History+Day+Diagnostic+Assessment

=Instructions: Read and Execute the following Parts thoroughly.= > > **Sample:** > Garraty, John A. // The American Nation; a History of the United States //. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Print. >> = If you are planning to add sources, please add an annotated bibliography for each new source. = >> =Sample Annotated Bibliography= >> >> >> = =
 * 1) =Researching the Issue: 5 Reading Outlines Due A DAY=
 * Find 5 Sources that support your position on the issue. 2 must be PRIMARY. 3 must be Secondary.
 * Wikipedia, .coms, and blogs do not count as credible sources!! ** I want to see Academic Sources ONLY!! **
 * Credible sources are posted electronically by university libraries.
 * Encyclopedia Britannica Online is a credible source, but it lacks depth.
 * You may utilize the **__bibliographies__** on Wikipedia, but not the articles themselves.
 * To avoid plagiarism, please review the plagiarism policies listed on your syllabus.
 * Cite your sources correctly by using the http://www.easybib.com/ website. I encourage you to ask questions regarding the each type of source you use. Click the "All 59 Options" Tab on EasyBib to help you identify your source then click the correct source and fill in the lines.
 * Read your sources then outline them using this worksheet. **Paste your EasyBib Citations into this worksheet: [[file:ReadingOutlineTemplate2.doc]]**
 * 1) **Chapter 4 The American Revolution**
 * 2) “The Shot Heard Around the World”
 * 1775: London sent General Gage to neutralize Massachusetts.
 * “Minutemen” organized by Colonial Assemblies.
 * Gage received orders in April; sent troops to capture Colonial Supply depots.
 * Paul Revere's network warned Revolutionary leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
 * Lexington Green: 70 Minutemen stood against the British onslaught; a gun went off then the British slaughtered the Minutemen.
 * The Concord Minutemen caused 273 British casualties forcing Gage to realize, “The Rebels are not the despicable rabble we thought them to be.”
 * 1) The Second Continental Congress
 * 2nd Continental Congress was more radical than the 1st Continental Congress.
 * The 2nd Continental Congress, already dedicated to the task of defeating the British, had two purposes, 1. Declare America Independent and 2. requisition war supplies.
 * =For Videos (YouTube, Documentaries): [[file:LectureOutlineTemplate.doc]]=
 * 1) = Due E Day : Annotated Bibliographies + Research-Based Outline =
 * ===Learning Targets:===
 * 1) ===Be able to define what an Annotated Bibliography is and explain its concept to a person who is not in this class.===
 * 2) ===Be able to determine the value of historical or any kind of written text.===
 * 3) ===Be able to form more concise Body Paragraphs for Written Assessments.===
 * =Annotated Bibliography: Use the [[file:annotatedbibliographytemplate.doc]].=
 * 1) = Due A Day (9/12) : Annotated Bibliographies + Research-Based Outline  =