Toussaint Louverture DBQ Part 3

Putting it all together!  Today is the day we take all the puzzle pieces and put it together.  In case you have been absent, HERE is part 1 and HERE is part 2.

Today we are work with Part 3, in case you left/lost your DBQ packet, HERE it is.

We worked with the Bucketing, discussed the documents that you have been working with since last week, and categorized them into three categories - Military Leader, Leader of SD and Liberator of Slaves.  He was indeed all three of these, but you need to decide what evidence PROVES that he was.

After you have completed your categorization of the documents (make sure you also did the analysis of each document, using the questions under each one) you can move on the the Chicken Foot graphic organizer on the same page. This will give you the Thesis statement for all of your paragraphs.  (HINT - We wrote several thesis for the opening grabber, you could probably apply one to your conclusion paragraph!)

From here, complete page 123's organizer and start writing.  Be sure to refer back to the document you are using as evidence and use QUOTES when citing it verbatim! We will have time tomorrow for the rough draft, but that will be the end of class time for this essay.

It is due NEXT MONDAY - May 12th.  You can send me the link or document through email, or you can attach your Google Docs link HERE in the comments section.

Good luck!

PS - Revolution Essays are still due Friday - NO EXCUSES!

"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.  

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! 

REVOLUTION!

According to Dictionary.com

We have been talking about the Reformation.  If you look at the definition above - remember, we annotated this in class - you will discover that the Reformation turned into a Revolution.  A revolution that spanned an entire continent and helped formed the theological world of today.

Today you received your next Unit Essay, focusing on Revolutions.  This will be Assignment #27 on your list.  In class, we broke down the definition of a Revolution - see above - and began to discuss how Luther was indeed a Reluctant Revolutionary - Assignment #26 from last week.  You might want to use that article as well.  

Please have the first 2 paragraphs written by the start of tomorrow's class, this will allow us to go through them and do some peer editing.  That will leave you with just 2 more body paragraphs and your closing!  Easy Peasy!

So, I leave you with your favorite singing History Teacher of cyber space! 

Happy Monday!

PS!!!!!  Before you go - Your voices are being heard.  This is ALL YOU GUYS!  You ROCK!  Stand tall and be proud!  You are what makes Bay View!