First Continental Congress

(Liberty) Bell Work

Sentence Surgery
Read the sentence below.
​Do you see any problems?
Do not rewrite the sentence.  In fact, don't even fix the sentence.  Instead, on your paper, tell the writer three things that need to be corrected.

bullying isn't never acceptable

Sentence Augmentation*
Augment the sentence below to greatly improve it.  Record your improved sentence on your paper.

The kid was punished.

​*Augment:  make (something) greater ​by adding to it

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Quick Write:  Did you ever turn someone in or tell on someone and feel bad about it later?​

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Word Work

Using today's lesson set,
create a list of words ​to fit in the categories below.
​Pay particular attention to spelling patterns.

Continental​
​(words that rhyme with con)

Congress​
​(words with con-)

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Word Wise

Define the ​following words:

congress
​continental
mob

​protest
united
vigilante

On Target

Write the target number in the "bull's eye".
In the 20 other open sections of the target,
write equations to equal the target number.

Today's number is 13.

For example, if the target number is 36, the student may write expressions like the ones here (right):

​6 squared
2 x 18
3 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8
72/2
3 x 3 x 4

Art Appreciation

​Each team will receive a piece of the same picture (Teacher, see the file, right). Your group will conduct its own investigation of the picture you have been given.  Be ready to share with the whole class.  We will look at the entire picture at the end.

• What do you notice?
• What do you wonder?
• What is happening?
• Write your thoughts.

Excise Man
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Analyze the famous illustration shown here.  Check out the details.

• What do you notice?
• What do you think is happening?
• What caused the scene in the painting?
• What might happen after the scene shown?
• What does this piece make you wonder?

These United Colonies

The 13 colonies were considered separate, but all were under British rule.  A group of representatives from each of the American colonies gathered in Philadelphia in an attempt to unite the interests of the colonies and stand up to the king of England.  As seen in the videos below, these were trying times.  The colonies were experiencing and trying to overcome resistance to their efforts to unite.  At the same time, vigilante mobs sometimes expressed their frustrations in ways that are considered arcane and extreme by today's standards.

The third video shows what mob rule looks like in the 21st century.

Debate

Why was it advantageous for the colonies to unite?

Was it acceptable for the patriots to rebel against government?
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Give reasons for your answers and be ready to debate the questions in class.

Positive Behavior Conversation

Consider the short video entitled Red.  Does this video bring home some of those extreme, arcane actions from so long ago in our history?

Music Appreciation

Cool Kids

Invisible