Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara

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Rise to Rebellionby Jeff Shaara

• A Novel of the American Revolution
• 05 MARCH 1770 to 09 JULY 1776
• You have been provided a copy of this book to
  read. At your own and parents discretion, you
  may obtain an audio version to accomplish these
  assignments. A notes version of the book is not
  acceptable. The answers to assigned questions
  must be your own.

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Introduction to RtR

• Read to 1 To the Reader pp. ix to x. In your
  own words, describe
• The process the author went through to write the
  book.
• His purpose in writing the book.
• Read 2 pp. xi to xv, stop at Ben. Describe the
  situation setting up the Revolution (prove you
  read it, not just a summary of the
  Unrest-O-Meter).

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RtR Assignment 3

• Read Chapter 1, pp. 3-17 The Sentry and a
  portion of the next chapter
• Surprise Pop-Quiz tomorrow

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Read 4 pp. 17-24

• Write a paragraph to a page
• Describe the decision John Adams had to make.
• Was there a time when you were faced with a
  similar choice? What choice did you make?

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Read 5 pp. 53 - 64

• 1. What effect do you think Adams defense of the
  British will have on his reputation?

Read 6 pp. 96 - 108
2. What was the Kings response to the failed
Gaspee investigation? 3. What upset Adams about
this decision?
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Additional but not optionalRead pp. 151 - 163

• Choose one of the following
• Write a newspaper article describing the action
  of this section.
• Draw a political cartoon.
• Draw a picture (not cartoonish) of the scene as
  described in the reading.
• Read another play! Yippee!

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Read 7 pp. 191 197 8 pp. 227 - 243

• Abigail Adams recieves news from Mr. Hayden. What
  event did he refer back to? What are the British
  doing to Mass?
• What did the congress first consider as a plan
  for working out their issues with the King?
• What did the congress decide that the colonies
  would do?

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Read Write

• 9 pp. 268 276 General Gage
• Describe the problems from the British
  perspective.
• 10 pp. 281 290 Paul Reveres ride
• Write an on-the-spot CNN announcement of the
  event.
• Read Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 11 291 314 Pitcairn, Lexington and Concord
• Write a letter to home from a British soldier.
• (pause to view April Morning?)
• 12 314 321 Gage, the day after
• 13 323 340 Adams
• What issues faced the 2nd Congress?

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 14 347 355 Gage, react to colonists fortifying
  Breeds Hill
• Describe the attitudes of the British officers.
• What would your advise have been to General Gage?
• 15 355 377 Warren, Battle of Bunker Hill
• Write a letter home from a Yankee militiaman.

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 16 463 473 Washington, the Siege of Boston
• What challenges confronted Washington?

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Last Bit of Reading!

• 17 494 504 Adams
• Why were some men reluctant to declare
  Indpendence? (use quotes)
• 18 509 529 Franklin
• What were the final arguments for and against
  declaring Independence?
• 19 529 533 Washington (DOI to the army)
• Write a journal entry as a soldier in
  Washingtons Army.