US History 8 Week 17

The Revolutionary War

 Week 18 Agenda

● Monday: Descriptive Vs Opinion /Breakup

Letter
● Tuesday: Breakup Letter
● Wednesday: Chapter 3 Section 3 & 4: War and
Independence
● Thursday: Movie: The Crossing
● Friday: Movie: The Crossing
 Monday’s Agenda

● Descriptive VS Opinion Articles

● Breakup Letter
 Descriptive vs Opinion Articles

● 2 Articles on desk about Steph Curry and the Warriors

● Take turns with your elbow partner reading each article
(10 min for both)
● Then take 5 min to discuss which of the articles is
descriptive and which is opinion with your elbow partner
● Finally we will have a short class discussion
 Declaration of Independence as a
Breakup Letter
● Using the Declaration of Independence as a model, you
will write a breakup letter to someone you have a
relationship with (real or imagined)
● This can be a romantic break up, breaking up with a
certain food, a team, a classroom, a teacher, your
parents, a bad habit, or anything else you have a
relationship with that you want to end
● When finished, your letter should be about 1 page
typed
 Declaration of Independence as a
Breakup Letter
● Your letter will have five parts:
○ Preamble (Honey, this isn’t working out)
○ List of Grievances (Actions of the entity that you are
leaving that harmed the relationship) [Minimum 10]
○ Petition for Redress (Actions you to to try and fix the
problem
○ Response (Ways they reacted that made the situation
worse)
○ Declaration of Independence (Strong statement at the end
to emphasise the relationship is over)
 Tuesday’s Agenda

● Finish Breakup Letter