March - April 2008 American Revolution Calendar – Social Studies and Language Arts

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		5 Begin unit SS: Multimedia show and quiz LA: Introduce novel and literature circles	6 Begin unit SS: Multimedia show and quiz continued (pg. 146-153) LA: Introduce novel and literature circles continued	7 SS: Chart of Taxes, Acts and Writs LA: Introduce project and reading of novels
10 SS: Boston Massacre engravings (pg 155-160) LA: procedure writing for Egg Drop	11 SS: Lexington and Concord activity LA: “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” And then what happened…	12 SS: Lexington and Concord activity LA: “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” And then what happened…	13 SS: Lexington and Concord activity (pg. 168-171) LA: literature circles Spelling test #10	14 SS: TBA LA: teach summary – Reading of novels 10 vocabulary words due
17 SS: Explore Declaration of independence (173-176) LA: recite Stanza from “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”	18 Declaration of Independence Summary	19 Declaration of Independence Summary	20 SS: Declaration debate! LA: literature circles Summary	21 SS: Declaration debate continued LA: reading of novel summary due 10 vocabulary words due
24 SS: introduce Revolutionary People Inquiry LA: TBA	25 Revolutionary People Inquiry	26 Revolutionary People Inquiry	27 SS: Revolutionary People Due (will not be accepted late) LA: literature circles	28 SS: sharing Activity LA: sharing Activity 10 vocabulary words due
31 SS: Introduce Revolutionary Historian Inquiry (pg 181-185) LA: TBA	April 1 SS: Revolutionary Historian Inquiry LA: book project	2 SS: Revolutionary Historian Inquiry LA: book project	3 SS: Revolutionary Historian Inquiry (pg. 186-189) LA: book project due	4 SS: Revolutionary Historian Inquiry LA: begin response 10 vocabulary words due
7 SS: historian work must be posted and comments must be completed LA: response	8 SS: colonial newspaper Dear America…(pg. 191-195) LA: response	9 SS: newspaper Dear America…(pg. 191-195) LA: response	10 SS: newspaper LA: final response due	11 SS: newspaper LA: TBA 10 vocabulary words due
14 SS: newspaper sharing activity LA: TBA	15 unit evaluation and assessment TBA	16 unit evaluation and assessment TBA	17 movie day	18 TBA

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