daily slides

1. Good Day! Have your Compbooks out & be ready to take notes!
LEARNING TARGETS: I CAN…
• ANALYZE WHY THE MAGNA CARTA WAS NEEDED;
• EXAMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE KING JOHN HAD IN NECESSITATING THE MAGNA CARTA
• DISCUSS THE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS THAT THE MAGNA CARTA CODIFIED
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Agenda for the Day:
We’re beginning lesson 19.3 –
Kingdoms and Crusades --
examining the Magna Carta,
and King John’s role in
“helping” to establish
universal rights of man. We’ll
be looking at a couple
videos, having a lecture
presentation, taking notes,
having a discussion, doing a
bubble map on Bad King John
and an acrostic on the Magna
Carta, which will be due on
Friday!
1st 8:49—10:30
3rd 10:34—12:16
Lunch 12:16—12:46
5th 12:50—2:30

2. Bad King John  take notes in your compbooks!

3. Bad King John Bubble Map
Create a bubble map on King John, with 5-7 adjectives
describing John, then a bubble off each adjective with an
example/evidence. Then, frame your thinking, and give a
summative statement answering why King John was
important to history (hint: not just because he was evil!).

4. JUNE 15, 1215
The Magna Carta

5.  It is a legal document created by English Nobles during the reign of King
John.
 Up until its creation, English kings had been allowed to rule without any
limitations since they claimed to have been given absolute power by God.
 This document forced the monarchy to follow the same laws as its citizens.
“Rule of Law”
 It has served as the foundation for the granting of equality and rights
around the world during the past 800-plus years.
What is the Magna Carta?

6. The Story of the Magna Carta
Video Link

7. Magna Carta Acrostic
 M C
 A A
 G R
 N T
 A A
 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUBBLE MAP, MAKE AN ACROSTIC POEM
ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MAGNA CARTA!

8.  A play by Jeanette Sanderson (1999)
The Making of the Magna Carta

9.  What are three ways that the Magna Carta changed government during
the Middle Ages? Use specific information from the play to support your
answer.
Magna Carta Response:

10.  What are the universal rights that you believe all people should have?
 What happened in our country when the Colonists felt that their rights were being
denied by the British government?
 Would this be possible today?
 What actions can we take to protect our rights as citizens of the United States?
 What actions can we take to protect the universal rights of people around the world?
Beyond the Magna Carta