Thursday, February 2, 2012

8th Grade American History


Students will analyze and interpret the causes and effects of the Battle of Saratoga with 96% accuracy.  Students will interpret the events leading up to entrance of France into the Revolutionary War.  Students will evaluate the roles of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin as American Ambassadors.  Students will analyze the diplomatic negotiations and behind-the-scenes deals as a cause for the French to participate in the war.  Students will then create an argument for why France should, or should not ally themselves with America.
Tentative Exam date: 2/13/12
Standards used: 1,2,3,4,5,7,10,13,16,17,18,19,20
Bloom's taxonomy: 1,2,3,4,5