Tuesday, November 22, 2011

8th Grade American History


Students will begin our examination of the causes of the Revolutionary War.  Students will focus on British legislation and tax policies.  Students will be able to synthesize each legislative act or policy with 95% accuracy.  Students will be able to evaluate acts and policy with 90% accuracy.  Students will apply their mastery of the causes of the Revolutionary War to formulate a persuasive essay.  The rubric for the essay is podcasted.  Students will use Google Docs to write, edit and critique their own and other persuasive essays.  The essay question is as follows.  Is the American revolution justified?  

Standards used: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
Bloom's taxonomy:1,2,3,4,5,6