Friday, October 16, 2015

My Map & Class Discussion of Jean Lafitte Book + War of 1812 Debate

Today the 6th & 7th Graders:

  • Collaborated on a Google Doc to identify all the geographical references in Ch. 1 of The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans; see compilation here.
  • Used the following to plot these geographical references on a Google My Map:
  • Discussed Ch. 1 of the Lafitte book
  • Finished the debate over the question, "Should the United States have fought in the War of 1812?"

Assignment for Monday

  1. Read Ch. 2 & 3 in the Jean Lafitte book.
  2. Write 3 discussion questions for each chapter and post them at your blog (total of 6 questions)
  3. Continue adding to your My Map of the Jean Lafitte book.

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