November 7

Marking Period 2 - Week 4

Wednesday

• I can use maps and text to understand the geography of the new nation.  GLCE K1.2, CC.RL.8.7
• I can follow the rules for collaborative (equal & with justice) discussion and decision-making.  GLCE P4.1, CC.SL.8.1 & 2
• I can produce clear and understandable notes about the geography of the new nation.  GLCE P4.1, CC.WL.8.4

Homework

Complete History Timeline Illustrations

Warm-Up

Praise Word of the Day:  Marvelous!

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Please be in the seat when the bell rings.

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Please put everything on the floor except Social Studies.

Landforms & Human Movement

ISN pg. 60ish, T1W  5 lines or more

Do the Appalachian Mountains run through any of the original 13 states?  If so, which ones?

How would these mountains have affected population distribution during the 1700s?

Use ISN pg. 29 and Atlas History Alive pg. 498

Words of Wisdom
3rd & 5th Hours:  Work collaboratively using the giant atlas pages; Students indivdually record the correct information

1783 Geography of USA

1. What physical feature was the eastern border of the USA?
2. What physical feature was the western border of the USA?
3. What physical feature was the eastern border of the USA?
4. What physical feature was the western border of the USA?
5. What percentage of people was European?
6. What percentages of the people were African?
7. What percentage of people were Latin American?
8. What percentage were Native Americans?
9. What region of the USA had the highest percentage of slaves?
10. When did the northern states begin to abolish slavery?

Collaborate

Think-Square-Share

SOLO

Each student looks for answers in own resource

Thumbs Up shows ready for showdown

Showdown

·        RoundRobin share

·        If answers are the same - write on whiteboard

·        Rollercoaster hands for teacher to check

·        If boards are different - each partner group does “courtroom lawyer” using the evidence from the resource prove which answer is correct

·        When consensus write answer on whiteboard

·        Rollercoaster hands

Download

2nd, 4th, 6th Hours:  U.S.A. History Timeline

Please use the historical events below to produce a clear, understandable timeline.  Include a simple illustration with each.  For each historical event include the following

1.  Title of the event (correct capitalization)

2.  The date of the event

3.  Simple illustration

• Jamestown Colony
• Plymouth Colony
• French & Indian War (vs. British)
• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre
• Tea Act
• Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts
• Battle of Concord & Lexington
• Common Sense Pamphlet
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris (official end to American Revolutionary War)

Closure