Unit 1 American Revolution 9.12.16

Entry Task Please have the following things out & ready to go: Writing stick Inquiry Graphic Organizer from Thursday Declaration of Independence DOI Reading Guide Spend a few minutes reviewing the DoI Entry Task

Crash Course in US History Episode #6: Taxes & Smuggling – Prelude to the Revolution Fill in the blanks as you watch Crash Course in US History

Thesis Statements Claim What you are trying to convince readers of Reasoning Why your claim is correct.

Thesis Statement – Step 1 Decide how you are going to answer the question: Why did the colonists declare independence? Make a list of all the reasons you can think of. Which one is the strongest?

The real reason the colonists declared independence was Claim

Revision Check your claim: Not obvious? Not too specific? Logical? Debatable? Revision

General rule of thumb: 3 reasons why you make that claim Reasoning

Thesis Statement – Step 2 Gather all the evidence you have that supports your claim. (How do you know what you’re saying is true?) Make a list of all evidence OR go through your notes and star all of the relevant evidence

Thesis Statement – Step 2 Group your evidence into categories/topics (ex. taxes, religion, representation, British aggression, the King, etc.). Pick the three strongest categories (these would form the three body paragraphs of your essay). These are your three reasons.

Thesis Statement – Step 3 Add your three reasons: The real reason the colonists declared independence from Great Britain was ____________ because of ________, ________, and _________.

Thesis Statement – Example The real reason the colonists declared independence from Great Britain was a lack of respect for the colonists because of a lack of representation in Parliament, failure to respond outcry, and increasing British aggression.

Thesis Statement – Step 3 Add your three reasons: The real reason the colonists declared independence from Great Britain was ____________ because of ________, ________, and _________.