3/15 8th Grade

Declaring Independence

Would the United States have been better if they stayed under British control?

I can explain why the people living in the 13 colonies wanted independence.

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1. What is the vocabulary word for "a small copy of something"?

Multiple Choice

2. Which word means "to arrange into groups based on ways that they are alike"?

• conclusion

• compare

• classify

• contrast

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3. Joe was having a hard time understanding the reading, so Tim helped him _________ what the passage was saying.

Multiple Choice

4. What is the definition for conclusion?

• a first decision

• a second decision

• a final decision

• helping someone understand

Multiple Choice

5. Which vocabulary word means "to show how two things are different"?

• contrast

• compare

• classify

• conclusion

Poll

Last Question: I can use all of these words correctly in sentences!

• Yes

• Some of them -- I need more practice

• No

What are we doing now?

• First, let's go over some updates for this week and next!

• Next, let's take a pre-assessment Quizizz to see what we'll be learning about in our next unit!

• Finally, let's have some discussion

Let's Discuss

• What does it mean to be independent?

• What did we talk about during the last unit that would have made the colonists want to become independent from England?

• Would the United States have been better if they stayed under British control? Why or why not?