Thursday, October 8, 2015 Mrs. Gershweir’s 8th grade Social Studies 1. Objectives: Describe the significance of certain Revolutionary War battles. Analyze Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” and describe importance of this writing. 2. Bell Work: Describe what Paine means in the first two lines of the “The Crisis”? Take out highlighters and pencils 3. Homework placed in basket only NEVER ON THE DESK! 4. Thomas Paine: Read The Crisis by Thomas Paine a. Finish the vocabulary for the first two pages. b. Read the last two pages quietly and circle or highlight words you don’t know c. Go over vocabulary d. Read aloud 5. Battles of the Revolutionary War. a. Chart b. Read sections American Journey and “The American Revolution” article and fill in the chart as you go.