PLC 9/13

Civics PLC meeting 09/13
(PLC only required to meet once this week thanks to embedded PD on Backpack on Friday)

We switched LT's (Kelly taught colonial society Tuesday, Funk taught magna carta/english BoR) so we'll finish out the week doing the opposite. (Funk: colonies, Kelly: magna carta etc)

Civics Assessment date: October 12th (Unit 1 test: 75pts)
Tentatively set week by week plans with topics to cover. Backwards planning directly from the test, written by Funk.
Set up learning targets for next week as well.

CIV
M: 9/17: We will explain the actions taken by the Brits that led to American anger.
T: 9/18:  We will identify the reasons laid out by Thomas Paine for the Americans to start the Revolutionary War.
W/R: 9/19 + 9/20: We will justify the reasoning for the Americans to participate in the Boston tea party.
F: 9/21: We will describe the major battles of the American Revolution.
(I will create a timeline with my classmates and research one point on said timeline)

WH:

M: We will identify which of the inventions of the Renaissance is the GOAT.
T: We will identify the impact of the invention of the printing press on society.
W/R:  We will compare and contrast the northern and southern Renaissance.
F: We will describe the conflicting views of the Catholic Church and the new Renaissance thinkers.