Break!!


Have a great break!!  Enjoy your time with your friends and family. 

See you soon!!

Mr. Meldon

John Adams Movie

We will be watching the movie, John Adams over the next few days.  Please feel free to make comments on the movie below.

Reading Check Questions

POST ANSWERS ON THE BLOG w a partner:

• Chapter 8, section 1--Do all reading check questions

• Read 228-229, do Analyzing Primary Source Questions in the red boxes.

Packet Work

In your notebpooks answer the questions from the packet:

THE WAR MOVES TO THE SOUTH
1. Why did the British want to move the war to the south? What was their (British) new strategy?
2. How did the style of fighting change as the war moved to the south?
3. Who was the Swamp Fox? What was he known for?


VICTORIES AND LOSSES
1. Describe the different types of fighting that occurred in the south.
2. Who was General Horatio Gates?

VICTORY AT YORKTOWN
1. How did the French help as the war was coming to an end?
2. Describe the battle at Yorktown?

THE END OF THE CONFLICT
1. What Treaty ended the war?
2. What were the terms of the Treaty?

Parents' Assistance

Dear Parents,

Please help me out and look at your student's projects tonight if you can.  I have been on them all week to make sure that they are putting their best effort forward on their projects.  While some projects look like they will be great works of art, some look like it is going to take working at home tonight in order for them to get to where they need to be in order to get an 'acceptable grade'.

Please understand that I am not going to be very leanient on these grades.  We have worked in class over the last week (+) and I have offered my assistance daily.  Those projects that fall short of the requirements and creativity/neatness are due to lack of effort on some of the students' parts. 

This is my final push to see that my students take this project seriously and hand in their best work considering the time we have spent on this in class.

Thank you for your help,

Mike Meldon

Children's Books

Please remember you will have worked on these books for 5 full class periods, they should look like it!

- Neatness
-Creativity
-Good Story


Have fun!!

Story

Your children's book story must be completed by classtime tomorrow.  We will work on illustrations tomorrow.  Make sure you have this completed.

Kettler-- Story Writing Day

• Based on Historical Event
• At least 2 Historical Figures
• At least 1 Fictional Character
• 10 Vocabulary Words

Please make sure the rough draft of your children's story has all of the above included.

Project Day 1

Write your stories on loose leaf paper and be sure to follow the directions on the sheet.

I will then approve your stories tomorrow. 

Children's Book Project

Over the next few days, we will be working on our children's book project.  Please make sure that you follow the rubric to ensure that you get the best grade possible.  I am looking for creative, neat, and informative children's books that deal with an aspect of either colonial tensions with England or the American Revolution itself.  Please see the information sheet for additional instructions.

Have fun and do your best!