Social Studies, Ch. 11, Lesson 1

Chapter 11, Lesson I Outline
I. The First Shot Is Fired

A. The British sent soldiers to hunt for hidden colonial weapons.

B. Fighting breaks out between the British and Minutemen on the Lexington green.

C. The British retreat to Boston after losses at North Bridge in Concord.

II. The Continental Congress Meets

A. Congress prepares for war by organizing an army, issuing paper money, setting up a commission to keep peace with the Indians, and looking for support from other European countries.

B. Congress issues the Olive Branch Petition, but King George rejects the colonists' requests.

III. The Colonists Declare Independence

A. Thomas Paine's book called Common Sense persuades many Americans to fight for independence.

B. Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.

C. Congress votes to accept the Declaration on July 4, 1776.

Race for Success

Please consider registering for this worthwhile event!  Student participation helps raise money for our school!! The more St. Jerome students the better!

To register for the Race on line....

Go to raceforsuccess5k.org

Click on "Register Now"

Choose...."Register Now" or "mail-in registration form (PDF)"

If registering online....

1. Choose "Team Member"
2. Choose "Team member-ages-12 and under"
3. Choose "I agree to the above waiver"

1. Put one of your parents birthdays and their name in the next agreement column
2. Click "Agree and Continue"
3. Select "St Jerome 5-6-7

1. Type "sjs567" as the team password
2. Type the rest of the required information INCLUDING the last line which asks which school you are supporting

1. Choose method of payment
2. Pay online with credit card

You are done

If using Mail-in registration fill out form 

1. Choose St Jerome 5-6-7 as the team name and James McClune as the team captain contact phone 310-641-0669
2. Be sure to mark St. Jerome as the school you are supporting on the right hand column of the form.
3. Mail in or bring to the office of the school by Wednesday May 18th.

Please note, only the first 10 kids can register for the team, after that they will have to set up their own team or race as an individual.

Changes to Upcoming Tests & Quizzes

With the upcoming civil war project due, I will not be giving any "weekly work" or reading logs this week.  In order to prepare adequately for all the upcoming tests and quizzes, homework will be geared towards practice and studying for these items only, so as to give students time to put finishing touches on their civil war written report.

Also, to provide a better focus for the upcoming vocabulary test, I chose 25 words from the review unit.  Students should concentrate their studying efforts on spelling, part of speech and synonyms for this test.  These 25 words can be found at the end of this blog entry.

Science -
Ch. 16 - Test, Thursday, May 12

Math -
Ch. 8 - Test, Friday May 13

Vocabulary -
Ch. 9 - Test Tuesday, May 10 Wednesday, May 11

Reading 
Caddie Woodlawn Final Exam -CHANGED TO Friday, May 13

Social Studies -
Ch. 11 Quiz - Wednesday, May 11
Civil War written report due - Friday, May 13
Civil War oral report due - Tuesday May 17

Vocabulary Words 

1. temporary
2. continuous
3. justify
4. villain
5. postpone
6. treacherous
7. vivid
8. linger
9. overwhelm
10. span
11. persecute
12. capable
13. provoke
14. apparent
15. reliable
16. jolt
17. barrier
18. considerable
19. vast
20. nomad
21. festive
22. luxurious
23. associate
24. straggle
25. strategy

Happy Easter Break!

Over the Easter break, be sure to continue to research your civil war character and update your journals.  If you have extra time on your hands and want extra credit in reading, complete the cereal box book report!

1) Civil War Character project - due May 13-16

 Civil War Project Page

2) Be sure to catch up on journal writing.  Journals will be collected for a grade.  Students should have one page for each entry, a heading and a date.

3) Cereal Box Book Report: This is an optional book report for any students who wish to get extra points in reading.  Click the link below for information about it.

Optional Easter Break Book Report

Optional Easter Book Report

Optional Easter Break

Cereal Box Book Report

OBJECTIVE: Students will read their self-selected book and create a cereal box book report at home. Students will “decorate” a real cereal box with illustrations and information related to the book they read using the directions below.

GRADING: Students will be graded on neatness, creativity and the inclusion of all the elements listed below: characters, setting, plot, vocabulary, summary, illustrations, title, author and “star rating” given to the book. 

FRONT OF BOX: Use a piece of white or light colored paper to cover the front of your cereal box.  (You will probably want to create the cover before gluing it on your box.)  Include the name of the cereal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book.  Choose a shape for the cereal as well as colors and ingredients that all relate to the book. For example, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, you might invent a cereal called Wizard Wands, a toasted oat cereal in the shape of miniature lightning bolts. 

RIGHT SIDE: Make a list of ingredients that includes the story elements Characters and Setting.  Under the heading "Ingredients," list the main characters and write a sentence about each one. Then describe the setting.  Make sure to include the main characters and the setting.

LEFT SIDE: Write a summary that describes the main problem and the solution of the book.  Try to use words that will “grab” readers’ attention and make them want to buy your cereal. 

BACK OF BOX: Design a game that is based on the story using vocabulary from the book. It can be a puzzle, a word search, a word scramble, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a hidden pictures illustration, or any other fun activity that might  be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it includes information from the book.

TOP OF BOX: Include the title, author, number of pages, and number of stars you would give this book if you were a book critic.  The maximum number of stars would be 5. 

PRIZE (optional): Cereal boxes often include a prize. Your prize must be something the main character could have used in the book or something that reminds you of the main character.  You can even include a picture of the prize on the front of your box to let the reader know what is inside the box.

**This cereal box book report information sheet was also given out in class. 

More Civil War Websites & People

  Braxton Bragg

Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 � September 27, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War..
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  Civil War Leaders 
This site provides biographies of many of the leaders in the Civil War, both Northern and Southern.
http: //library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people...

  Civil War Women 
The sites focuses on material that reflects women's lives and experiences during the Civil War. Links to primary sources on the Internet that are directly related to women and the Civil War.
http: //scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html

  David Glasgow Farragut 
This site provides information about David Glasgow Farragut
http: //us-civilwar.com/farragut.htm

  Death of General Stonewall Jackson 
Death and Funeral of General Stonewall Jackson. A Civil War Resource from the VMI Archives.
http: //vmi.edu/~archtml/cwjacksn.html

  First New York Dragoons 19th Cavalry 
This regiment was organized in the summer of 1862 at Portage, as the 130th infantry.
http: //americancivilwar.com/north/new_york_dragoon...

  Frederick Douglass 
Originally named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, Douglass was one of the most eminent human-rights leaders of the 19th century.
http: //us-civilwar.com/douglass.htm

  Frederick Douglass African-American Civil War Soldiers 
Frederick Douglass recruited over one hundred free blacks from upstate New York for the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts.
http: //americancivilwar.com/colored/frederick_doug...

  General John B. Hood American Civil War Confederate General 
John Hood was a hero at the Battle of Chickamauga.
http: //americancivilwar.com/south/hood.html

  General Robert E. Lee American Civil War Confederate General 
Confederate general, born in Stratford, VA.
http: //americancivilwar.com/south/lee.html

  George Brinton McClellan 
1826-85, Union general in the American Civil War
http: //us-civilwar.com/mcclellan.htm

  George Edward Pickett 
Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War, known for Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
http: //us-civilwar.com/pickett.htm

  George Gordon Meade 
George G. Meade was one of the most competent of the Civil War's Union generals.
http: //us-civilwar.com/meade.htm

  Harriet Beecher Stowe 
Harriet Beecher was a schoolteacher and writer in Hartford.
http: //us-civilwar.com/stowe.htm

  Harriet Tubman 
Runaway slave Harriet Tubman was famous in the North before the Civil War for her work on the Underground Railroad.
http: //us-civilwar.com/tubman.htm

  Harriet Tubman 
The life of Harriet Tubman and her role in the underground railroad.
http: //nyhistory.com/harriettubman/index.htm

  Heinrich Hartmann Wirz 
This site provides information about Heinrich Hartmann Wirz.
http: //us-civilwar.com/wirz.htm

  J.E.B. Stuart
James Ewell Brown Stuart (February 6, 1833 - May 12, 1864) was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate Army general during the American Civil War
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  JEB Stuart 
James Ewell Brown Stuart - Confederate cavalry officer whose reports of enemy troop movements were of particular value to the Southern command during the American Civil War.
http: //us-civilwar.com/jeb.htm

  James Longstreet
James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 - January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost generals of the American Civil War
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  Jefferson Davis 
1808 - 89, American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy.
http: //us-civilwar.com/davis.htm

  Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808-December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the U.S. Congress..
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

Letters From the Civil War 
A compilation of letters from soldiers, sailors,, nurses, poliiticans,ministers and journalists, from newspapers of the cities and towns of Massachusetts April 1861 to December 1865.
http: //letterscivilwar.com/

  List of people associated with the American Civil War
This is a list of people associated with the American Civil War.
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  Major General Rutherford B. Hayes Citizen Soldier 
Major General Rutherford B. Hayes Citizen Soldier.
http: //americancivilwar.com/hayes.html

  Mary Todd Lincoln 
Information about Mary Todd Lincoln.
http: //us-civilwar.com/mary.htm

  Mathew B. Brady 
One of the best-known 19th-century American photographers, Mathew B. Brady, is recognized for his portraits of politicians and for his photographs of the American Civil War.
http: //us-civilwar.com/brady.htm

  Maxcy Gregg 
One of the Confedracy's most intelligent and cultured men.
http: //us-civilwar.com/mgregg.htm

  Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877), was a Confederate general and perhaps the American Civil War's most highly regarded cavalry and guerrilla leader
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  Oliver Otis Howard 
At the outset of the Civil War, Howard, an abolitionist, was made a colonel.
http: //us-civilwar.com/howard.htm

  Robert Edward Lee 
General in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War.
http: //us-civilwar.com/lee.htm

  Robert Gould Shaw 
Information about Robert Gould Shaw...
http: //us-civilwar.com/shaw.htm

  Stephen Dodson Ramseur 
He began his meteoric rise through the Confederate ranks as a first lieutenant in the artillery.
http: //us-civilwar.com/ramseur.htm

  Stonewall Jackson 
Information about Stonewall Jackson.
http: //us-civilwar.com/jackson.htm

  Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824-May 10, 1863) was an American teacher and soldier. He became a famous Confederate general during the American Civil War..
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  U. S. Grant 
1822-85, commander in chief of the Union army in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States,
http: //us-civilwar.com/grant.htm

  Ulysses S. Grant 
This site provides a biography and account of Grant's feats during the American Civil War
http: //library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people...

  Ulysses S. Grant Civil War hero American President 
Ulysses S. Grant Civil War hero American President Born in 1822.
http: //americancivilwar.com/north/grant.html

  Varina Howell Davis 
First Lady of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va.
http: //us-civilwar.com/varina.htm

  William Mahone
William Mahone (December 1, 1826 - October 8, 1895), was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress..
http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php...

  William T. Sherman 
1820-91, Union general in the American Civil War.
http: //us-civilwar.com/sherman.htm

  Women Civil War 
This site focuses on the Women soldiers in the Civil War. Men were not the only ones to fight that war. Women bore arms and charged into battle, too. Like the men, there were women who lived in camp, suffered in prisons, and died for their respective causes.
http: //archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993...

  Women in the Civil War 
A history of women in the military from the Revolutionary War to present day. Information about sexual harassment issues, current women veterans issues, and extensive information for military women, past and present.
http: //userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html

  eHistory.com - People 
eHistory.com's US Civil War - IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE CIVIL WAR.
http: //ehistory.com/uscw/features/people/list....

Civil War Women:

Susan B.  Anthony

Clara Barton

Dorothea Dix

Emma Edmonds

Mary Todd Lincoln

Debra Sampson

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Tubman

Dr. Mary  Walker

Civil War Men:

John Quincy Adams

John Wilkes Booth

Matthew Brady

John Brown

Henry Clay

Jefferson  Davis

Stephen Douglas

Frederick  Douglass

William Lloyd Garrison

Ulysses S. Grant

“Stonewall” Jackson

Robert E. Lee

Abe Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

George Pickett

Dred Scott

Robert Gould Shaw

Nat Turner

Denmark  Vesey

Daniel Webster

Theodore Weld

Upcoming Tests & Quizzes

Religion:
"Family Life" letters will be sent home next week.  We will begin the unit on Family Life after the Easter Break.
Language Arts:
Reading Log - Due Monday 4/18


Math:
Ch. 9  Test - Thursday

Social Studies:
Chapter 10 - Wednesday