Social Studies Class Biweekly Syllabus
August 31, 2009 - September 11, 2009
P. Franklin pfranklin@op97.org
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Announcement
Chapter 5 Test: September 17, 2009

August 31, 2009
CP: Getting to know your textbook activity and discuss the online textbook program
HW: Read Think Like a Historian pp. HT 2 - HT7

September 1, 2009
No Study Hall
CP: Discuss assignment rubrics
Historian’s Toolkit
Review and discuss Think like a Historian pp. HT2 – 4 and How to Read History pp. HT4 - HT7
Activities: Evaluating Historical Information and Analyzing a Primary and Secondary Source Document

September 2, 2009
Historian’s Toolkit
CP: Read and discuss How to Build Geography Skills pp. HT8 – HT16
HW: Complete Five Themes of Geography activity

September 3, 2009
Historian’s Toolkit
CP: Review Five Themes of Geography activity
Read and discuss Building Chart Skills pp. HT16 – HT18 and
Building Political Cartoon Skills p. HT19
Activities: Analyze a Political Cartoon and Compare Types of Graphs and Charts

September 4, 2009
Historian’s Toolkit
CP: Read and discuss Write like a Historian, pp. HT20 – HT23
Activity: Write a brief narrative about a recent positive experience.

September 7, 2009
Labor Day
No School

September 8, 2009
Study Hall: 8:15 a.m.
Chapter 5 The Road to the Revolution
Section 1 Trouble on the Frontier
pp. 140 – 144
CP: Warm up activity: What do you know about the American Revolution?
Read Section 1 Trouble on the Frontier, complete note taking study guide and Vocabulary Builder. Discuss how rival claims led to war in North America between Britain and France.
CLG activity: Creating a Flowchart or Predicting Outcomes

September 9, 2009
Chapter 5 The Road to the Revolution
Section 1 Trouble on the Frontier
pp. 140 – 144
CP: Discuss the French and Indian War and have students share CLG activity
HW: Read Section 2 The Colonists Resist Tighter Control pp. 145 – 149 and complete note taking study guide.

September 10, 2009
Chapter 5 The Road to the Revolution
Section 2 The Colonists Resist Tighter Control
pp. 145 – 149
CP: Complete Notetaking Study Guide. Discuss the impact of the French and Indian War, Pontiac’s War and the Boston Massacre

*September 11, 2009
Chapter 5 The Road to the Revolution
Section 3 From Protest to Rebellion
pp. 150 - 153
CP: Warm Up Activity: Different Kinds of Protest
Discuss section 3 and check note taking study guide
CLG Activity: Create a Media Campaign or Comparing Two Viewpoints


Have a wonderful Weekend.

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