4/4- US History 1

LT1g. I can compare the First and Second Continental Congress.

LT1h. I can describe major battles of the American Revolution.

** If you were absent today, complete Task 1, 2, and 3 and submit when you return to school.  
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POD:

1. Do Now-Using the print out, please highlight the items you wish to remediate. The Learning Targets CLOSE on 4/18, so any remediation work must be turned in by then.

2. Task 1: The First Continental Congress Review and Second Continental Congress.

3. Task 2: Evaluating the BATTLES

4. Task 3: Utilizing PRIMARY Sources for your Research (Boston work)

5. Exit Ticket: Completed Tasks 1, 2, and 3. 

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Task 1: The First Continental Congress Review and Second Continental Congress.
Using the review/reading, create a Venn-diagram comparing the First and Second Continental Congresses. Be sure to include important people, important documents, what they WANTED to accomplish, and HOW/WHERE they operated. You should have at LEAST 20 accurate, quality points to achieve at least a 3 (if the points are REALLY great, you've earned a 4).
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Task 2: EVALUATING the BATTLES
Read through the information on the BOSTON Siege first. Then decide which of the battles you want to argue FOR-- which was more influential: Saratoga or Yorktown? Use the reading to support your answer.

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Task 3: Utilizing PRIMARY Sources for BOSTON

STEP 6 in the Eight Steps of Historical Research

Suggested Resource: http://www.masshist.org/search/?goto=search

Step 6: Analyzing and Interpreting Sources and the Topic's Significance in History

Historians do more than describe events. They analyze and interpret information gathered from their sources to draw conclusions about a topic's significance in history. They also evaluate whether that source is an accurate depiction of the events, just as you have with your research for sources in Steps 4, 5. (There will be homework prep before this step).

Find ONE historical document that was made during the Revolutionary Period that refers to your historical site. Copy and paste in the link here to the right.
How does this resource help you to understand the economic, political, social and cultural atmosphere of the time period?
Who created the source?
When was the source created?
What was the intent or purpose of the source?

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HW:  STEP 7 is DUE on MONDAY- fully READY to rehearse and self-check... You should write and REHEARSE this weekend.