Learning Goal: Students will understand the characteristics of the 13 New England, Middle, and Southern English Colonies. Tues/Wed, Oct 20 & 21 Opener: Read the "The History of Lawn Bowling" . HW: Finish La Florida Mural #23 (Started Tues/Wed.) Due Monday 10/26 Read the essay and view the mural located at http://www.christopherstill.com/mural_la_florida.htm and answer the questions in the attachment. 1. Lawn Bowling! Now it's time for some fun. Much like we do today, the colonists enjoyed playing games. One of the more popular games was called bowls, or lawn bowling. We will be competing in a lawn bowling tournament today. In preparation, read "The History of Lawn Bowling" and watch the video to learn how the game is played. Tournament Winners each Period 1. Sean K. & Brandon P. 5. Tory B. & Cooper S. 7. Andrew J. & Patrick D. / Alejandro T. & Austin S. / Maya K. & Elianis H. We didn't finish :( Check out the Photo Album
Thurs/Fri, Oct 15 & 16 Opener: Study for Exam, Organize your history folder. #'s 1-22 in prongs. Folder Check! 1. 1st Quarter Exam (county bubble sheet) 2. Exam, part 2 (notebook paper) #24 Chapter 4.3 "Slavery in the Colonies" & "Views on Slavery" DBA, pg 129 3. Student Government Elections 4. La Florida Mural #23 (Started Tues/Wed. Finish for HW if needed) “La Florida” Mural by Christopher Still (This mural is from a collection commissioned by the Florida House of Representatives for the House Chambers in the State Capitol Building in Tallahassee.) Read the essay and view the mural located at http://www.christopherstill.com/mural_la_florida.htm and answer the questions in the attachment. 5. NHD History Fair Project: 2016 Theme: "Exploration, Encounter, Exchange" Start thinking of a topic that you would like to learn more about that is related to the theme. (Sample topics) You do not need to pick one yet, but you'll need to decide within the next 3 weeks or so.
Monday, October 12 Substitute teacher 1. Due:
2. Finish 13 English Colonies Booklet
2. 13 English Colonies Booklet
Tues/Wed, October 6 & 7 1. HW Due: #21 Chapter 3.2 "New England Colonies" pages 71-76. Answer questions 1ab, 2ab, and 3 on page 76. 2. HW Chapter 3.3 "The Southern Colonies" pages 84-89. Answer questions 1ab, 2ab, and 3ab on page 89. Due Monday #21 (same page as New England & Middle Colonies questions) 3. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" I.Grouping the documents: *Post Bucketing: Organize the 5 documents into the 3 buckets. A document can have evidence that fits into more that one bucket. Select the Best Evidence from the documents for each bucket. (Which facts are best to use in your essay body paragraphs?) *Rank the order of the Buckets from strongest examples causing death to weakest examples. (This is the order of your body paragraphs.) J: Writing the Essay: You will have 45 minutes to write your 5 paragraph essay that answers the question: "Early Jamestown: why did so many colonists die?" You can use the following items to help you write your essay *Background summary (#15) *Document Analysis Sheets for Docs A, B, C, D, E (#'s 17, 18, 19) * Jamestown Guided Essay form (Provided in class) * DBQ Scoring Guided (provided in class) ***You may NOT use the Background Essay or the actual documents*** Finish DBQ Essay for HW, due Thurs/Fri
Thurs/Fri, October 1 & 2 Opener: What buckets do Documents B, C, and D, fit into? and/or Get your Choice magnet booklet. 1. HW: Read #21 Chapter 3.2 "New England Colonies" pages 71-76. Answer questions 1ab, 2ab, and 3 on page 76. Due Tues/Wed 2. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" G. Document Analysis: Understanding the Documents *Finish! In groups, analyze documents B, C, and D using the provided Document Analysis Sheets. #18 and #19 H. Document Analysis: Understanding the Documents * Individually, analyze document E #20 using the provided Document Analysis Sheet. #18 and #19 and the Doc E analysis steps shown below. I.Grouping the documents: *Post Bucketing: Organize the 5 documents into the 3 buckets. A document can have evidence that fits into more that one bucket. Select the Best Evidence from the documents for each bucket. *Rank the order of the Buckets from strongest examples causing death to weakest examples. (This is the order of your body paragraphs.) Tues/Wed, Sept 29 & 30 Opener: Choices Booklet handout 1. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" F. Document Analysis: Understanding the Documents *Finish Model document analysis for Document A #16 using the provided Document Analysis Sheets #17. G. Document Analysis: Understanding the Documents * In groups, analyze documents B, C, and D using the provided Document Analysis Sheets. #18 and #19 Monday, Sept 28 Opener. Reread your Background Summary. Make sure that you included the following:
1. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" E. Pre-Bucketing #15: Write down the names of the analytical categories (buckets) that were come up with in class.. F. Document Analysis: Understanding the Documents *Model document analysis for Document A #16 using the provided Document Analysis Sheets #17. Thurs/Fri, Sept 24 & 25 Opener: Add the vocab words and definitions to the back of your English Colonies Scale #13: "Settlement, Colony, Fort." Pass back papers/quiz and organize your history folder. #'s 1-13 should be in the prongs. If you earned a D or F on the quiz, you can study and retake it by Tues., 9/29. 1. Choice high school magnet programs Q & A. (I will post more info as it get it on the home page of this website.) 2. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" B. Background Essay. #14 Team present your assigned paragraph of the reading. Highlight the underlined information that relates to the question. As a group: evaluate your sticky note predictions and make changes as needed. C. Background Summary #15: Individually, write a 2-3 sentence summary that includes time, place and major story events. D. Clarifying the Question #15: Rewrite the question as a statement in your own words. Make sure to include dates. E. Pre-Bucketing #15: Write down the names of the analytical categories (buckets) that were come up with in class. Tues/Wed, Sept. 22 & 23 1. Choice high school magnet programs information session. (I will post more info as it get it on the home page of this website.) 2. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" A. Hook map activity. Finish the map questions with your group and write your predictions on post-it notes. B. Background Essay. #14 Start and finish the reading for HW.
Monday, Sept 21 If needed, finish the Early English Colonies Video/ Make up the Quiz Opener: English Colonies Scale #13: Read over the scale and rate your current level of Understanding. 1. Wrap up the Early English Settlements Video #12 2. Jamestown DBQ "Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?" A. Hook map activity Thurs/Fri, September 17 & 18
Opener: Study for the New World quiz 1. New World Quiz #11 2. English Colonies Visual Preview AHON page 64: look over the map and timeline. Predict what you will be learning about in this new unit. 3. Read the Jamestown section of Chapter 3.1, pages 66-69 (finish reading for HW!) 4. Early English Settlements Video Questions #12 (first 20 minutes of the “Rebels” episode in America: Story of Us) for fun Play the Jamestown Online Adventure at http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown (use Photon on the iPads) After playing: 1. Explain why were you unsuccessful in your first attempt at settlement in the Jamestown game. 2. Explain what you did differently in subsequent rounds of the game to make your settlement more successful.
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