Unit 1
1. Middle Passage Memorial Project **FORMAL GRADE** (completed & collected on 10/26 and 10/27)
Please download the instructions for the project.
Memorial Project Instructions
2. Founding Documents (completed 10/26 and 10/27)
Please download the notes sheet from below. Fill in the information using the Founding Documents Information.
Founding Documents Notes Sheet
Founding Documents Information
3. Founding Documents Activity Choice **INFORMAL GRADE** (completed 10/26 and 10/27)
Please download the instructions and complete the activity of your choice from the options given.
Founding Documents Activity Choice
4. Unit 1 Vocabulary (Part 1)
Directions: For each vocabulary word that is in bold, please complete a Frayer model flashcard. Remember, for each word, you are writing the word, definition, a picture that reminds you of the word and use the word in a sentence.
Unit 1 Vocabulary
5. Salem Witch Trials Activity **INFORMAL GRADE** (completed 10/28-10/29)
Please read the following information on the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials. Be sure to answer all questions. The goal for this is to be able to answer the following questions:
1. What do the Puritans believe?
2. Who is responsible for the Salem Witch Trials?
Puritans Information and Questions
Salem Witch Trials Information and Questions
6. Puritans PowerPoint
Here is a PowerPoint that covers more information about Puritan beliefs. It was taken from http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/cms/lib05/nj01000984/centricity/domain/590/the_puritans2.ppt. and edited.
Puritan PPT
7.13 Colonies Map and Questions (completed 10/30 and 11/2) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Directions: download the 13 colonies map and complete the questions. Information can be found online, but can also be found in the blue textbook in the classroom.
13 Colonies Map
8. "America Story of Us: Rebels" Video Guide (completed 10/30 and 11/2) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Click on the following link and watch only the first 18 minutes of the video. Answer the questions below as you do.
Rebels video link
Questions to answer:
1. What was the Powhatan Confederacy and how did this group interact with the British Settlers?
2. What were the most difficult challenges faced by the Plymouth and Jamestown settlers? What do you think they could have done differently to prepare more adequately for life in the Americas?
3. What role did disease play in encounters between native groups and the first British settlers?
4. In this episode, America is referred to as a "social experiment." What do you think this phrase means? Do you think the experiment is still ongoing?
9. Life in the Colonies Notes
Directions: Please download the notes for the above topic. Using the websites linked below, please write the information in your notes for the chart.
Then, using the class readings, please answer the questions about life in the colonies.
Life in the Colonies Notes Sheet
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
10. Colonial Theme Park Project (due 11/12 A Day and due 11/13 B Day) **FORMAL GRADE**
Please download the instructions below.
Colonial Theme Park Instructions
11. Big Unit 1 Test Study Guide (due 11/16 A Day and 11/17 B Day) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Please download the study guide and complete it to be turned in on test day. DO NOT complete #13.
Unit 1 Test Study Guide
Please download the instructions for the project.
Memorial Project Instructions
2. Founding Documents (completed 10/26 and 10/27)
Please download the notes sheet from below. Fill in the information using the Founding Documents Information.
Founding Documents Notes Sheet
Founding Documents Information
3. Founding Documents Activity Choice **INFORMAL GRADE** (completed 10/26 and 10/27)
Please download the instructions and complete the activity of your choice from the options given.
Founding Documents Activity Choice
4. Unit 1 Vocabulary (Part 1)
Directions: For each vocabulary word that is in bold, please complete a Frayer model flashcard. Remember, for each word, you are writing the word, definition, a picture that reminds you of the word and use the word in a sentence.
Unit 1 Vocabulary
5. Salem Witch Trials Activity **INFORMAL GRADE** (completed 10/28-10/29)
Please read the following information on the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials. Be sure to answer all questions. The goal for this is to be able to answer the following questions:
1. What do the Puritans believe?
2. Who is responsible for the Salem Witch Trials?
Puritans Information and Questions
Salem Witch Trials Information and Questions
6. Puritans PowerPoint
Here is a PowerPoint that covers more information about Puritan beliefs. It was taken from http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/cms/lib05/nj01000984/centricity/domain/590/the_puritans2.ppt. and edited.
Puritan PPT
7.13 Colonies Map and Questions (completed 10/30 and 11/2) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Directions: download the 13 colonies map and complete the questions. Information can be found online, but can also be found in the blue textbook in the classroom.
13 Colonies Map
8. "America Story of Us: Rebels" Video Guide (completed 10/30 and 11/2) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Click on the following link and watch only the first 18 minutes of the video. Answer the questions below as you do.
Rebels video link
Questions to answer:
1. What was the Powhatan Confederacy and how did this group interact with the British Settlers?
2. What were the most difficult challenges faced by the Plymouth and Jamestown settlers? What do you think they could have done differently to prepare more adequately for life in the Americas?
3. What role did disease play in encounters between native groups and the first British settlers?
4. In this episode, America is referred to as a "social experiment." What do you think this phrase means? Do you think the experiment is still ongoing?
9. Life in the Colonies Notes
Directions: Please download the notes for the above topic. Using the websites linked below, please write the information in your notes for the chart.
Then, using the class readings, please answer the questions about life in the colonies.
Life in the Colonies Notes Sheet
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
10. Colonial Theme Park Project (due 11/12 A Day and due 11/13 B Day) **FORMAL GRADE**
Please download the instructions below.
Colonial Theme Park Instructions
11. Big Unit 1 Test Study Guide (due 11/16 A Day and 11/17 B Day) **INFORMAL GRADE**
Please download the study guide and complete it to be turned in on test day. DO NOT complete #13.
Unit 1 Test Study Guide
Assignments Collected for this Unit
1. Exploration Test **FORMAL GRADE**
2. Middle Passage Memorial Project **FORMAL GRADE**
3. Founding Documents Activity Choice **INFORMAL GRADE**
4. Unit 1 Vocabulary (part 1) **INFORMAL GRADE**
5. Salem Witch Trials Activity (answers to questions on both sheets) **INFORMAL GRADE**
6. 13 Colonies map and questions **INFORMAL GRADE**
7. America Story of Us: Video Guide **INFORMAL GRADE**
8. Colonial Theme Park Project **FORMAL GRADE**
9. Big Unit 1 Test Study Guide **INFORMAL GRADE**
10. Unit 1 Test (11/16 A Day, 11/17 B Day) **FORMAL GRADE**
2. Middle Passage Memorial Project **FORMAL GRADE**
3. Founding Documents Activity Choice **INFORMAL GRADE**
4. Unit 1 Vocabulary (part 1) **INFORMAL GRADE**
5. Salem Witch Trials Activity (answers to questions on both sheets) **INFORMAL GRADE**
6. 13 Colonies map and questions **INFORMAL GRADE**
7. America Story of Us: Video Guide **INFORMAL GRADE**
8. Colonial Theme Park Project **FORMAL GRADE**
9. Big Unit 1 Test Study Guide **INFORMAL GRADE**
10. Unit 1 Test (11/16 A Day, 11/17 B Day) **FORMAL GRADE**