The Declaration of Independence - August 26, 2009

Agenda:
1. Journal - "Break Away" (pg 11)
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. The Declaration of Indepedence - read pgs 49-53 in class
4. "No More Kings" - Schoolhouse Rock
HW: Declaration of Independence Graphic Organizer (pg 12)

Today we discussed the issue of independence. We began by examining what life would be like for a teenager if they decided to declare independence from their parents or from their school. What advantages and disadvantages, what positive and negative consequences are there to being out all on your own. We eventually must face this as we transition from teenagers to adults, and America had to face this as they made the decision to break away from Great Britain.

We then took a vocabulary quiz, and followed by reading in class on the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. We then took a quick "TV break" to watch a piece titled "No More Kings" from the classic late 70's/early 80's children's series, "Schoolhouse Rock."

Homework for tonight is to fill out the Declaration of Independence Graphic Organizer. Do this by reading the Declaration on pages 54-58 in the textbook, and then filling in the organizer. In our next class, we will go more in-depth into the Declaration, and begin working on our Declaration of Independence Marketing Campaign!

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