1. Learning Goal: To Epically succeed on your assessment!
Hello: Take out your chromebook and prepare to be awesome!
Monday, October
Agenda:
Assessment on the road to independence
Standards: 5.5 Students explain the causes of the American Revolution.
8.1.2 Analyze the philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with an emphasis on government as a means of securing individual rights (e.g., key phrases such as “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”).
8.1.4 Describe the nation’s blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and English parliamentary traditions.
Learning Goal: To Epically succeed on your assessment!

3. Hello: Take out your Chromebook and wait for further directions.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Agenda:
Finish your assessment and turn- in.
KWL on the Revolutionary War and the Constitution of the United States.
Standards:8.1.2 Analyze the philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with an emphasis on government as a means of securing individual rights (e.g., key phrases such as “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”) Describe the nation’s blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and English parliamentary traditions.
Learning Goal: Show what you know about the led-up to the American Revolution and the basic principles of our government.

4. Hello: Take a KWL chart from the front desk’s 8th grade bin. Agenda:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Agenda:
KWL on the Revolutionary War and the Constitution of the United States.
Text-coding stations
Standards:8.2.7 Separation of Powers and Check and Balances.
Learning Goal: To show what you already know about the Constitution and the rest of the American Revolution.

5. Hello: Take out your KWL from yesterday!
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Agenda:
Finish Stations for a brief overview on the American Revolution.
Take a survey on how social studies is going for you
Discuss the 2016 Election!
Standards: Describe the nation’s blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and English parliamentary traditions.
Learning Goal: To have a basic understanding of key leaders and events of the American Revolution.

6. Take out your spiral notebook and answer the following question on your next available page.
Do American citizens have the right to vote? Why or why not?
Do you think it is important to cast a vote in every election? Why or why not?

7. Hello: ELECTION IS IN 5 DAYS… let’s get the update!
Friday November 4, 2016
Agenda:
Do you think we have the right to vote?
Discussion on 2016 election
Time to gather information
Standards:
Learning Goal: To get a better idea on who the candidates are and the election process.