8th Grade US HistoryThe United States Through Industrialism

Task List for Wednesday, August 21st

- Entrance: Grab a Homework packet and an Exit Ticket.

- Preparation: Fill out the exit ticket and bell work.

- Individual Work: Bell Work

- Instruction: Context and Vocabulary

- Group Work: ISN Section 1

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.

Welcome to

America!

Chapter 3 - English Colonies

Task List for Monday, August 27th

- Entrance: Grab a Homework packet and an Exit Ticket.

- Preparation: Fill out the exit ticket and get out spiral notebook.

- Individual Work: Bell Work

- Instruction: Context and Vocabulary

- Group Work: ISN Section 1

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.

Prelude #1

● Examine this map of early English colonies in North

America. These colonies are often divided into New

England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.

● Go to the Preview assignment in your print or online

Interactive Student Notebook.

● Write your answers to these Preview questions.

Prelude #1

● What are some interesting details you notice

in the map?

● What similarities and differences existed

among the colonial regions?

Essential Question

What were the similarities and differences

among the colonies in North America?

Preview● While the early English colonies shared some characteristics, they

differed greatly in terms of geography, economic activities,

religious practices, and types of government.

● In this lesson, you will compare the English colonies in North

America.

● Read the Introduction in the Student Text on page 47

● As a class, discuss possible answers to the Essential Question:

● What were the similarities and differences among the

colonies in North America?

Context

● For a long time, Europeans had no

idea that North America existed.

● The Pool Dude, Marco Polo, lived in

China and fascinated Europeans with

his stories about the East.

Context

● European explorers began to

seek out trade with the East.

● Columbus thought that the

shortest way would be to sail

west… he didn’t know about the

Americas

Context

● The Columbian Exchange brought

valuable new crops such as corn,

potatoes, and squash to Europe.

● The Europeans who came to

America brought germs that lead to

outbreaks of smallpox and other

deadly diseases amongst the

American Indian population.

Context

● Spain conquered Middle and South

America.

● The Columbian exchange brought a

lot of good for Europe and death for

the Native Americans.

● In the 1500’s slave traders began to

ship African slaves to the Caribbean

to replace the dead native workers

Context

● French explorers tried to find a

“Northwest Passage” to the east.

● They found Canada instead.

● They quickly started trading with the

Native Americans

Context

● The English tried to settle

North America. They lost a

colony at Roanoke

● They tried again at

Jamestown. This time, they

were successful because of an

Indian Princess, a

hummingbird, a raccoon, and a

talking willow tree.

Vocabulary Words

Mercantilism: an economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by

controlling trade and establishing colonies.

Economy: the way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of

things of value, such as money, food, products, and services.

Cash Crops: a crop, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large

quantities and sold for profit.

Charter: a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s

geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed

Democratic: ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect

representatives to make and carry out laws.

Task List for Tuesday, August 27th

- Entrance: Grab an Exit Ticket.

- Preparation: Fill out the exit ticket

- Individual Work: ISN Lesson 3, Section 1

- Instruction: Section 1 Review

- Group Work: Colonial Posters

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.

Section 1

● Read Section 1, The New

England, Middle, and

Southern Colonies, in the

Student Text.

● Go to the Reading Notes for

Section 1 in your notebook.

● Complete the map.

● Give at least two details

about the geography,

climate, or economic

activities in each region.

Section 1: A Colonial Overview

● England established the North American

colonies for several reasons:

○ Money

○ Religious Freedom

○ A place to pay off debt

Section 1: A Colonial Overview

● England also established the colonies to

compete for the wealth of the New World

● Mercantilism: an economic policy in which

nations tried to gain wealth by controlling

trade and establishing colonies.

● Raw Materials would be brought to its

industries and the goods would be sold

back to the colonies.

Section 1: New England Colonies

● Massachusetts, Rhode Island,

Connecticut, and New Hampshire

● The first settlers came to find freedom

from religious persecution.

● Farming was difficult. However, the

forest and the sea provided useful

resources and jobs like lumbering,

fishing, shipbuilding and trade.

Section 1: The Middle Colonies

● New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,

and Delaware.

● Diverse cultures and religious

backgrounds.

● Great Farming opportunities due to the

rich soil.

Section 1: The Southern Colonies

Task List for Wednesday, August 28th

- Entrance: Grab an Exit Ticket.

- Instruction: Colonial Posters Directions

- Group Work: Colonial Posters

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.

Colonial Fair!

Colonial Fair

● I will place you into a group

representing one of eight early

English colonies in North

America.

● Your group will create a colonial

sales booth encouraging others

to settle in your colony.

● You will then participate in a

Colonial Fair where you will visit

other booths and choose your

ideal colony.

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Georgia

● Follow the directions on Handout

A: Creating a Colonial Sales

Booth to create your colonial sales

booth.

● After your group completes each

step, come see me to check your

work and initial your handout.

● Step 1: Review the roles. Make sure

everyone knows the responsibilities for

his or her role.

● Advertising Director: Lead your group in

Step 2. Make sure everyone understands

key information about your colony. Lead

your group in Step 5 to create a jingle. As

a member of Team A, help present your

booth to your classmates.

● Copywriter: Lead your group in Step 3 to

write a slogan and sentences describing

your colony’s best features. As a member

of Team A, help present your booth to

your classmates.

● Graphic Artist: Lead your group in

Step 4 to create a layout of the poster

and sketch visuals of key features of

your colony. As a member of Team

B, help present your booth to your

classmates.

● Salesperson: Lead your group in

Step 6 to create a sales presentation

to convince others to settle in your

colony. As a member of Team

B, help present your booth to your

classmates.

● Step 2: Learn about your

colony. Take turns reading aloud

about your colony in the Student

Text, including the list of

information about your colony.

● The Advertising Director should

make sure everyone completes

the spoke diagram for your colony

in the Reading Notes.

● Think about these

topics:

○ Reasons for Settlement

○ Geography and Climate

○ Government

○ Economy

○ Religion

● Research additional

information for at least two of

these topics to encourage

people to settle in your colony.

● Record the information and

sources on Handout B:

Researching Your Colony.

Then explain how you know

the sources you used are

reliable.

● Step 3: Summarize your

colony’s best features.

Create a slogan for your

poster that summarizes your

colony’s most outstanding

feature. Have the Copywriter

record your slogan.

● Then brainstorm at least five more

features of your colony to include on your

poster. Include features for each of these

topics:

Reasons for Settlement

Geography and Climate

Government

Economy

Religion

● Choose features that make the colony

sound like an appealing place to live and

help the Copywriter write a sentence for

each feature.

● Step 4: Create a poster highlighting

your colony’s best features. Your

poster should be visually appealing,

informative, and creative. It must have

your slogan, the sentences from Step 3,

and at least four visuals of your colony’s

best features.

● Have the Graphic Artist quickly sketch

the layout of the poster and the four

visuals. Then work together to create

your poster.

● Step 5: Brainstorm ideas for a

musical jingle.The sales

presentation will include a

musical jingle that promotes your

colony’s best features. You may

create your own tune or use the

tune of a well-known song.

● Help the Advertising Director

write a two- to four-line jingle.

● Step 6: Create a sales

presentation. Decide on the

format for your presentation.

(You might use presentation

software or record a video

using a tablet. You can even

record your jingle. Be

creative!) Each team from

your group will have three

minutes to present your

colony to the booth’s visitors.

● The presentation should be educational

and entertaining. It should also refer to

your poster and include the musical jingle.

Determine the order in which you will talk

about each topic, when you will sing the

jingle, and anything else you might do to

highlight your colony’s best features.

● The Salesperson should outline these

main ideas on a separate sheet of paper.

● Step 7: Rehearse the sales

presentation. Have Team A and

Team B take turns rehearsing the

sales presentation and jingle.

● The observing team should make

sure the presentation is easy to

follow, interesting to watch, and

lasts no more than three minutes.

● Now, work with your team to complete these steps:

Step 1: Review the roles.

Step 2: Learn about your colony.

Step 3: Summarize your colony's best features.

Step 4: Create a poster highlighting the best features of your colony.

Step 5: Brainstorm ideas for a musical jingle.

Step 6: Create a sales presentation.

Step 7: Rehearse the sales presentation.

● After your group completes each step, have your teacher come over, check

your work, and initial your handout.

Supplies

● Markers should be at your desk

● Paper is under the Mayflower, take a normal size paper first.

● Show Mr. Simoneau your poster idea before grabbing a big poster

Task List for Thursday, August 29th

- Entrance: Grab an Exit Ticket.

- Group Work: Colonial Posters

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.

Task List for Friday, August 30th

- Entrance: Grab an Exit Ticket.

- Drop off homework packets

- Set up Colonial Fair

- Colonial Fair

- Exit: Complete Exit Ticket and drop it off in the cluster basket.