Foundations Homework due November 9

Presentations

Presentations will be given by:

Eliza: Thomas Paine

Symantha: Benjamin Franklin

Book Reading

Almost Home – Chapters 8-10

Landing of the Pilgrims – page 94-124

Book Discussion Question

Write one question that you would want to ask a friend after finishing your assigned reading under the “book” tab.

Read the Declaration of Independence

Read the highlighted part of the Declaration of Independence.

Have you started memorizing the Declaration? Start working on it! You can do it!

Opinion Paper

Please write at least 5 sentences. And write your name and the date at the top of the page.

The question to answer this week is:

Consider what John Adams did for those British soldiers. Could you have done that? Has there been a time in your life you’ve chosen the unpopular opinion? or defended what you believed to be right? What was it like?

Watch more announcements from King George III

Tea Act

Weekly Check-in

Fill out the Check-in sheet that is found in your binder under “check-in”. Staple your opinion paper to the check-in sheet.

Choose your ice cream!

Look at your ice cream rewards page in your binder. See what else you can finish so you can get ice cream and toppings when we go out for ice cream on the last day of first semester. Have a parent or older sibling mark off the things you have completed. If you know you are going to finish the second book, plan on getting ice cream for that too. Write down your choices on your page.

Here are the ice cream choices

Topping choices: Whipped Cream, Hot Fudge, Hot Peanut Butter, Hot Salted Carmel, Hot Marshmallow, Chocolate Syrup, Butterscotch, Chopped Peanuts, Patriot Sprinkles, Chocolate Sprinkles, Cookies ’N Creme, Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Cup, Mini Reese’s Pieces, Chopped M&Ms, Toffee

Memorize 13 colonies

If you haven’t memorized the 13 colonies, here is an online game to help you memorize them.