I can explain the rights colonists believed they possessed as English grievances refer to a series of events since the French and Indian War which citizens. the colonists deemed were tyrannical acts and destructive of their rights. I can compare the ideas of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau with regard to natural rights and the social contract. The Declaration of Independence ends with a clear statement that the political I can connect the actions of the British government to the grievances bonds between the colonies and Great Britain are ended. Independence is identified by the colonists in the Declaration. declared as an exercise of social contract thought. I can connect the Enlightenment ideas to the actions of the Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary natural rights analyze social contract compare grievance tyranny rights declaration independence colony colonist Formative Assessments Summative Assessments (graded but not recorded) Traditional unit tests, semester exams, end-of-course exam (multiple Entrance slip: written response to prompt based on learning target to be choice, true/false with corrections, matching, short answer, extended covered in previous lesson (to ensure comprehension before moving on) response; all tests should include many types of items) or the upcoming lesson (to assess prior knowledge) Analytical essays thumbs-down” by students to indicate their sense of essays “Thumbs-up, understanding Research-based essays (group or individual) Pose questions to individual students ongoing during course of lesson Oral presentations (group or individual) class discussion of lesson with maximum participation; monitor for debates student understanding Class Socratic discussions Seek quick individual student responses on white boards SLO post-assessment Seek quick choral responses from the whole group of students Pair, Share”: students work in small groups to complete a prompt “Think, then report findings to class Exit slip: short written quizzes (may include multiple choice, “bell-ringer” short answer, etc.) at the end of the period Exit slip: responses to prompts at the end of the period Written homework trial based upon learning targets, with option to make corrections based on feedback
I can explain the rights colonists believed they possessed as English citizens. I can compare the ideas of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau with regard to natural rights and the social contract. I can connect the actions of the British government to the grievances identified by the colonists in the Declaration. I can connect the Enlightenment ideas to the actions of the Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence. grievances refer to a series of events since the French and Indian War which the colonists deemed were tyrannical acts and destructive of their rights. The Declaration of Independence ends with a clear statement that the political bonds between the colonies and Great Britain are ended. Independence is declared as an exercise of social contract thought. Content Vocabulary natural rights social contract grievance tyranny rights declaration independence colony colonist Academic Vocabulary analyze compare Formative Assessments (graded but not recorded) Entrance slip: written response to prompt based on learning target to be covered in previous lesson (to ensure comprehension before moving on) or the upcoming lesson (to assess prior knowledge) “Thumbs-up, thumbs-down” by students to indicate their sense of understanding Pose questions to individual students ongoing during course of lesson class discussion of lesson with maximum participation; monitor for student understanding Seek quick individual student responses on white boards Seek quick choral responses from the whole group of students “Think, Pair, Share”: students work in small groups to complete a prompt then report findings to class Exit slip: short “bell-ringer” written quizzes (may include multiple choice, short answer, etc.) at the end of the period Exit slip: responses to prompts at the end of the period Written homework based upon learning targets, with option to make corrections based on feedback Summative Assessments Traditional unit tests, semester exams, end-of-course exam (multiple choice, true/false with corrections, matching, short answer, extended response; all tests should include many types of items) Analytical essays essays Research-based essays (group or individual) Oral presentations (group or individual) debates Class Socratic discussions SLO post-assessment trial
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