Project Citizen focuses on the development of public policy to deal with a specific problem in the community and the recommendation of that policy to the appropriate government or governmental agency. It is important, therefore, that students understand the term "public policy."
We had to think of a idea that we can use to do our project citizen.
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Social Studies is okay subject. In our class, we mostly watch videos about the 13 original colonies. It was interesting to read about the lost colony, Roanoke. Did you know that all the settlers in Roanoke disappeared and nobody knows what happened to them? I have to tell that I had fun making a hanger person. The topic was on Phyllis Wheatley, a black slave woman who became to be a famous poet in 1700's. Did you know at that time slaves were not given education. But Phyllis' owners realized that she had passion for poetry, so they gave her education and an opportunity to present her poems to the noble men in England. Her poems were very intriguing.
Would you like to see some of my videos that I have prepared for my social studies 6th grade projects? I promise you that these videos are worthwhile watching. Have fun tuning into these videos whenever you find time. I would like to hear your thoughts. Recently for my social studies project, I coded a game using codesters in Python. Have you heard of codesters? No! Codesters lets students create interactive projects in Python. This is an unique drag-to-text toolkit guides students through text-based coding, while engaging them with sprites and animations.
I was the only one in the class who did not use Kahoot, a web-based program to build a quiz. My task was to create an interactive game on colonial history. I showed this to my teacher and she was very much impressed with me for using codesters to code the game. Where do you think I was introduced to codesters? Well, did you read my language art blog? Yes, that is correct, I learnt it in Boys and Girls Club last year. If you are interested, I could teach you how to code using codesters. My interactive game has 20 questions. If you would like to play go to the following link. I promise that you will have fun in addition to learning about colonial history. https://www.codesters.com/preview/89dd1b3d8b4f40ae88c4b216cce0ee5d/ Ms. Byers, our social studies teacher, assigned us a very interesting project to do. Ms. Byers always gives uss amazing projects which I in my opinion enjoy doing. We had to be the teacher for the whole class time. It was actually fascinating to be the teacher and teach the other students about a topic that led to the revolutionary war. I was lucky that Ms. Byers did individual grading because I love working alone. I got a 100% on my preaentation. I tacht the class about James Otis and Sons of Liberty. I also explained about how James Otis impacted the Revolutionary War and how all the members of the Sons of Liberty impacted the Reolutionary War. I thought it would be hard being a teacher, but it was simple. My mom helped me practice my slides, so I was very very optimistic that I would get at least a passing grade which I happily did. My whole group went and presented our own topic to the students. My first questions were: Who was James Otis? What important impact did he have in bringing about the start of the Revolutionary War? My answer was: Who was James Otis? James Otis (February 5, 1725 – May 23, 1783)
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My second Question was: Who were the Sons of Liberty? What important impact did he have in bringing about the start of the Revolutionary War? My answer was: Who were The Sons of Liberty? The Sons of Liberty was a secret political organization in the American Colonies that protested against British taxes and laws before the American Revolution. How were they formed? They formed from a number of smaller protest groups in 1765 in response to the Stamp Act. Do you know what Stamp Act is? The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed to raise money for British. The first group was likely formed out of the "Loyal Nine" in Boston with other groups soon forming in New York and Connecticut. The first nine members were Boston shopkeepers and artisans. How did they get their name? The name comes from a speech made in the British Parliament by Irishman Isaac Barre. He referred to the American colonists as "sons of liberty" when arguing against the passage of the Stamp Act. Where did they meet?
What was their first major action? The first major action of the Sons of Liberty was to protest the Stamp Act. They took direct action by harassing the stamp tax distributors who worked for the British government. The distributors became so scared of the Sons of Liberty that many of them quit their jobs. They were successful in repealing the Stamp Act. Boston Tea Party The most famous action of the Sons of Liberty was the Boston Tea Party. In protest to a tax on tea, several members disguised as Native Americans boarded trade ships in Boston Harbor and tossed their tea into the water. This act was a major event leading up to the Revolutionary War. Do you know what tea act was? The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea company could sell the tea in American colonies. Colonists did not like the Act because the colonial tea was more expensive than British East India Tea and they feared losing their business. Who joined the Sons of Liberty? The Sons of Liberty attracted members from all walks of colonial life such as lawyers, dockworkers, farmers, doctors, tavern owners, traders, and publishers. Some of the more famous members include Samuel Adams (who is often considered the founding member of the Sons of Liberty), John Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Joseph Warren, and Paul Revere. The Sons of Liberty continued to be active until the American Revolution ended in 1783 and the group finally disbanded. Interesting Facts about the Sons of Liberty
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