November 29, 2011

November 29, 2011

• 2.
  Objective:  How didAfrican Americans begin to claim citizenship in the new United States? * Students will analyze text and charts in order to be able to answer this question
• 3.
  Homework:  Create a bumper sticker designed to recruit African Americans into either the British or Colonial Army
• 4.
  Vocabulary: The Enlightenment  Everything can be explained  Think Mr. Spock in Star Trek  There’s a reasonable explanation for everything
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  “All Men AreCreated Equal”  The first chance to prove this is the decision of who to let into the Colonial Army  Do you let Africans in?  Does letting them in make them patriots?
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  Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation In 1775, the Governor of colonial Virginia offered freedom to any slave who fought for the British
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  Salem Poor  Rememberhim?  In order to get African Americans to fight for them, each side offers freedom
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  Independent Practice: Read pages 119 to 132 in the textbook. Answer the questions in the textbook.
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  Independent Practice: Guide to reading questions are located on the upper right corner of the page
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  Independent Practice:  Thequestion on p. 121 is NOT “Remember Phillis Wheatley?”  Answer the questions on p. 121
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  Independent Practice: Read pages 119 to 132 in the textbook. Answer the questions in the textbook.
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  Exit Ticket:  Whatwas the Enlightenment?