2. Socials 9
November 29th

3. Video of the Week

13. Today’s Agenda
• Hand out “paragraph writing notes”
• Jigsaw
• Review Jigsaw notes
• Key terms
• Work on Political Comics

14. Jigsaw
• 1’s read the first paragraph titled “James I” on
page 29
• 2’s read the first column on page 30
• 3’s read the 2nd column on page 30, stopping
at “Charles I”
• 4’s read the paragraph on “Charles I”

15. James I
• Where did James come from?
•What was he doing there?
•His habits were said to be slovenly?
•Why was James called “the wisest fool
in Christendom (the Christian world)”?
•What did James try to introduce which
upset his people?

16. James I
• What book did James translate or make his
own version of?
•How was this book regarded?
•Why did the people not respect James as a ruler?
•How did he insult Nobles of the land?
•What was James always asking parliament for?

17. James I
• What did parliament demand in exchange for
money?
•Which religious group did James dislike?
•Which religious group was he allied with?
•How did he anger the Puritans?
•Why was it said he left behind a divided nation
when he died?
•Who took over for James?

18. Other Interesting facts About James
• He was one of the first anti-smoking
advocates. He published a pamphlet to try and
convince his subjects not to smoke
• He survived an assassination attempt which
was later called the “Gunpowder Plot”

19. Charles I
• Who was Charles I?
•Why was Charles unwilling to compromise with
parliament?
•How did Charles character differ from James?
•How was Charles with money?
•How did he end up starting a war with France &
Spain?

20. Key terms
• Slovenly:
untidy, dirty, careless in dress,
appearance and habits (slob!)

21. • Tyrant:
a cruel and unjust ruler or person

22. • Ally:
to combine with for a special purpose

23. • Incompetent:
lacking ability

24. • Compromise:
to settle a dispute with both sides giving
up a part of what they demand

25. • Extravagance:
careless spending, wastefulness

26. • Despise:
to hate, to deny respect

27. • Aloof:
Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and
distant; uninvolved and uninterested.

28. Political Comics Due Next Class
• You have the remainder of this class to work on
them.
• Marks will be based on:
– Detail of the drawing
– Coloring
– An attached explanation of what the comic is about
– How well you portrayed the term through your comic
Examples of terms to explore: Democracy, Civil Rights, Divine Right of
Kings, Absolute Monarch