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November 29th

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Today’s Agenda

• Hand out “paragraph writing notes”• Jigsaw• Review Jigsaw notes• Key terms • Work on Political Comics

Jigsaw

• 1’s read the first paragraph titled “James I” on page 29

• 2’s read the first column on page 30• 3’s read the 2nd column on page 30, stopping

at “Charles I”• 4’s read the paragraph on “Charles I”

James I• Where did James come from?

•What was he doing there?

•Why was James called “the wisest fool in Christendom (the Christian world)”?

•His habits were said to be slovenly?

•What did James try to introduce which upset his people?

James I

• What book did James translate or make his own version of?

•How was this book regarded?

•Why did the people not respect James as a ruler?

•How did he insult Nobles of the land?

•What was James always asking parliament for?

James I

• What did parliament demand in exchange for money?

•Which religious group did James dislike?

•Which religious group was he allied with?•How did he anger the Puritans?

•Why was it said he left behind a divided nation when he died?•Who took over for James?

Other Interesting facts About James

• He was one of the first anti-smoking advocates. He published a pamphlet to try and convince his subjects not to smoke

• He survived an assassination attempt which was later called the “Gunpowder Plot”

Charles I

• Who was Charles I?•Why was Charles unwilling to compromise with parliament?

•How did Charles character differ from James?

•How was Charles with money?

•How did he end up starting a war with France & Spain?

Key terms

• Slovenly:

untidy, dirty, careless in dress, appearance and habits (slob!)

• Tyrant:

a cruel and unjust ruler or person

• Ally:

to combine with for a special purpose

• Incompetent:

lacking ability

• Compromise:

to settle a dispute with both sides giving up a part of what they demand

• Extravagance:

careless spending, wastefulness

• Despise:

to hate, to deny respect

• Aloof:

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant; uninvolved and uninterested.

Political Comics Due Next Class

• You have the remainder of this class to work on them.

• Marks will be based on:– Detail of the drawing– Coloring– An attached explanation of what the comic is about– How well you portrayed the term through your comic

Examples of terms to explore: Democracy, Civil Rights, Divine Right of Kings, Absolute Monarch