kcf09

=Title: Would you have fired the "Shot Heard Round the World?" = = =

Essential Question(EQ): When is it necessary to fight? (What is worth dying for?)
 Problem:The day is April 19, 1775. You stand with a group of minutemen across the Lexington Common prepared to stop the British Redcoat's advance. As you stand with your musket on your shoulder, you know all of the men are questioning whether or not they should fire and risk death, or if they should retreat back to the safety of their houses. You decide to step-up to the front and address the assembled Minutemen as the sounds of the Red Coats' drums come down the road announcing their imminent arrival. What do you tell the minutemen? Fight? Flee? Stand their ground? What is the evidence you provide them with to convince them that your directive is the path they should choose.

EQ=Is it necessary for you to fight? Is your evidence worth dying for?

We will start off the unit discussing what is worth fighting for right now in your life. We will then examine if it was necessary for the colonists to fight, and then finish the unit looking at some of the 21st Century situations that the USA will be in that will require the people of this country to decide, "When is it necessary to fight?"

Ask questions Take notes on your questions and cite your sources Write your notes into a formal answer Reorganize your answers into an order that helps you prove your answer to the EQ is correct Create an introduction and conclusion
 * //Research Tips://**

//**What does the final product look like?**// The day before it is due you will record the phone call on our Gcast podcast channel. On the day of your speech you will have two minutes to convince the class to fight and possibly die, or to retreat and find another way. You may bring in one prop for each 15 seconds of speaking time. You must give evidence proving your answer to the Essential Question is correct and 3-4 facts backing up each piece of evidence supporting your answer to the Essential Question. Everything that you say or present must have a direct connection to proving your answer to the Essential Question is the one right path for the Minutemen to follow.

//__For those of you that need a tally sheet...__// 15 points for one reason and the evidence supporting it 15 points for one reason and the evidence supporting it 15 points for one reason and the evidence supporting it 15 points for one reason and the evidence supporting it 15 points for props that show a symbolic understanding of your evidence and use of primary source documents 15 points for wiki page or notebook organized with questions, notes, formal answers, final draft, and citations 10 points for being courageous while speaking in front of the class 5 points for including one appropriately used quote from a primary source

Due Date Monday rough drafts are due and we will rehearse. Tuesday and Wednesday we will present and record the live presentations . You can do all of the above....or answer the question below: Was the American Revolution really a revolution?

4 reasons for revolutionary war.

__**1. Sugar Act**__**.** - act that put a 3 cent tax on foreign refined sugar -  increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. - the taxes were enacted (or raised) without the consent of the colonists

__**2. stamp act**__ - Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it -  colonists didn't think they should have to pay for something they had been doing for free for many years, and they responded in force - at the same time they passed the Declaratory Act  which said that Great Britain was superior (and boss of) the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever.

-  Shooting of five American colonists by British troops on March 5, 1770. - Did the colonists have weapons? The British say rocks and other such weapons were hurled at them. - but they had guns and they did open fire
 * __3. boston massacre__**

- mad at the new tax on tea the colonists ( sons of liberty ), disguised as Mohawk Native Americans and boarded 3 ships and  342 whole crates of British tea into Boston harbor on  <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">December 16, 1773.
 * 4. boston tea party**

<span style="font-size: 190%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">__Final draft__ As we stand here on April 19, 1775, waiting for the lobster backs to make their entrance, we think do we stay here and fight or flee back to our homes. This is it. A Lot of innocent lives are going to be lost today, but i say we stay here and fight. The British have put us through much, like the law that says we have to pay an extra 3 cents to buy foreign refined sugar, and increasing taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wines. And what about the stamp act, where every <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal documents had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it, and at the same time <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">they passed the  <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">Declaratory Act  <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">which said that Great Britain was superior (and boss of) the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever.  <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica">  And never forget the Boston massacre where the British shot 5 American colonists. We cant back out after we have come so far. Mad at the new tax on tea we disguised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded 3 ships and 342 whole crates of British tea went into the Boston harbor that night. If you go home now they are going to keep going getting worse every law they make. If you leave they will keep coming back for more thinking they can run our lives. I say even though innocent lives are going to be lost, we should definitely fight the british and get the laws back to where we were happy with them before the british made new ones. <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">