Week of August 24

Monday
The First Settlements video clip and Map of the Colonies

Tuesday
The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Classroom Activity

Wednesday
The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Classroom Activity (A.R.E. Statement Due)

Thursday
"How did we get here?" - Notes up until "Ideas"

Friday
Categorizing the Colonies Activity

Week of Aug 17th

Monday
See the previous post on The Bear that Wasn't.

Tuesday
What source is reliable?
How do you know what source is reliable?  Follow the Reliability Activity to practice.

Wednesday
Take notes below
Corroboration

The act of comparing pieces of evidence and seeing where they agree and disagree. 

When multiple sources agree, your argument is stronger.

Analyze two different scenarios and determine if the source is reliable and if the sources corroborate information with the following activity:  "Make your case"
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w9d43ztbb715ai/MakeYourCase.pdf?dl=0


ThursdayContinuous vs. Change over Time
What elements of the Pledge of Allegiance are continuous or have changed over time?
See the lesson here!


Friday

Aug. 17 - The Bear that Wasn't

Watch the Movie The Bear that Wasn't - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt106ojXPyE

and

Answer these questions in complete sentences on the back of your paper.

3. What does the title The Bear That Wasn’t mean?

4. What caused the bear to believe he wasn’t a bear?

5. What does this story tell us about how we see ourselves?

6. What does this story mean to you? In what ways do you relate to the bear?

7. Compare your chart with a neighbor. How are your charts similar? How are they different?

8. Think about an event from your life that meant a lot to you – even if it doesn’t seem like it was important. In a complete paragraph tell me the history of that event and why it is so significant to you.