Unit Three: Idealists and Individualists

1. Timeline – North America & Western Europe 1692-1792
   
   
2. Pre-test:
   40 questions from INS Citizenship test answered in the unit
   
   
3. First American Individualist:
   Benjamin Franklin – Poor Richard’s Almanac
   
   
4. Revolutionary ideas:
• Power of the Press - Boston Massacre propaganda
• Power of the People – Boston Tea Party,
  Yankee Doodle origin, Paul Revere
• Patriotic Voices = Adams, Henry, Jefferson
  
  
5. Declaration of Independence – historic quotes; painting; students writings
   
   
6. George Washington:
   
• His journals, biographical research
• Crossing Delaware, portrait interpretations
• Writing an essay based on research
  
  
7. Thomas Jefferson:
• Man of many parts – essay
• Thomas J. scenes: family man vs. political leader
  
  
8. The Constitution:
   • U.S. government structure based on checks and balances
   • Presidential elections: then and now
   • The Bill of Rights
     
     
9. Post test:
   40 questions from INS Citizenship test covered in the unit
   
   
10. Unit Test: Fact or Fiction, Writing Paragraphs
    
    
11. Words, Words, Words: Vocabulary List & Structure: Prefixes,
    Roots, Suffixes