Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A Day

US History
Content Objective: SWBAT compare/contrast lifestyles of early colonists
Language Objective: SWBAT use a matrix to summarize/organize notes


1. add to Spanish in AZ & CA notes (1st period) / Biography 321: John Cabot (4th period)
2. Read and notes: French and Dutch settlers
3. Group research: assigned colonies (will work on this on Friday as well)
***Unit 1 test: Thursday September 22***
Study Guides have been handed out; they are the following:

Objective: SWBAT understand and explain vocabulary that describes early Native Americans
Explain “nomadic”
What 2 continents make up “The Americas”?

Objective: SWBAT explain the lifestyles of early Native Americans & recognize what we have borrowed
What does it mean to domesticate?
List 3 ways of life of early Native Americans that we still use today
Objective: SWBAT explain the significance (who there were, where did they come from, what they were in search of, what they found, what they did with it) of the major explorers of the Americas
Who was the 1st person to discover what we no know as the United States?
Why is Columbus so important to our history?
In your opinion, which explorer made the most important discovery, explain why you feel this way.

Objective: SWBAT explain why people were interested in the New World
Why did England want colonies in North America?
Explain “Indies”
List 3 reasons for the continual exploration across the Atlantic Ocean.


Objective: SWBAT describe how the colonists treated Native Americans
What caused King Philip’s War?
Give specific examples of how the Spanish colonists treated Native Americans

Objective: SWBAT compare and contrast the people, beliefs, and lifestyles of the colonists in the New World
What is a colony?
Which European country was the first to establish a colony in the Americas?
What were the major crops of the Southern Colonies?
What did the majority of Southern settlers do for a living?
Draw a flowchart depicting the change in laborers in the Southern Colonies.
List the original 13 colonies.
What was Virginia’s main export?
Explain the Roanoke mystery.
What sort of “business” were the French colonists involved in?
What is a patroon?  How did someone become a patroon?


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US Government:
Content Objective: SWBAT explain documents that were used to create the Constitution
Language Objective: SWBAT discuss documents with assigned group and summarize info for class


1. Constitution Convention Quiz
2. Influencing Documents activity

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