Things we did from Wednesday Oct. 2 - Friday Oct. 4, 2013:
- Quiz on p.20-33 in Crossroads (fantastic results Grade 9's!)
- Review of King James, King Charles and what led to the trial of King Charles
- Guides and rubric given for paragraph writing
- Discussed how to write a paragraph and support an argument
- Students were given the question "Was King Charles or Parliament more responsible for the Civil War?"
- Students split up into groups and made posters with a table of comparison between King Charles and Parliament
- Posters were mounted on the whiteboard and discussed
- Worked on paragraphs
- Read textbook p. 42-44
- Powerpoint presentation and questions given on Oliver Cromwell and the "Rump Parliament"
- Watched the movie "Oliver Cromwell"
- Homework check for notes on p.34-38 in Crossroads and pamphlets were handed in
Reminders:
- Paragraphs and their plans are due MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2013. Here is the question: "Was King Charles or Parliament more responsible for the Civil War?"
- Interim reports went out today. Please have them signed and brought back to school.
- You can hand in the "Movie Analysis" worksheet on Monday, once we are done the movie.
