You Say You Want a Revolution: November 17 and 18, 2014

Hi everyone!

We are moving on from the events that led to the Revolution, and are starting to look at the Revolution itself.  How did such a small, weak, overmatched fighting force manage to defeat the greatest military power of its day?  That is a question well worth pondering!!

We are going to answer this through a couple of different activities.  First, we are going to have a lecture to give you an overview of the war as a whole.  Lectures aren't necessarily fun, but they are something you probably will encounter at some point in your academic career, so we might as well start getting you used to them.

Also, you will be working through the week on a packet of activities.  When we have down time in class, you can work on the packet.  It is also your homework through the week, so if you have study hall or team time and nothing to do, guess what???  You can work on your Social Studies!!!  Many of the activities can be done without the textbook, but you will need the book for some of them.  I've linked all four sections of the textbook below, or you can borrow a loaner from me.

Finally, we are talking today about how to take notes from lecture.  It's not always easy, and you're not always going to capture every last detail the first time through.  We will chat about how to make your note-taking more efficient and how to make sure you capture all the significant information.  As part of that, I put the lecture into an online presentation that is linked below.  If you need to review the lecture, either to capture more notes or just to prepare more fully for our test, you can use the link below.

HOMEWORK:  The packet of activities is due Friday.  DON'T LOSE YOUR PACKET!!  There is a one per customer rule!!!

Links to book sections  below:

Ch 7 Sec 1
Ch 7 Sec 2
Ch 7 Sec 3
Ch 7 Sec 4


Ch 6 Sec 1
Ch 6 Sec 2
Ch 6 Sec 3
Ch 6 Sec 4

Here is a link to the online version of the PowerPoint lecture