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46 Days
Engaging Question
Why were the colonies established and how did colonization impact the New World?
Benchmark/Learning Target
Guiding Questions
#1
How did Europeans explore and
establish settlements in America?
#2
How was the colony of Jamestown
founded, and what challenges did
the colonists experience?
#3
How did European settlement
affect Native Americans
#4
What were the similarities and
differences among the colonies in
North America?
#5
What was life really like in the
colonies?
Resources
TCI Chapter 2 European
Exploration and Settlement
DBQ
Early Jamestown: Why Did So
Many Colonists Die?
https://drive.google.com/a/mypolks
chools.net/file/d/0BynWzfsY8QfSM
HQ2clN1RFItTWs/view?
usp=sharing
*Jamestown must be done to
comply with DBQ requirement of 1
per Quarter
Video Recommendation:
http://www.history.com/topics/jame
stown/videos/mystery-roanoke
First half of America the Story of
Us: Rebels (stopping after Pilgrims)
http://www.history.com/shows/ame
rica-the-story-of-us/videos
ESE/ESOL Strategies:
Pairs Check
Cornell Notes
Thinking Maps
Ticket out the Door
3-2-1
Mix-Pair-Share
Literacy Circles
Vocabulary
Colony
Columbian
Exchange
Conquistadors
Convert
Coureurs de bois
Domesticated
Impact
Missionaries
Revolt
Slavery
Techniques
Advanced/Honors Classes:
For all advanced/honors classes
the expectation is to increase the
rigor, research and writing
expectations, along with the speed
at which the curriculum is taught.
#1
What were the reasons for
founding the thirteen colonies?
#2
What were the similarities and
differences among the New
England, Middle, and Southern
Colonies in North America?
Reading
LAFS.68.RH.1.1
LAFS.68.RH.1.2
LAFS.68.RH.1.3
LAFS.68.RH.2.4
LAFS.68.RH.2.5
LAFS.68.RH.2.6
Advanced/Honors Classes:
For all advanced/honors classes
Authorized
Cash crops
Charter
Democratic
Economy
Isolated
Mayflower Compact
Mercantilism
Proprietor
Prosperous
Slave trade
Writing
LAFS.68.WHST.1.1
LAFS.68.WHST.2.4
LAFS.68.WHST.2.5
LAFS.68.WHST.2.6
LAFS.68.WHST.3.7
LAFS.68.WHST.3.8
LAFS.68.WHST.3.9
LAFS.68.WHST.4.10
#1
How was life different in rural and
urban areas?
#2
What was life like for African
Americans, indentured servants,
and women in the colonies?
#3
How did religion, education, and
family shape life in colonial
America?
Contract
English Bill of
Rights
Great Awakening
Leisure
Magna Carta
Parliament
Rebelled
Restored
Rights
Reading
LAFS.68.RH.1.1
LAFS.68.RH.1.2
LAFS.68.RH.1.3
LAFS.68.RH.2.4
LAFS.68.RH.2.5
LAFS.68.RH.2.6
LAFS.68.RH.3.7
LAFS.68.RH.3.8
LAFS.68.RH.3.9
Writing
LAFS.68.WHST.1.1
LAFS.68.WHST.2.4
LAFS.68.WHST.2.5
LAFS.68.WHST.2.6
LAFS.68.WHST.3.7
LAFS.68.WHST.3.8
LAFS.68.WHST.3.9
LAFS.68.WHST.4.10
Toward Independence
SS.8.A.1.1 Provide supporting details for
an answer from text, interview for oral
history, check validity of information from
research/text, and identify strong vs.
weak arguments.
SS.8.A.1.2 Analyze charts, graphs, maps,
photographs and timelines; analyze
political cartoons; determine cause and
effect.
SS.8.A.1.4 Differentiate fact from opinion,
utilize appropriate historical research and
#1
What were the events that led to
tension between the Colonists
and Great Britain?
#2
Why did the British go to war with
the French?
#3
How did the colonists react to
British taxes and How did tensions
rise to the point of actual
TCI Chapter 5
Online resources
Primary Documents 2
Historical Documents
History Animated
History for Students
Maps and Geography
Authority
Boycott
Militia
Repealed
Restricted
Tyranny
Restrain
Violation
hostilities?
History Central
#4
What were the causes and effects
of the Boston Tea Party?
#5
How did the consequences of the
French and Indian War affect the
British policies in the American
colonies?
#6
What were some attempts at
resolving conflict and how did
they fail?
#7
How did the fighting at Lexington
and Concord affect the colonists'
relationship with Great Britain?
Reading
LAFS.68.RH.1.1
LAFS.68.RH.1.2
LAFS.68.RH.1.3
LAFS.68.RH.2.4
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Important Dates:
Constitution Day September 17 th : Needs to be something about the Constitution/Bill of
Rights/Amendments, etc
Celebrate Freedom Week September 21 st-25th : http://www.polkfl.net/staff/teachers/documents/ssMiddleandSeniorPacketConstDay08.pdf
Note: The 40 day timeline does include the days for Constitution Day and Freedom week. It also includes time for End of
Quarter test.