Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Today, Wednesday, 2/17, Block schedule...passed back Saratoga Interactive Map questions.  Watching short 10 minute excerpt from The Story of Us: depicting the battle as a turning point, weapons, and the death of Simon Fraser.  We then took notes on results and significance of the battle.

We also have your photos blown up to 11x17 size...if you do not have one...it is your responsibility to have everything ready by Friday!!!

Homework for tomorrow and Thursday:  Study your notes and maps...be ready to draw arrows, and label and describe the A. Overall objective of the the British during the 3 phases of the Revolutionary War B. Understand the Saratoga Campaign, and C. The Battle Freeman's Farm and The Battle of Bemis Heights.

THURSDAY:  I have Crome books ready...you are in your Red vs. Blue teams...we will have at it:  Goal...determine the course of events of A. Freeman's Farm and B. Bemis Heights...you can use your Interactive Maps...and we can have at it on the board!!!

FRIDAY:  QUIZZAM DAY...100 POINTS

20 Points = One-Pager for the battle in your NB's.
30 Points = Battle scene Selfie...with dialogue box...with specific/cool hashtag...as well as name and date of the battle...don't forget your rockin' face!!!  Color is key to the "coolness" of the poster.

50 Points = Quizzam

Matching...facts, people, strategies...I will have faces to recognize.
Maps: A.) 13 Colonies...strategies and phases  B.) The Saratoga Campaign  C.) The two battles that we discussed in clas.