Mr. Vega
SOCIAL STUDIES
8TH Grade
The
Revolutionary War
Lesson Plan for: CHAPTER 5
MONDAY
-Devotional
-Newspaper
articles/current events
HOMEWORK:
1. Vocabulary
assigned
2. Map assigned
3. Workbook assigned
4. Newspaper articles assigned
TUESDAY
-Section 1/2 The First Continental Congress
WEDNESDAY -Workbook
assignments for Chapter 5 in class
THURSDAY
-Section 3
Liberty or Death
FRIDAY
-Map due for
the week
-Character role playing
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Chapter Continued next
week -The American Revolution
MONDAY
-Devotional (weekly in the book of Daniel)
-Newspaper articles/current events
TUESDAY
Section 4 “Independence is Declared”
-The movement towards independence
-The declaration
-Self Evident Truths
-The reaction
WEDNESDAY
Section 5 “Americans hold together”
-America’s darkest hour
-The year of decision
-The major battles of the war
-The alliance with France and Spain
THURSDAY
Section 6 “The War is Won”
-Winter at Valley Forge
-The war in the South and West
-The surrender at Yorktown
FRIDAY
-Map due: the main American Revolutionary
battles in New England
-Vocabulary quiz:
of chapter main terms; 10 out of 30 terms
*Chapter Quiz on Tuesday of the following week.
Students can earn extra credit points by
either reciting the first portion of:
-
the Declaration of Independence in
class or
-
Patrick Henry’s fiery oratory
…”give me liberty or give me death!”
Chapter
Continued -The American
Revolution
MONDAY
-Devotional
-Newspaper
articles/current events
TUESDAY
-Grade
update/individually
-Remainder
of Workbook in class
WEDNESDAY
-In
class essay about pros/cons of colonial independence
THURSDAY
-Class
discussion about Declaration of Independence
-Role
playing of characters
FRIDAY
-QUIZ
Lesson
Plans
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