Stations for in class assignment - Tuesday and Wednesday |
The following stations are to be completed before your group can begin their filming project. The sooner the stations are completed, the sooner you can get started! In order to be checked off, you must show your Interactive Notebook to Mr. Clark.
The image below is how your Interactive Notebook is to be laid out, this is the first thing to do on Tuesday. |
Notebook Layout Guide - use the image below to assist in setting up your notebook.
Please use the map on p. 30 during your station on the Battle of Saratoga.
Station #1: Continental Congress #1Directions:
- Use the reading titled "First Continental Congress Information Sheet" to answer the questions. - Make sure to have the following images in your notebook: |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. List the major accomplishments from the First Continental Congress. 2. Label the picture of the building "Carpenter's Hall". 3. Was the intention of the colonists at the First Continental Congress to go to war with Great Britain? Explain. |
Questions: (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. What was Paul Revere trying to do? 2. Who were the sons of Liberty? 3. Who were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty? 4. Why two battles? Who was at Lexington? Who was at Concord? On your map - - Trace - in highlighter or marker - the route that Paul Revere took; - Circle or underline Lexington and Concord - Locate and circle Boston |
Station #2: Lexington and Concord Graphic Novel - “Paul Revere’s Ride”Directions:
- Use the Graphic Novel - "Paul Revere's Ride" to answer the questions and gain an understanding of the events. - Make sure to have the following images in your notebook: |
Station #3: Continental Congress #2Directions:
- Use the reading titled "Second Continental Congress Information Sheet" to answer the questions. - Make sure to have the following images in your notebook: |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. What did the Second Continental Congress create? (three things) 2. What was the Olive Branch Petition? 3. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, what qualities did he have to be asked to complete such a monumental task? |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. After reading through the book, describe the environmental conditions at Valley Forge - The conditions at Valley Forge were _______________________ 2. What changed after the time that the Colonial troops spent at Valley Forge? 3. How did Washington show true leadership at Valley Forge? Where could he have gone to stay? |
Station #4: Valley ForgeDirections:
- Use the graphic novel "Winter at Valley Forge" to answer the questions. - Make sure to have the following image in your notebook: |
Station #5: SaratogaDirections:
- Use the reading passage and the interactive site - link - to help you answer the questions. - Make sure to have the following image in your notebook: |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. Label your map with the location of the Battle of Saratoga. 2. What is the importance of the Battle of Saratoga? 3. How did Valley Forge help the troops win at Saratoga? Use the map on p. 30 and the interactive map link to fill out some additional battle sites. Do as many as you like. |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. How did the English lose the battle at Yorktown? 2. Label your map with information from the Battle of Yorktown. 3. Could the British have still won the war? How? Why did they accept defeat? |
Station #6: YorktownDirections:
- Use this website to guide you through the questions - Make sure to have the following image in your notebook: |
Station #7: Treaty of ParisDirections
- Use “The American Revolution by the Numbers” book for your reference in answering the questions - Make sure to have the following image in your notebook: |
Questions (to be answered in your Interactive Notebook)
1. What are the three key points the book lists? 2. Why do you think it took almost two years after fighting had stopped to finalize the Treaty of Paris? 3. What did the Treaty of Paris mean for the former colonists? - They would now be recognized as _____________ |