How Should We Remember Toussaint Louverture?

That is the focus of our DBQ.  DBQs are great for your brain.  They force you to pull stuff out of the storage portion of your brain and meld it with the newly analyzed documents in front of you and create an evidence based essay, where you use the data you extrapolated and analyzed into a knock your socks off essay.  Holy Higher Level of Thinking, Batman! 

So, today we looked at the background information.  Combine this with your notes from the video yesterday AND what you smart kids already know about the other revolutions to start putting this puzzle together, piece by piece.  You got this.  

Here is the handout that you are responsible for by tomorrow. 

When you come to class tomorrow, we will be going through the documents one at a time in order to make sure that you understand them and are ready to do the pre-writing activities over the weekend.  

You got this!  Your reading and writing skills are soaring with all this hard work!  It will pay off!!  See me if you have any questions - hit me up on Twitter, FB or by email.

Happy Hump Day!

Toussaint Louverture

Hiya Suzy and Sam Sunshines!

We are wrapping up the political side of our Revolution unit this week. Today there was a handout for the notes for the Latin America and Haitian Revolutions, make sure you see me to get those.  That means you have to READ this AND come talk to ME.  Scary, I know.  But, I have faith in you!

After we got through those notes we are watching this video...

TAKE NOTES ON IT!  There's no handout, because I don't want you stressing over finding the right answers.  BUT, it will give you the background knowledge that you will need to complete the DBQ we are starting tomorrow.  You can watch this on your phone, at the library, in 230 after school, at home...wherever it works best for you.  

TOMORROW, be ready.  The hard work begins!

From Lt. Gauthier

Those of you involved/interested in the Milwaukee Junior Fire Academy, here is a message I received from Lt. Gauthier...

Our next meeting of the Milwaukee Fire Department Junior Fire Institute is Saturday May 3rd. 0900 until noon at the training academy located at 6680 N. Teutonia Ave, we will meet at the back of campus in the utility building.

Please be on time, remember, push ups if you are late!!  This month we have a ton of stuff going on and will be extremely busy!  Please bring your calendar with you so that you can mark down some important dates.


This month:

Video Presentation of US Bank Climb

Word of the Month Presentation

Announce new workout schedule

Announce details of the upcoming JFI Picnic
Set up and Assist with Respite Day

Aerial Ladder Climb

Truck Operations and ladders


Important dates to remember:

May 24th we will be volunteering to assist a Dirty Dog Event, those that volunteer get free entry to the Dirty Dog event we participate in.

June 7th North Shore Combat Challenge

July 5th (no meeting holiday weekend)

July 12th Dirty Dog Mud Run (must meet qualifications)

July 26th All hands on deck for the First Annual JFI Summer Class/Competition/ and Picnic

We hope to see you there as it will be an action packed day.  Any questions please let me know at this email address or you can leave me a message on my department cell phone.

Lt. Jeff Gauthier

jgauth@milwaukee.gov

414-788-3270

"Vive la Revolution"

LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION!!

We are continuing with the French Revolution.

Since I know many of you will be gone today for your Science iChallenge, I am making sure that I get everything for the video we are watching is from the History Channel.  I have included a link here, for the video, but I can make the DVD available during lunch.  The study guide can be found HERE, as assignment #33. Please make sure it is completed by next Wednesday - April 30, 2014.

A reminder, you should still be working on your Revolution Essays - we will be wrapping up the political revolutions and beginning the Industrial Revolution next week.  Your essays will be due May 7th.  

Welcome Back!

Happy Tuesday!  We missed you over break.  I hope you are ready for the final stretch.  Let's finish this year strong.  No matter where you are, you can kick it up a notch!  DO IT!

So, in case you missed class today, let's get you all caught up.  We are taking a look at the FRENCH REVOLUTION!!  Make sure you get the notes if you missed them!

The Handout for the French Revolution Project can be found HERE.  Choose 3 of the 7 tasks and complete them on a sheet of loose leaf paper.  PLEASE NUMBER them so that I know what you are addressing!!!!  You also must choose to do one Extension project.  If you choose to do Extension 1, please write 3 paragraphs and follow the directions.  If you choose to do Extension 2, you can either do a traditional poster OR you can create a Glog and send me the link.  If you need a cheat sheet for Glogster.com, you can download it HERE.  This is Assignment #32.

These are due NEXT FRIDAY - May 1st!  

Email me, send me a message on Twitter or Facebook if you have any questions!

Community Mapping Preview

From Rebellion to Revolution!

I love the series Revolution from the History Channel a few years ago.  It came out back in the days of VCRs and I recorded them off my DVR so I could take out the commercials and show them in class without having to deal with fast forwarding. Luckily, thanks to some very generous donors, I know own it on DVD.

But, my DVD does not help you much if you are reading this from home because you missed today.

So, in case you missed class today, there is no need to fall behind.  You can watch this on your phone, tablet, Blu-Ray player or at any public library.  HERE is the link to the video or you can watch it from the box below.  If you need the hand out, you can find that HERE.  Hmmmm, apparently Google Drive is not in the "sharing mood" so I can't share the link at this moment.  Instead, I can copy and paste the questions until it plays nicely with me.  I will try again at lunch.  You can Copy and Paste it into a Document OR you can simply answer the questions on loose-leaf.  BE sure to number and title it!

Name:___________________________________ Hour:____________ Date:_____________

Rebelling to Revolution
1. What mission does Benedict Arnold go on?___________________________ 

2. Who else is out to capture Fort Ticonderoga? ________________________ 

3. Did the Green Mountain Boys fight for Arnold? ______________________ 
4. Who is chosen to be commander of the Continental Army? ____________ 
5. What job did Washington have at age 16? ___________________________ 

6. Who replaces Gage in command of British troops? ___________________ 

7. Why do the rebels have to retreat on Breed’s Hill? ____________________ 

8. How many British are dead or wounded after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
_______________________

9. Who truly won the Battle of Bunker Hill? Why? __________________

10. What was the name of the Continental Congress’s last effort at peace? __________________

11. What is one of Washington’s army’s biggest problems? ________________ 

12. What does Washington do about black recruits?______________________ 

13. Who brings the guns from Fort Ticonderoga?________________________ 


14. What was Washington’s first major military victory? __________________ 

Monday's Sub Work

Sorry I missed you guys yesterday, playing nursemaid to sick family members puts you at risk for catching what they had.  Apparently Lyesol and Handwashing was not enough.

BUT, I am back.  Today we are going to talk about the American Revolution.  Make sure you get the notes!!  We will also work on the essays.

YESTERDAY'S WORK -  Read p.640-645 and complete p. 645 (1-5, 6,8).

 



   

HOUR 3 - Please make sure you also copy the chart from page 708 and answer the 2 questions - they will be checked in the next binder check.  I do apologize for those of you handling your business.  I will make sure to get the 2 slides you missed to you.

Let's Pull in The Text

I need to keep you reading.  We need to get your reading skills up to a level where college will be an amazing experience and not a stressful experience.  (Well, at least not because you are struggling to read the assignments, anyway.)  Yesterday, we read the Oliver Cromwell  article and completed the Hero or Villain assignment.  Today I am going to have you work out of your text.  It is written in much the same manner as your textbook for college level Western Civ classes are, and therefore makes good practice.  So, for today, I need you to read pp. 614-617.  As you are reading complete the chart on page 617 #2. AFTER you are done reading, please complete p. 617 (3-7). 

Click on the images to enlarge them - 

 

REMEMBER, tomorrow is service learning!  Bring a smile and a lovely attitude...along with something to write with.

Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villian

Oliver Cromwell was revered by some and reviled by others. (Look up those words - annotate this post!)

Today, you need to decide - was he a hero to those being held down by the king or was he a villain simply continuing the terror he was fighting against with the monarchy. Read through the article and annotate it, of course. On your second time through, complete the t-chart and make your decision.  Jerkface or lionhearted warrior?  You decide!

So, by Friday, you will have 2 paragraphs - first one will tell me about Oliver Cromwell - who was he, what did he do, what did he believe?  In your second paragraph, was he a villain or was he a hero?  Make sure that you back up your decision with historical facts!  DUE FRIDAY!

We are working to get all of you guys up to where you need to be in terms of reading level.  Some of you are busting your backsides to make that happen.  KUDOS to you!  One of the tools that you have available to you, is the Active Reading strategies we are implementing across the building.  I know you are getting annoyed with me asking you to annotate EVERYTHING!.  I get it, it takes longer.  But, in the end, you will be glad you have these skills in college and any other path of post-secondary education you choose to journey down.  After doing it for EVERY DANG ARTICLE, that I give you, it will eventually become second nature and you will no longer have to reference the sheet in your binder or the posters on my wall.

So, if you would like to download it, click HERE.

Happy Annotating!