Topic: Articles of Confederation
On Wednesday, 9/25 I was absent from school. B Day, you were to complete the Articles of Confederation chart with the sub. On Friday we will go over the chart. 
In class we: 

• completed the Articles of Confederation guided notes
• completed or started (depending on the period) the Articles of Confed. "HistoryLab" chart using a primary source document set

Please see the PowerPoint, guided notes, chart, and documents posted below. 
Please see me if you were absent to make up the vocabulary quiz. 
REMINDER - The 4-5 sources and analysis paragraphs are due on 9/30 (A Day), and 10/1 (B Day) for the research project. 

Topic: War of Independence
If you were absent, please see the PowerPoint posted below and watch these two videos: 

HOMEWORK Due 9/25 (B Day), 9/26 (A Day)
​Secondary Source Analysis
In a 2008 issue, U.S. News and World Report published a series of articles on the American Revolution.
These articles highlight key individuals, groups, and events and represent recent (to 2008) scholarship on the Revolution.  They also challenge previous interpretations and popular myths – many of which you have probably learned in school. 
Choose one of the following pairs of essays for your summary based on what interests you:

1. Why the Patriots Really Fought / For Blacks, There Was No Clear Choice
2. In Paris, Taking Salons By Storm / Allied With France, the Enemy of Our Enemy
3. Benedict Arnold:  A Traitor, but Once a Patriot / Rewriting the Legend of Paul Revere
4. How Washington's Saavy Won the Day / 'Town Destroyer' Versus Iroquois Indians
5. British Might Meets Yankee Ingenuity / The Unlikely Role of Patriot Pirates
6. In a Massacre, the Seeds of a Civil War / The Rich Legacy of a Forgotten Founder

YOUR ASSIGNMENT
After reading the articles and making notes, type a multi-paragraph composition that addresses the following aspects of your articles:

1. Identify each author's thesis.  What popular myths are these authors challenging with their theses?  How credible do you find their arguments?
2. How do these two articles relate to each other?  What comparisons can you draw?  Do the authors present similar or opposing views?  Some pairs are more difficult to link than others (such as the Massacre / Rich Legacy set), but there is always a link.
3. What have you learned from reading these articles?  This should be written in a way to help your classmates to "read" your articles without actually having to read them.  There is stuff in all of these articles that is useful to know, so the more you read, the better.​
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REMINDER! Upcoming Vocab Quiz - 9/25 (B Day), 9/26 (A Day)
Use your class notes and these flash cards to prepare:
​ https://quizlet.com/316216859/unit-2-american-revolution-flash-cards/ 

Topic: Enlightenment and the Revolution
Classwork / Finish for Homework 
Due 9/23 (B Day), 9/24 (A Day)
Read the excerpt from Common Sense. Complete the close reading assignment. For #12, be sure to demonstrate your understanding of the text by completing the sentences in your own words. 
Upcoming Vocab Quiz - 9/25 (B Day), 9/26 (A Day)
quizlet.com/316216859/unit-2-american-revolution-flash-cards/

If you were absent, please see me to make up the open-note quiz. 
Also, please see the Unit 2 section for Research Report instructions. 
The research question and 1-paragraph rationale are due 9/18 (A Day) and 9/19 (B Day). You must have a physical copy in order to receive feedback. 
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1B - Please read "The Widening Split" posted below. 
2B - See the Lexington and Concord PPT below. Instructions for the one-paragraph analysis writing assignment are on the last slide. This is due next class and will be collected (Tue 9/17). 

Topic: Colonial Responses to the End of Salutary Neglect
If you were absent, use the documents posted below to complete the "long train" graphic organizer. In the box, summarize each Parliamentary act or event. On the lines below each train car, list the name of the act or event and the year. 

HOMEWORK: 
1. Read “The Widening Split 1763-65”. (PDF posted below)
2. Create a TurnItIn account and connect to the class using the code provided in class. 

Topic: Salutary Neglect and the French and Indian War
If you were absent, review the PowerPoint posted below and read the primary sources that represent different perspectives of the French and Indian War. 
HOMEWORK Due 9/10 (4A), 9/11 (B Day), 9/12 (1A and 2A)
1. Read textbook pages 165-175
(sections titled  “The Seven Years’ War in America” and “The Imperial Crisis”, stopping at “Sugar and Stamp Acts”)
2. Recreate this chart and complete the boxes with details from the textbook:

  
3. Answer: What do you think is the most important effect of the war? Why?