Mr. Waxler's Class

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Now that we have studied what life was like during colonial times it is time to move into the causes of the American Revolution.  We will start with the French & Indian War as it is the end of that war that really begins the process of dividing the King and his American Colonies.

We will then spend the rest of the week examining various causes of the Revolution and how the colonists reacted to each of those causes.

Homework

Monday 10/26
No School for students

Tuesday 10/27
Complete reading and questions on the French & Indian War

Wednesday 10/28
No Homework

Thursday 10/29
Complete packet: Causes of the American Revolution ~ for each British action students are to write the Colonial reaction.

Friday 10/30
No Homework

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Hi,

Well the colonial brochures are just about finished.  Monday will be last the day to put any final touches on the brochures.  While the brochures are not quite done, I have to say I am quite pleased with what I have seen so far.

The purpose of the brochure project was for the students to become an expert on 1 of the 13 colonies (founder, economy, geography, government, and people).  However, students will also be responsible for knowing information about all 13 colonies so on Tuesday we will do an activity in which students move from station to station examining the student-made brochures from all the colonies.

On Wednesday we will review for Thursday’s test on Colonial Life.

Homework
Monday (10/19)
No Homework

Tuesday (10/20)
Pick 5 colonies studied in class today (other than your own).  Draw one picture for each colony (total of five pictures).  Each picture must represent one aspect of colony life for each colony (founder/reasons for being founded, people, economy, government, geography)

Wednesday (10/21)
Ticket-to-the-Test: This is an optional homework assignment that I give the night before EVERY test. Students are to create their own test questions AND answers (minimum of 10) based on the content of the unit. Those students who create the Ticket-to-the-Test can hand it in BEFORE the test and receive 3 Bonus points on the test

Thursday (10/22)
* Test Today
* No Homework

Friday (10/23) (End of 1st Quarter)
No Homework

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This week we will continue our unit on Colonial Life by starting our first major project of the year…the Colonial Brochure Project.

For this project, the students will be working in-class to create a computer generated brochure on one of the 13 colonies.

Monday will be spent explaining the project, learning about their particular colony, and working on a rough draft.  Once the rough draft is complete, the rest of the project will be done using the computers.  By the beginning of next week students will have completed their computer-generated brochure for their particular colony.

(You can read the brochure guidelines here:
http://www.mrwaxlersclass.com/brochure.pdf)

Once the project is complete, the students will use each other’s brochures to learn about all 13 colonies.

Homework (10/12 – 10/16)
Homework this week will depend on how individual students are proceeding with their project.  For the most part there will not be any homework, unless students start to fall behind.

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Hello,

This week we will continue our unit on Colonial Life.

On Monday we will take a look at how democracy worked within the colonies and on Tuesday we will focus on slavery in the colonies with students learning about the triangle trade and the horrors of the middle passage.

On Wednesday and Thursday, students will take a “walking tour of the colonies” where they examine pictures and descriptions of various aspects of colonial life. Following the “walking tour” students will write a journal entry as if they just spent a year in Colonial America.

This will help lay the foundation for our Colonial Brochure project which we will begin at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.  The Colonial Brochure project is  an in-class project in which each student will create a computer-generated brochure for one of the 13 colonies.

Homework

Monday 10/5
Complete Colonial Advertisement

Tuesday 10/6
Complete primary source reading: Gustavus Vassa Crosses the Atlantic and answer questions 1-8

Wednesday 10/7
No Homework

Thursday 10/8
Complete journal entry about your trip through the colonies.

Friday 10/9
No Homework

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