Omnibus IIIA Week 10

Nov. 4-8, 2013 Classwork Topics

Mrs. Moore dmoore@veritasca.com www.historydiva.com Homework The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, (BF)The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (NAAL) America: A Narrative History.

Monday

Teacher Work Day

Wednesday Great Thoughts: The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment Franklin, The Rags to Riches Story- Why did he include the specific events in part one? NAAL pgs.231-241 The SelfEducation of a Self-made Man Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin- excerpt in NAAL. Read pgs. NAAL pgs. 247-255. List the main event in each paragraph, trying to crystalize the important details in fewer than 10 words per paragraph. Think about how Franklin had changed since his flight from Boston 7 months prior. What would be his parents and brother James reaction upon seeing him? Think about how you could set this scene in a play. Draw cartoons or stick figures of the major characters in the scene and express their reactions to Franklins return in thought bubbles. Note- in the event that we have printer issues OR I forget to hand out GoldNotes, they are posted on History Diva. Friday Cracking down on the Colonies The Habit of Self Government Discussion: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (pgs. 239240- writing instruction). Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin- excerpt in NAAL (BF). Read pgs. NAAL pgs. From last paragraph on pg. 259-260. In 3-5 sentences, what was Franklins workplace dilemma and how did he handle it? What were the outcomes of his solution? Do you agree or disagree with his method? Continue reading BF, from pgs. 261-262, first paragraph to which he was now about to do. List 2 surprising things you learned from this passage. GoldNotes: Complete requirements on page 5. V. Crisis, B, C, and D starting with Spanish America in decline through D, the chart comparing English and French colonies in the late 18th century.
Bold print indicates a written assignment due at the beginning of the next class unless otherwise noted. Note: Reading assignments are to be completed before the next class on the schedule. For example, Mondays reading is to be finished by Wednesday. Any other assignments are also due by the following class, unless otherwise noted.

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