November 13th, 2015

Engraving by Paul Revere from 1770

Engraving by Alonzo Chappel from 1850

To Start:

1. Boot up your own computer and open my DP so you can examine the images closely.
2. List 3 similarities between these images of the Boston Massacre and 3 differences.
3. Which do you think is the truer history, and why?
4. What other information would you need to better make up your mind?

In Class:
First, read over the list of historical thinking skills.
Which of these skills did you use in our starter discussion today?

Then, Ally's going to demonstrate how to use these historical thinking skills, using an article from the New York Times about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Finally, we're going to be creating character sketches for one of the following characters:

• Jimmy Cross
• Henry Dobbins
• Dave Jensen
• Ted Lavender
• Norman Bowker
• Kiowa
• Rat Kiley
• Henry Dobbins
• Mitchell Sanders
• Lee Strunk

Your character sketch must include the following:

1. The character's name at the top of the page.
2. Your name (or legible signature) in the bottom right corner.
3. Image of the character as you imagine them based on the author's descriptions.
4. Drawings of at least three of the things that soldier carries, with a written explanation for each thing of why that soldier carries it, and what that object represents to them. (think symbolically!)
5. A line from the book that represents that character with a page number.

At Home:

• Here are the intstructions to:
  • Finish your portrait of a solider and the things he carried before Monday.
  • Read and respond to "Spin" in Google Classroom before Tuesday.
  • Challenge Extension for Credit: Read "On the Rainy River" and email me your response using the instructions above before Wednesday.