WARM UP PASS THE PAPER DISCUSSION: Is it possible for 8 teens to start a widespread panic throughout your town by making false accusations? How can spreading false accusations be dangerous? What is slander? Is it protected speech? EXTRA CREDIT: Respond to 1 or more of the questions within this post. Want to earn extra credit and further Read More…
Category: Era 2: Colonization
LuCKy 13…oH THe iRoNY
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY We previewed our new packet, Lucky 13. The BrainPop video, Thirteen Colonies, provided a short overview of the factors (economy, society, political, and geography) that influenced the development of the 3 Colonial Regions. The video was a springboard for analyzing and interpreting a Map, Making A Living. MAP SAMPLES may be accessed in the Read More…
Welcome Back Folks!
The 1st English Settlement of Jamestown After the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the English did not give up on the New World. Raw materials, trade, silver, gold, and spreading their faith motivated them to persist through many obstacles. Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Life was Read More…
LuCKY…13!
LET’S RECAP: We previewed our new packet, Lucky 13 last FRIDAY. The BrainPop video, Thirteen Colonies, provided a short overview of the factors (PEGS:political, economy, geography and social) that influenced the development of the 3 Colonial Regions. The video was a springboard for analyzing and interpreting a Map, Making A Living. MAP SAMPLES may be Read More…
When 8 Girls Lied…
WARM UP FOLDABLE TOPIC: Salem Witch Trials: What makes you afraid? Scapegoating is sprinkled throughout history and continues even today. Provide examples of Scapegoating in current events or the recent past. Time travel back to 1692. Based on this primary source quote explain Puritan society’s expectations for children. “Ah, children, be afraid of going prayerless Read More…
Jamestown CYOA REFLECT
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The Jamestown Journey: Choose Your Own App
Goal: Create a product (song, book, photo collage, movie, comic, etc) that communicates understanding of people’s words and deeds and events in time. Focus: Jamestown settlement This is a collaborative project Directions: FIRST: Preview the 9 events you will use for your project. SECOND: Discuss app preferences and complete the Google Form below. THIRD: Plan Read More…
Jamestown: No Work, No Food
This Week: 1) BrainPop Pocahontas video clip and ActiVote Quiz Game – This will be a CLASS WAR! CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO. 2) CRAB WALK THROUGH JAMESTOWN AND PLYMOUTH–Click HERE FOR GOOGLE DOC. First: Preview the Comic Images and Timeline in top right. Second: Preview the Questions Last: Read for a Read More…
If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try, Try Again
WEDNESDAY The first 2 activities will provide you with the background knowledge for our CSI. If you interact during the activities your Active Listening and Literacy Skills (comprehension, interpret/analyze text and images) will improve. 1) BrainPop Queen Elizabeth I and ActiVote Quiz Game! Click on the image of the Battle of the Spanish Armada to Read More…
CSI: SLAVERY
The following CSI led students through a crime scene to analyze “evidence.” Students examined evidence to determined which crime was committed by drawing conclusions. I used primary sources (eyewitness accounts) like Olaudah Equiano, to identify 5 “artifacts” that could be put together like a puzzle. Tell us what you thought about our CSI. Did you Read More…