Congress Debate - We may start on Wednesday, but it may have to wait until Friday.

See you Wednesday, Mr. Hernandez