Apprentice Week 2: Build-Up to Revolution and War Begins!

Before we get into the heart of our assignment, here is some things to work on this week:

Remember, Traci promised vanbucks for practicing your instrument for at least 5 minutes each day. Keep a calendar, you won't be able to guess how often you've practiced by the time her class rolls back around!

Remember to study your notecards! We're easing into notecards one lens at a time so for this week just study the HISTORY cards! 

Allssooooo .... It's History Week which means you have the opportunity to earn Vanbucks for miracles! You will get one dollar for every miracle recorded between Friday, October 21st and Wednesday, October 26th! Max of 6 Vanbucks!

Now, without further ado:

Study/Learn:

1. Read DK Book Pages 40-49 - While you read take notes, there will be games with the information on these pages. Because I want you to take notes this part of study and learn should probably take you the longest so do it first ;)
2. This youtube video you'll be watching is from David McCullough, he was one of America's most notable historians. He is famous for his many books on American History and for his work on documentaries and has won some of the highest awards offered in his field. He also wrote the book "John Adams," that was the inspiration behind the documentary series assigned for masters class this week!   That's a little introduction to know who you are listening to and why he is worth listening to as an expert historian. Watch this video about George Washington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNFNtBk7Cag
3. Read this article on Miracles in the American Revolution, start at the sub-heading" George Washington and Boston" and read to the end:   https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2017/july-august/miracles-of-the-american-revolution
4. Read Chapter 3 of the "7 Miracles" book, "The Miracle of a Summer Fog"

Know/Understand:

Remember your year-long history project that you chose last month?? Time to GET TO WORK. I need you to spend 1 1/2 hours THIS WEEK on your history project and come prepared to show or report in during class on how your project is going. 

Create your second timeline -- can you add this on to your first? Do you need to make a second page? When we are done it will be satisfying to see all 6 weeks of history together so if you're able to continue on to your first timeline go ahead and do that! 

Here are the dates for your timeline, and remember, it must be pretty and it must have a blurb about each date written in your own words:

1764- Sugar Act

1765- Quartering Act and Stamp Act

1767- Townshend Acts

1770-Boston Massacre

1773- Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

1774- Coercive Acts

1774- First Continental Congress

1775- Second Continental Congress

1775- Battles of Lexington and Concord

1776- Declaration of Independence

1781- Surrender of Cornwallis

Become/Serve:

Usually I would assign a church talk or scriptures to read here but I think our reading from above was actually pretty inspiring :) Instead of assigning more reading I want you to take time to think on what you learned and answer these questions (with more than one sentence, put some thought into it!) in your commonplace journal:

Why does it matter to me that I was born in America?
How does learning about American History help me become a better citizen?

Of all the reasons I'm thankful to be an American, what stands out to me the most?

What miracle in this chapter of American History will I never forget, and why?