Wednesday, September 14, 2016

September 14th, 2016

Students,

Today we tested...lets all cross our fingers and hope they are fantastic.

REMINDERS:

Binder Check is on Friday the 16th.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

September 13th, 2016

Students,

Today we finished up our colonial conflicts activity with a gallery walk. Hopefully you were able to discern the needed information from you peers write-ups. The posters as a whole were fantastic, and I hope you enjoyed this alternative to power point. If you were absent you will need to find a friend to complete the Graphic Organizer you began on Thursday and Friday last week

REMINDERS

Your homework was due on Monday the 12th: Link to the blog post

Bindercheck will be Friday the 16th.

Test tomorrow Wednesday the 14th. Link to Review

Monday, September 12, 2016

September 12th, 2016

Students,

Today we look at the second half of life in the colonies 1700-1775; generalizations on economies, population, religion, and we dipped our toes into the great awakening. If you were absent please see below for a copy of the power point.

LINK TO POWER POINT

REMINDERS

Your homework is due on Monday the 12th: Link to the blog post

Bindercheck will be Friday the 16th.

Test Wednesday the 14th. Link to Review

Thursday, September 8, 2016

september 8th and 9th, 2016

Students,

Today we took a different approach to group work and got our creative juices flowing. We are creating propaganda posters for different conflicts that had a major impact on colonial development. Including; King PHillips War, the English Civil War, Bacon's Rebellion, and the Glorious Revolution.

We came together as groups did our due research and created fantastical posters that delight all who gaze upon them. We will continue this activity tomorrow.

just a reminder you have homework that is due on Wednesday September 16th click the link below for details.

REMINDERS

Your homework is due on Monday the 12th: Link to the blog post

Bindercheck will be Friday the 16th.

Test Wednesday the 14th. Link to Review

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

September 7th, 2016

Students,

Today we finished up our "growing groups" activity and put a nice little bow on our colonies information. If for some reason you do not have yours filled out or at all please click the link below for another copy.

Graphic Organizer

REMINDERS

Your homework is due on Monday the 12th: Link to the blog post

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

September 6th, 2016

Today we finished up the notes on colonial life that we began on Friday last week.

PPT for colonial Life

In addition we began to examine the founding of the original colonies. Who started them? Why did they bother to do so? How did they make their money? these were just a few of the questions we took  a look at. We implemented a 1- 3 - 6 protocol to make sure the vast amount of information was shared with everyone. Below is the graphic organizer we used. If you were absent, you can fill in the chart from the web, or you should feel free to drop by my tutorials (3:30 - 4:00) to get time with the books.

Graphic Organizer

Important things to remember and bring to discussion tomorrow morning;
Not all colonies were founded by the kindest of people (Georgia) was initially a debtors colony.
Religion played a large role in the motivations of colonists.




Homework Assignment - Due September 12th


You will need to complete the following readings and reply on the blog (Post September 6th) to the following question. In addition you are asked to reply to one of your classmates to further the discussion. 

Link To Brinkley - read border lands and middle grounds 42-47
Web Article

Respond : To what extent did the development of slavery contribute to the economic, social, and political organization of the southern colonies.

Address the following in your response; (prior knowledge and reading)

  • Theory of mercantilism
  • Reasons for settlement of the Chesapeake region
  • Relationship with Native Americans
  • Why elites came from Europe to the Americas? became what sort of land owner?
Dont forget comment on one classmates response to the question. Please keep it civil, to keep the discussion flowing.

Friday, September 2, 2016

September 2nd, 2016

Students,

Today we took at look at colonial life between 1607 and 1770 this broad time period is full of developments that play into large historical events further down the road (i.e. The American Revolution and the Civil War)

Geography and culture played a big part in the formation of the character of these colonies and it was those aspects that we took a closer look at today. Power point below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7RTAxaW5JaWFGZUk/edit?usp=sharing


For those that still need the information for the Round Robin reading on Thursday:

Link to Handout

Brinkley pages for each section: for those absent

French / Dutch     - page 22
Spanish                - page 10 and 12
English                 - page 19 and 23
Relevant sections - pages 7, 12, and 20