Prezi Presentation

Go through the presentation below.

Whispered Voices Forum

Click HERE for directions to this week’s post. (please note that this link is not live in the sample lesson)

Online Activity: Go to Mission US. Set up a free account. Select For Crown or Colony.

1. Click on “Meet the Characters” and read about the characters in your mission.

2. Play the Prologue and Part 1.

Video – Watch the first 14 minutes of Liberty!

PICK-A-PROJECT: Choose one. Remember to be creative!

1. Our Great Britain: make a set of text messages between two colonists that shows how most of the colonists felt toward Britain in 1764.

2. Superiority Complex? The British looked down on the colonists because they were not “landed gentry.” Choose one of the options below:

Create a piece of artwork that portrays the landed gentry’s feelings toward the colonists.
Write about an example of one group of people looking down on another group, either from real life or from fiction. You can write a paragraph, create a “dear diary” entry, compose a poem…whatever you want.

Literature: The Fifth of March, chapters 1-4

PICK-A-PROJECT: Choose one. Remember to be creative!

1. Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Explain the nonimportation agreement. Choose one of the options below:
- Write a short newspaper article to be published in one of the patriot-owned newspapers.
- Design a poster explaining it that can be displayed around town.
2. Hey…I know you! Which characters from the story do you recognize from history? Choose one of the options below:
- Draw portraits of them.
- Find images of them online and insert into a document.
3. Presumed Innocent? Do you think the British government had the right to sell the ship Liberty before the trial? Choose one of the options below:
- Pretend you are a lawyer for either side. Prepare your closing argument designed to convince the jury that your side is correct.
- Create a facebook, snapchat or instagram post that conveys your opinion.
4. Quotable Quotes: Choose one of the quotes below. Tell your thoughts about it or make an illustration for it.
- Pg. 8: “There must be some secret power to the words in books…I’d decided that’s where the real power was.”
- Pg. 41: “the only truly ignorant are those who think they know all.”
- Pg. 46: “that’s how intelligent people conduct themselves. They allow for each other’s differences.”
Two Sides to Every Story: There is no work for this week.

See For Yourself

Check out the words from the actual Sugar Act. Read paragraph VI and locate the amount of the tax. You don’t need to tell me what it is; I just want you to find out.

Road to Revolution High School: Sample Lesson

Prezi Presentation

Go through the presentation below.

Whispered Voices Forum

Click HERE for directions to this week’s post. (please note that this link is not live in the sample lesson)

Online Activity: Go to Mission US. Set up a free account. Select For Crown or Colony.

1. Click on “Meet the Characters” and read about the characters in your mission.

2. Play the Prologue and Part 1.

Video – Watch the first 14 minutes of Liberty!

PICK-A-PROJECT: Choose one. Remember to be creative!

1. Our Great Britain: make a set of text messages between two colonists that shows how most of the colonists felt toward Britain in 1764.

2. Superiority Complex? The British looked down on the colonists because they were not “landed gentry.” Choose one of the options below:

Create a piece of artwork that portrays the landed gentry’s feelings toward the colonists.

Write about an example of one group of people looking down on another group, either from real life or from fiction. You can write a paragraph, create a “dear diary” entry, compose a poem…whatever you want.

Literature: The Fifth of March, chapters 1-4

PICK-A-PROJECT: Choose one. Remember to be creative!

1. Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Explain the nonimportation agreement. Choose one of the options below:

Write a short newspaper article to be published in one of the patriot-owned newspapers.

Design a poster explaining it that can be displayed around town.

2. Hey…I know you! Which characters from the story do you recognize from history? Choose one of the options below:

Draw portraits of them.

Find images of them online and insert into a document.

3. Presumed Innocent? Do you think the British government had the right to sell the ship Liberty before the trial? Choose one of the options below:

Pretend you are a lawyer for either side. Prepare your closing argument designed to convince the jury that your side is correct.

Create a facebook, snapchat or instagram post that conveys your opinion.

4. Quotable Quotes: Choose one of the quotes below. Tell your thoughts about it or make an illustration for it.

Pg. 8: “There must be some secret power to the words in books…I’d decided that’s where the real power was.”

Pg. 41: “the only truly ignorant are those who think they know all.”

Pg. 46: “that’s how intelligent people conduct themselves. They allow for each other’s differences.”

Two Sides to Every Story: There is no work for this week.

See For Yourself

Check out the words from the actual Sugar Act. Read paragraph VI and locate the amount of the tax. You don’t need to tell me what it is; I just want you to find out.

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