8th Grade 10/14/10

Middle Colonies: Discovery Learning

WATCH THE THE CLIP.. Answer the questions on the worksheet provided.


QUIZ TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7th Grade WEEK 6 CYCLE 1 GALILEO ON TRIAL!!!!!!

10/8/10



GALILEO  CLIPS

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10/12/10


HOOK:

This is a painting of the first English Settlement in the New world, Jamestown. What observations can you make about the painting. 


How many people live there?
What is the purpose of the walls?
What do you know about Jamestown? What do you want to know?

Jamestown

EXPLORING JAMESTOWN & PLYMOUTH: THE FIRST AMERICAN COLONIES!!!!!!

 PART I

1. Click the link above 

2. Choose US History I

3. Then look under English Colonies 1600-1650

4. Choose Jamestown

5. To watch clip click " start topic button"

6. Answer the following questions.

7. Watch clip by clicking " Start Topic Button"

8. Answer questions as you watch * note you can press pause  or rewind if you need to hear something again!

HOMEWORK:  Describe the following aspects of Jamestown: economy, relations with natives, characteristics of settlers, leaders, winter, & motives for settling the new world.

PLYMOUTH SETTLEMENT

WHY IS THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT SO IMPORTANT???? ( 5 sentence reaction to question after viewing clip

10/13/10

PART II

1. Click the link above 

2. Choose US History I

3. Then look under English Colonies 1600-1650

4. Choose Plymouth

5. To watch clip click " start topic button"

6. Answer the following questions.

7. Watch clip by clicking " Start Topic Button"

8. Answer questions as you watch * note you can press pause  or rewind if you need to hear something again!

PLYMOUTH

HOMEWORK: COMPARE AND CONTRAST

PLYMOUTH & JAMESTOWN in a venn diagram

How are they the same or different? compare: economies, relations with natives, characteristics of settlers, leaders, winters, & motives for settling the new world.

React to comparison... Which was a better or stronger colony? Support you response with SPECIFIC evidence!

7th Grade WEEK 6 CYCLE 1

7th Grade Cycle 1 Week 6

10/12/10

Objective:

Students will explain how ideas of the Renaissance & Reformation changed Europe and the Catholic Church.

Hook:

Read “ Connect: History & Culture” at the top of pg 140.  What is the printing press? How did it work? Who is Johann Gutenberg? How did the invention of the printing press help ideas spread during the Renaissance?

Line:

1. In the 1400s, the Renaissance started to spread from Italy to what other countries?( pg140) Draw the spread of the Renaissance on the attatched map.
2. How did the wealthy merchant class develop? How did they help artists and writers? ( pg 140)
3. What did Northern European artists like to paint?(pg 140)
4. What themes did Shakespeare’s plays examine?pg (140)
5. What advances did scholars make in science?( pg 140)
6. What criticisms did reformers have against the Catholic Church? ( pg 140)
7. Why did people start examining and questioning the institutions around them? ( pg140)
8. Explain the Reformation. Who led the movement? Why?
9. What are the Ninety five theses? Where were they posted?
10. Why did Protestant sects start in countries like Switzerland, Scotland, & England?

Sinker:

Explain how ideas of the Renaissance & the Reformation changed Europe. W

Give 5 examples ( pgs 138-141)

Homework:

Take home test DUE FRIDAY.

October 7, 2010

Objectives:

Students will describe how distinct regions developed during the colonial period, they will describe life in New England towns and the country, they will describe the three types of Atlantic trade, & identify three reasons for change in Puritan society.

Hook:

UNIT TOPIC: The Colonies Develop

 Unit Question:Would you settle in a town or on a farm? 

Unit Preview:

Look at the timeline on pgs 106 & 107. How did the population of the English colonies change between 1700 &1750. What areas of North American Settlements were being developed?

Line:

Vocabulary Word Posters for 8th Grade word wall.

TERM/ Definition/ Illustration ( picture or symbol)/  In My words/Chapter related sentence

Read Pages 109-113

Complete Section 1 Assessment with your group.( 20 min)

Sinker:

Group Exit Pass:

 Describe how distinct regions developed during the colonial period, then explain how describe life in New England towns and the country, next identify and explain the three types of Atlantic trade, finally give three reasons for change in Puritan society.