This week Ava B. gave her presentation on Life as a Puritan and the Salem Witch Trials. It was awesome and we had discussions about how the Puritans were at the time, "guilty until proven innocent, etc." and those discussions took us on a rabbit trail adventure to other discussions, such as current events going on in the Supreme Court right now! Can I just say that we have an awesome class (again!).
We also went over our Unalienable Rights, as found referenced in the Declaration of Independence.
"All men are created equal...[and] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Here is a link to define our Unalienable Rights, and list additional rights to recognize:
https://www.conservapedia.com/Unalienable_rights
We also started a video on Unalienable Rights, but my laptop speakers were annoyingly quiet! URGH. Please feel free to microwave some popcorn and watch it here:
We must be educated to know our Unalienable Rights, like the colonists, so that they cannot be taken away from us.
From there, we watched one of my FAVORITE scenes from televised mini-series on Amazon Prime, "John Adams".
Later, we had another great discussion on what the average American chooses to study (consensus: video games, social media..?) and how it will benefit or harm the future generations. Let us be the people who inspire and teach others about the importance (and totally AWESOMENESS) of history and why it is so beneficial for future generations to be interested in it. While you are at it, keep on keepin' on! Be interested in other cool stuff, too! Follow those Rabbit trails that lead you to other interesting topics and have a mental feast!
We also went over The Stamp Acts. Here is a video that discusses this topic:
We also worked on memorizing the first paragraph in the Declaration of Independence, "Statement of Coarse". See if you can pass it off next week!
ASSIGNMENTS FOR OUR NEXT CLASS:
October 3rd, 2018
Devotional: Makayla
Presentations:
Tyler (French and Indian War)
Zeke (King George III)
Kimberly (The Boston Massacre)
Opinion Paper Assigned: What are your God-given Rights?
Memorize for next class: DOI "Statement of Coarse"
Start: Heritage Award Requirements found in your binder!
Finish: "Rush Revere and The Brave Pilgrims" and/or "The Landing of the Pilgrims" or another book on the Pilgrims of your choosing!
Have a nice week. We enjoy each and every one of you. Enjoy your homework and if you feel overwhelmed, you are growing! Just relax, do your best and have fun with it! :)
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