The American Revolution 

(1754–1781)

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

1. After watching The Patriot, please read carefully the following sections - look for them and read only these sections.

-          Salutary neglect

-          Grenville and the Sugar Act

-          The Currency and Quartering Acts

-          The Stamp Act

-          Taxation without representation

-          The Boston Massacre and Tea Party: 1767–1774

-          The First Continental Congress

-          Common Sense

-          Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

-          Signing of the Declaration

-          The Battle of Saratoga

-          The Peace of Paris

2. Following the model we’ll show you in class, please come up with a PERSONAL timeline. DO NOT COPY FROM THE WEBSITE. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. It should take no more than one side of a sheet of paper.

P.S. You may also like the following video either as a first contact or intro or - the other way around - as a really good summary. In any case, it’s pretty funny. Enjoy!

The States

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

1     First of all, choose the State you like the most:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

2     Second of all, an available day: November 12^th, 16^th, 17^th. Four students will present each day.
              

3     Last but certainly not least, you are supposed to take some things into account:

1.      Your PowerPoint slideshows must start with an outline.  

2.      Excessive content is not allowed on the slides – just important info., pics., etc.

3.      Reading is not allowed – we’ll be looking for eye contact and interaction with the rest of the class.  

4.      It should take no more than 10 mins., but no less than 5.

5.      If you decide to include audio or video, it must be relevant and it has to do with your point.

6.      Check possible spelling mistakes on slides – they’re quite embarrassing!

7.      Try to have fun and amuse people listening to you. 

George VI

Lionel Logue: Please don't smoke. I believe sucking cigarette smoke into your lungs will kill you.

King George VI: I need to relax. My physicians say it relaxes the throat.

Lionel Logue: They're idiots.

King George VI: They've all been knighted.

Lionel Logue: Makes it official then.

After the screening of The King’s Speech, go over King George VI’s profile on biography.com – there are some videos in this site too that you may find interesting.

Keeping the movie and your reading in mind, you are expected to hand in an assignment on King George VI. You should use your own words as much as possible and it should take no more than a piece of paper – both sides.

We aren’t looking for bios with headings and we won’t read them/ grade them. By that, we mean we don’t want something similar to the one posted on this site. Instead of using a title like “Early Life” and then writing all the info below, please structure your thoughts into clearly defined paragraphs to make your assignment visually attractive and use transitional sentences and discourse makers. For example, you could start saying something like As far as George VI’s childhood is concerned …

Assignments must be submitted, preferably typed, after Easter. 

Britishness

Britishness

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

1     First things first, pick one of the following British icons:

1.      Red double-decker buses

2.      Telephone booth

3.      UK flag

4.      Taxi cabs

5.      “Bobbies”

6.      Queen’s guards

7.      Pop

8.      Punk

9.      Mini-skirt

10.  Tea

11.  Beer

12.  Buckingham Palace

13.  Bowler hat

14.  Umbrella

15.  Fish and chips

16.  007

17.  The Beatles

18.  The Queen

19.  The Big Ben

20.  Tower Bridge

21.  Football

22.  Harry Potter

23.  Shakespeare

24.  Stonehenge

25.  The Tube

26.  The London Eye

27.  Glastonbury

2     Second, choose a date:

-          March 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11

3     Finally! You are supposed to take some .... little things ...  into account:

1.      Your PowerPoint slideshows must start with an outline.  

2.      Excessive content is not allowed on the slides – just important info., pics., etc.

3.      Reading is not allowed – we’ll be looking for eye contact and INTERACTION with the rest of the class.  

4.      It should take no more than 10 mins., but no less than 5.

5.      If you decide to include audio or video, it must be relevant and it has to do with your point.

6.      Check possible spelling mistakes on slides – they’re quite embarrassing!

7.      Try to have fun and AMUSE people listening to you. 

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

‘I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king - and of a King of England too.’

1. After the screening of the movie Elizabeth I, please click on the following links and read both of them in depth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/elizabeth_I

2. Having read them carefully, you are supposed to come up with different things you’ll find right below. PLEASE PUT ASIDE YOUR LAPTOPS, FORGET ABOUT THE SITES YOU’VE JUST READ AND TRY TO DO IT USING YOUR OWN WORDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE HIGHLY VALUED. IT SHOULD TAKE ONE PIECE OF PAPER (BOTH SIDES) EITHER HADNWRITTEN OR TYPED. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FEB 9th. 

•  Your assignment must start with a tree of Henry VIII’s wives and kids
• Next thing has to be a brief note on “The Golden Age” as a kind of historical context or frame
• Last but not least, you have to finish your assignments with a personal bio about Elizabeth

Farewell.

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