
Teacher | Andrew Wilson |
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Subject Area | US History |
Grade Level | 8 |
Week # | 20 |
Unit of Instruction | Early Republic |
Standard(s) Taught |
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SS.8.A.3.13 Explain major domestic and international economic, military, political, SS.8.A.3.14 Explain major domestic and international economic, military, political, SS.8.A.4.3 Examine the experiences and perspectives of significant individuals and SS.8.A.1.1 Provide supporting details for an answer from the text, interview for oral history, check validity of information from research/text and identify strong vs weak arguments |
Learning Targets and Learning Criteria |
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Classroom Activities |
Day 1:
ONLINE: Day 2: Jefferson Notes – Discuss in Class Exit Ticket – What are 3 changes Jefferson made to the government? Day 3: The Convictions of Thomas Jefferson DBQ Bellringer Week 20 – Slides 6-11 for today Use the documents to write a paragraph on – To what extent did Jefferson uphold his beliefs? Include a thesis, support, citations and a conclusion. Also, either participate in the class discussion in class or on Canvas at least 1 time. |
Assignments Due |
Political Campaign You are in charge of creating part of the 1796 presidential campaign for either John Adams or Thomas Jefferson. In order to advertise for your candidate, you need to make a poster that will be put up for the public and write a short speech supporting your party. The campaign manager has given you the following specifications: Poster: ____ Include at least 4 of the beliefs of the party ____ Include at least one way the other party is bad Speech: ____ Include at least 3 of the political beliefs of the party/candidate ____ Include at least 2 ways the other party is bad for the country ____ Should explain why your candidate/party is the best choice for the country.
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Jefferson’s DBQ – class from packet |
Additional Resources |
Vocabulary for the week:
Optional format for the Jefferson DBQ paragraph –
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