Monday, 24 October Monday, 24 October 20112011

1. Current Events (Set 8)1. Current Events (Set 8) 2. Ch. 3 Vocabulary2. Ch. 3 Vocabulary 3. Patriots Gain Hope3. Patriots Gain Hope 4. Battles Outline4. Battles Outline 5. Finish Revolution Perspectives5. Finish Revolution Perspectives

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Tuesday, 25 October Tuesday, 25 October 20112011

1. Current Event #21. Current Event #2 2. Story of Us DVD2. Story of Us DVD 3. Battles Review3. Battles Review 4. Reading HW: 98-1014. Reading HW: 98-101

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Wednesday, 26 October Wednesday, 26 October 20112011

1. Current Event #31. Current Event #3 2. Ch. 3 Vocabulary2. Ch. 3 Vocabulary 3. Victory & Independence3. Victory & Independence 4. Battles Review4. Battles Review 5. Story of Us5. Story of Us

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Thursday, 27 October Thursday, 27 October 20112011

1. Current Event #41. Current Event #4 2. Story of Us (DVD)2. Story of Us (DVD) 3. Revolution HW project3. Revolution HW project 4. An Incomplete Revolution4. An Incomplete Revolution

African AmericansAfrican Americans 5. Timeline #35. Timeline #3 6. Sub tomorrow6. Sub tomorrow

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Friday, 28 October 2011Friday, 28 October 2011

1. Current Event #51. Current Event #5 2. Revolution Magazine2. Revolution Magazine 3. Standards Review3. Standards Review

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Current Events Current Events (Set 8)(Set 8)

1. “Mission Accomplished: President 1. “Mission Accomplished: President Obama Announces Total Troop Obama Announces Total Troop Withdrawal from Iraq.”Withdrawal from Iraq.”

Cost of war: $1 trillion and 4,400 Cost of war: $1 trillion and 4,400 casualties; training force & immunity casualties; training force & immunity unresolved after 40,000 pull-out.unresolved after 40,000 pull-out.

1990-2003 = First Gulf War & Weapons Inspections / 2003 – 2011 = 2nd Iraq War & occupation

Current Event #2Current Event #2

Experts have said for a 100 years that tormented artist walked into a wheat field and shot himself

2. “Suicide or Murder? New Book Claims Vincent van Gogh was Accidentally Shot by Teen Bully.”

Doctor’s notes, family letters, & crime scene details suggest Dutch painter didn’t shoot himself in chest.

Suicide note?

Wheatfield with Crows

Current Event #3Current Event #3 3. “Texas Politicians Fight to Stop 3. “Texas Politicians Fight to Stop

Confederate Flag License Plate Proposal Confederate Flag License Plate Proposal Set for DMV Vote.”Set for DMV Vote.”

Sons of Confederate Veterans have won Sons of Confederate Veterans have won approval in 9 states to honor 150approval in 9 states to honor 150thth anniversary of Civil War.anniversary of Civil War.

Controversial design was created to raise money for markers for Confederate graves

Current Event #4Current Event #4 4. “Archaeologists Unearth 1,000 Year-4. “Archaeologists Unearth 1,000 Year-

old Viking Boat Burial on Scottish old Viking Boat Burial on Scottish Highlands in Britain.”Highlands in Britain.”

Experts say a Viking warrior of high Experts say a Viking warrior of high status was laid to rest inside boat with status was laid to rest inside boat with his belongings around him.his belongings around him.

Discovery hailed as "one of the most important Norse (Scandinavian) graves in Britain"

802-1042 AD

Current Event #5Current Event #5

President Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 at Ford’s Theater in Washington DC

5. “Bullet Fired by John Wilkes Booth 5. “Bullet Fired by John Wilkes Booth that Killed Abraham Lincoln Gets New that Killed Abraham Lincoln Gets New Museum Home.”Museum Home.”

Lead ball & skull fragments join other Lead ball & skull fragments join other morbid oddities in Army’s National morbid oddities in Army’s National Museum of Health and Medicine.Museum of Health and Medicine.

.44 caliberDerringer

Pieces of skull

Chapter 3 Standards Review Chapter 3 Standards Review Questions 1 – 4, 5A, 6C, 7CQuestions 1 – 4, 5A, 6C, 7C

Write the questions & answersWrite the questions & answers

Ch. 3 Standards Assessment Questions 1 – 5Ch. 3 Standards Assessment Questions 1 – 5Write the questions & answersWrite the questions & answers

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