Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS: 

8.H.1.1: Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues.

8.H.1.2: Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.

8.H.1.3: Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.

8.H.1.4: Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g. formulate historical questions, gather data from a variety of sources, evaluate and interpret data and support interpretations with historical evidence).

8.H.3.1: Explain how migration and immigration contributed to the development of North Carolina and the United States from colonization to contemporary times (e.g. westward movement, African slavery, Trail of Tears, the Great Migration and Ellis and Angel Island).

8.H.3.3: Explain how individuals and groups have influenced economic, political and social change in North Carolina and the United States.

8.G.1.1: Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.

8.G.1.2: Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).

8.G.1.3: Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. environmental disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy).

8.E.1.1: Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline (e.g. economic depressions and recessions).

8.C.1.1: Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian Exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations).

8.C.1.2: Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions that represent various groups within North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Moravians, Scots-Irish, Highland Scots, Latinos, Hmong, Africans, and American Indians)

8.C.1.3: Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States (e.g. women, religious groups, and ethnic sectors such as American Indians, African Americans, and European immigrants).

8.C&G.2.3: Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues throughout North Carolina and United States history.

GENERALIZATIONS: 

  1. Cultural Influences, Individuals & Groups: Analyze the cultural influences of individuals and groups and their impact on the development of the colonies and North Carolina.
  2. Migration; Innovation: Evaluate the impact that migration had on the development of innovation in the colonies.

LEARNING TARGETS:

  1. I can identify and explain the economic, geographic, religious, and political motives for European exploration in North America and North Carolina.
  2. I can compare and contrast the successful and unsuccessful attempts at english colonization in the New World.
  3. I can inventory the geographic, economic, and social differences between the foundation and development of the three major regions of the English colonies in North America.
  4. I can categorize the distinguishing traits of the different groups of settlers in the colonies – focusing on the economic, social, and political differences.
  5. I can explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted the development of North Carolina and the United States.
  6. I can identify the social, environmental, and political adaptations that settlers adopted in response to their migration to the American Colonies.

CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: 

  1. I will create a chart to explain motives for European exploration, with examples.
  2. Using primary source documents, I will identify and summarize motives for exploration and settlement.
  3. Using a variety of sources (primary & secondary), I will organize criteria that would be useful to construct historical narratives for different groups of colonial settlers.

VOCABULARY:

UNITED STATES:

  • Columbus
  • Vespucci
  • Triangular Trade
  • 3 G’s: God, Gold, Glory (European motivation for Exploration)
  • Columbian Exchange
  • Jamestown
  • Massachusetts
  • New England Colonies
  • Middle Colonies
  • Southern Colonies
  • Charter
  • Puritans
  • Pilgrims
  • Mayflower Compact
  • English Bill of Rights
  • Town Meetings
  • Representative Government
  • House of Burgesses
  • Slavery
  • Native Americans
  • Sectionalism
  • Mercantilism

NORTH CAROLINA:

  • Roanoke (Lost Colony)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Great Wagon Road
  • Moravians
  • Quakers
  • Lords Proprietors
  • John White
  • NC Regions: Tidewater, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Mountains
  • Highland Scots
  • Migration patterns influence sectional differences

 

TUESDAY AUGUST 27

COTD # 9 CARTERET

  1. GROUP NOTICING SET UP – FIRST BLOCK ONLY
  2. HAND IN: NC REGIONS BROCHURES
  3. BRAINPOP: Sign up for accounts; Class codes to join are – FIRST BLOCK: play9170; SECOND BLOCK: field1974; THIRD BLOCK: vein9654; FIFTH BLOCK: shop7286 
  4. INTRODUCE ESSENTIAL QUESTION FOR CHAPTER 1: How did Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans contribute to the growth of North Carolina during its earliest days?
  5. INTRODUCE VOCABULARY for UNIT 1: NEW FACES, NEW PLACES –Vocabulary Unit 1: New Faces, New Places (36 terms) – SAVE THIS LIST TO YOUR DESKTOP!!
  6. READING: NC JOURNEYS – CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1: THE FIRST PEOPLE p. 20-32
  7. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 5 of the 8 terms (your choice) listed on p. 20: atlatl, elite, indigenous, matrilineal, migrate, nomad, provincial, tribute.
  8. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-8 p. 32 DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  9. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28

COTD # 10 NEW HANOVER

**IF YOU HAVE MISSING WORK I WILL BEGIN USING WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH AS A WAY TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED.** THIS WILL BEING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05.

  1. FINISH READING: NC JOURNEYS – CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1: THE FIRST PEOPLE p. 20-32
  2. ASSIGN: TWO COLUMN NOTES for CHPT. 1 LESSON 1 (CLICK HERE for two column note template. Make a COPY of the template before typing on it.)
  3. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-8 p. 32 DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  4. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 5 of the 8 terms (your choice) listed on p. 20: atlatl, elite, indigenous, matrilineal, migrate, nomad, provincial, tribute.
  5. VOCABULARY REVIEW: QUIZLET LIVE GAME
  6. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

THURSDAY AUGUST 29

COTD # 11 TYRRELL

**IF YOU HAVE MISSING WORK I WILL BEGIN USING WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH AS A WAY TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED.** THIS WILL BEING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05.

  1. VIDEO: ACADEMIC SUCCESS: THE CURVE OF FORGETTING – THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD STUDY YOUR UNIT VOCABULARY 5-10 MIN A DAY!! 🙂 
  2. Review Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Questions p. 30
  3. ASSIGN: NATIVE AMERICAN COMPARISON CHART: Complete in small groups using the Google Spreadsheet that I will send you.  You can also click HERE. Make a COPY of the spreadsheet BEFORE typing on it. Use NC Journeys book and the digital resources listed below:
  4. DIGITAL RESOURCES: Early Native Settlement; Exploring NC: Native American History; Native American Tribes of NC; NC Museum of History – Native Americans : The First People ; Orrin’s Website (Native Americans); NCPedia: Catawba Indians ; Cherokee Indians ; Tuscarora Indians
  5. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  6. COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT: Create Vocabulary Maps for 5 of the 8 terms (your choice) listed on p. 20: atlatl, elite, indigenous, matrilineal, migrate, nomad, provincial, tribute.
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 30

COTD # 12 BLADEN

**IF YOU HAVE MISSING WORK I WILL BEGIN USING WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH AS A WAY TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED.** THIS WILL BEING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05.

  1. REVIEW ACTIVITY: CHPT. 1 LESSON 1: COMPARE CULTURES (Cherokee, Catawba, and Tuscarora – Venn Diagram)
  2. REVIEW ACTIVITY: COMPARING CULTURES (Cherokee and  Kongo – Venn Diagram)
  3. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  4. COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT: Create Vocabulary Maps for 5 of the 8 terms (your choice) listed on p. 20: atlatl, elite, indigenous, matrilineal, migrate, nomad, provincial, tribute.
  5. COMPLETE NATIVE AMERICAN COMPARISON CHART from yesterday. (See Thursday’s assignments)
  6. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 02 – LABOR DAY HOLIDAY /NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 03

**IF YOU HAVE MISSING WORK I WILL BEGIN USING WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH AS A WAY TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED.** THIS WILL BEING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05.

COTD # 13 ONSLOW (Review #12 Bladen)

  1. READING: NC JOURNEYS: CHPT. 1 LESSON 2: EUROPEAN EXPLORATION p. 33-41
  2. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-9 p. 41 DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  3. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 33: caravel, convert, foray, prosperity, quota, Renaissance.
  4. READWORKS: AGE OF EXPLORATION – http://www.readworks.org – Sign up for accounts; Class codes to join are – FIRST BLOCK: VM347E;   SECOND BLOCK: 7PHSED;   THIRD BLOCK:  HNTC3Y;   FIFTH BLOCK: K5YFVJ
  5. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 04

COTD # 14 EDGECOMBE

**IF YOU HAVE MISSING WORK I WILL BEGIN USING WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH AS A WAY TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED.** THIS WILL BEING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05.

  1. FINISH & REVIEW the Review Questions #1-9 p. 41. Take a grade; 
  2. VIDEO: EARLY EXPLORERS CAME FOR GOLD, GOD, AND GLORY! [3:09]
  3. VIDEO: HERNANDO DE SOTO IN AMERICA  [NPS – 21:05]
  4. VIDEO: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED   [5:38]
  5. VIDEO: STUDIO C: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS [3:33]
  6. READWORKS: AGE OF EXPLORATION – http://www.readworks.org – Sign up for accounts; Class codes to join are – FIRST BLOCK: VM347E;   SECOND BLOCK: 7PHSED;   THIRD BLOCK:  HNTC3Y;   FIFTH BLOCK: K5YFVJ
  7. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  8. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  9. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  10. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05 – PROGRESS REPORTS

COTD # 15 NORTHAMPTON

**WORKING (SILENT) LUNCH FOR STUDENTS WITH MISSING ASSIGNMENTS**

  1. ACTIVITY: CHPT. 1 LESSON 2: EXPLORATION PLAN
  2. QUICK WRITE (Write the following quote in your notebook. Next, write a paragraph (6 to 8 sentences minimum) telling me what you think this quote means.): “You can never cross the ocean until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” by Andre Gide. In your paragraph, tell me what you think the author of this quote is saying. Also, answer these questions: Why do people choose to set out into the unknown to explore new lands? What motivates them to risk their lives in search of the unknown? (Be prepared to share your writings in class)
  3. ACTIVITY: The class will be divided into either small groups of 3 or shoulder partners. As a group, choose an unexplored region of the world from the following list: caves;  Mariana Trench (and other unexplored areas of the oceans); Sakha Republic, Russia;  Antarctica; Namib, Atacama and other deserts; Greenland icecap; Northwest Siberia; Parts of the Amazon River Basin; Forests and mountains of  Bhutan; Fiordland in New Zealand; Mountains of northern Columbia; and Rainforests and highlands of Papua New Guinea. [Article: Unexplored Corners of the Earth]DIRECTIONS: Your group will choose ONE of these unexplored areas of the planet to research. Take notes during your research that will help you answer the questions on the Exploration Plan (I will provide you with a copy of the plan). Information that you are to find should help you make plans for exploring this new land/area. For example, you should be able to describe what a region is like – geography, climate, natural resources: plants, animals, water sources), native peoples and their culture. Also, what preparations will you need to make in  order to explore this new area? Be prepared to present your findings to the class. ASSIGNMENT IS DUE BY END OF CLASS TODAY.
  4. READWORKS: AGE OF EXPLORATION – http://www.readworks.org – Sign up for accounts; Class codes to join are – FIRST BLOCK: VM347E;   SECOND BLOCK: 7PHSED;   THIRD BLOCK:  HNTC3Y;   FIFTH BLOCK: K5YFVJ
  5. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  6. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  7. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  8. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 06

COTD # 16 Granville

  1. VIDEO: THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE [KHAN ACADEMY]
  2. VIDEO: CRASH COURSE: THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
  3. READING: NC DIGITAL TEXT – The Columbian Exchange
  4. READING: NC DIGITAL TEXT – The Columbian Exchange At a Glance
  5. DIAGRAM: Columbian Exchange
  6. ACTIVITYQuestions – The Columbian Exchange & Columbian Exchange at a Glance; this assignment will count as a grade. Restate the question in your answer. Support your answer with SPECIFIC FACTS & DETAILS from the reading. Write answers as COMPLETE SENTENCES, using correct SPELLING, GRAMMAR, and PUNCTUATION.
  7. BRAINPOP: THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
  8. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  9. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  10. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 09

COTD # 17 Johnston

  1. FOLDABLE ACTIVITY: COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE – Using the map listed above and information contained in the reading & chart about the Columbian Exchange, create a foldable that shows the transfer of people, crops, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western HemisphereOUTSIDE OF FOLDABLE: Label the CONTINENTS found on each hemisphere on the MAP. ATTACH the MAP of the CONTINENTS  to the COVER of your foldable. INSIDE OF FOLDABLE: The DEFINITION of Columbian Exchange should be in the MIDDLE section of the foldable. ILLUSTRATE the definition. On the RIGHT SIDE list the plants, animals, and diseases that was transferred from the OLD WORLD (EASTERN HEMISPHERE) to NEW WORLD (WESTERN HEMISPHERE). Include an illustration. On the LEFT SIDE list the plants, animals, and diseases that was transferred from the NEW WORLD (WESTERN HEMISPHERE) to the OLD WORLD (EASTERN HEMISPHERE). Illustrate it.  If your foldable has any blank areas, fill those areas with appropriate illustrations. FINISH FOR HOMEWORK IF NECESSARY!!!
  2. READING: COMPLETE “THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE” READING & QUESTIONS FROM FRIDAY. Turn in your finished work.
  3. READWORKS: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION BRAINPOP: Christopher Columbus
  4. BRAINPOP: COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
  5. BRAINPOP: COLUMBUS
  6. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10

COTD # 18 Anson

  1. COLLECT COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE FOLDABLES
  2. READING: NC JOURNEYS: CHPT. 1 LESSON 3: COLONIAL BEGINNINGS p. 42-52
  3. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-11 p. 52 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  4. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 7 terms (your choice) listed on p. 42: ambush, cash crop, charter, hospitality, prejudice, plantation, wary.
  5. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11

COTD # 19 Duplin

**ANNOUNCEMENT: TEST ON CHAPTER 1 – EUROPEANS COLONIZE NORTH AMERICA – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 **

  1. COLLECT COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE FOLDABLES
  2. FINISH ASSIGNMENT from Tuesday: Review Questions #1-11 p. 52 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  3. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 7 terms (your choice) listed on p. 42: ambush, cash crop, charter, hospitality, prejudice, plantation, wary.
  4. REVIEW LESSON 1.3 QUESTIONS p. 52 – GRADE
  5. VIDEO: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LOST COLONY AT ROANOKE? [NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC] [3:54]
  6. VIDEO: FIVE ROANOKE “LOST COLONY” DISAPPEARANCE THEORIES [13:05]
  7. VIDEO: FINDING CROATOAN [1:47]
  8. ARTICLE: “IT WAS AMERICA’S FIRST ENGLISH COLONY. THEN IT WAS GONE.” [NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – JUNE 2018]
  9. VIDEO & ARTICLE: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE?” [HISTORY.COM]
  10. ARTICLE: “THE ROANOKE ISLAND COLONY: LOST, AND FOUND?” [NEW YORK TIMES – 8/10/2015] 
  11. ARTICLE: “WE FINALLY HAVE CLUES TO HOW THE LOST ROANOKE COLONY VANISHED” [NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – 8/7/2015]
  12. ACTIVITY: THE LOST COLONY – DIRECTIONS: Using the resources listed below, complete the RAFT writing activity about the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Click RAFT Writing: Lost Colony of Roanoke for assignment sheet. Assignment is DUE on Monday. It will count as a TEST GRADE. 
  13. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  14. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  15. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  16. COMMONLIT: SETTLING A NEW WORLD: THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE ISLAND
  17. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12

COTD # 20 Orange

**Turn in Columbian Exchange Foldables if you haven’t done so**

  1. VIDEO: AMERICA THE STORY OF US – LIFE IN JAMESTOWN
  2. VIDEO: COLONIAL CANNIBALS
  3. READING: NC IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: SECT. 5.1: JAMESTOWN AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY p. 75-78
  4. ASSIGN: SECT. 5.1 STUDY GUIDE – JAMESTOWN AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
  5. ASSIGN: SECT. 5.1 REVIEW QUESTIONS p. 78 #1-4 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  6. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  7. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  8. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  9. COMMONLIT: SETTLING A NEW WORLD: THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE ISLAND
  10. COMMONLIT: CHIEF POWHATAN’S ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
  11. READWORKS: NATIVE AMERICAN CONFLICTS
  12. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13

COTD # 21 Rowan

**REMINDER: TEST ON CHAPTER 1 – EUROPEANS COLONIZE NORTH AMERICA – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17**

**Turn in Columbian Exchange Foldables if you haven’t done so**

  1. VIDEO: AMERICA THE STORY OF US – LIFE IN JAMESTOWN
  2. VIDEO: COLONIAL CANNIBALS
  3. VIDEO & ARTICLE: JAMESTOWN COLONY [HISTORY.COM] – Divide class into 6 small groups. Assign each group a section of article to read, summarize, and report back to the class. Watch the video on “Colonial Cannibals”.
  4. READING: JAMESTOWN COLONY [ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA]
  5. VIDEO: JAMESTOWN COLONY (song)
  6. VIDEO: THE NATIVES & THE ENGLISH [CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY] [11:26]
  7. VIDEO: JAMESTOWN STARVING TIME [Discovery Channel] [8:09]
  8. VIDEO: NIGHTMARE IN JAMESTOWN  [National Geographic Explorer] [45:45]  
  9. ACTIVITY: Using information from all of the videos, tell me 3 things you learned about Jamestown that you did not know; 2 things you want to know more about Jamestown, and 1 thing that you still have a question about.
  10. ACTIVITY: CHPT.1 LESSON 3: CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH – AD FOR COLONISTS
  11. ACTIVITY: KEY TERMS ACTIVITY
  12. ACTIVITY: CHPT. 1 LESSON 3: WHAT WAS IT LIKE? 
  13. COMMONLIT: CHIEF POWHATAN’S ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
  14. READWORKS: NATIVE AMERICAN CONFLICTS
  15. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  16. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  17. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  18. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16

COTD # NO COUNTY TODAY 

**REMINDER: TEST ON CHAPTER 1 – EUROPEANS COLONIZE NORTH AMERICA – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 **

  1. COMMONLIT: CHIEF POWHATAN’S ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
  2. READWORKS: NATIVE AMERICAN CONFLICTS
  3. BRAINPOP: NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIGNMENT
  4. BRAINPOP: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  5. BRAINPOP: CONQUISTADORS
  6. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 – – CONSTITUTION DAY

COTD # 22 Cumberland

  1. TEST REVIEW – KAHOOT: AGE OF EXPLORATION & EUROPEANS COLONIZE NORTH AMERICA
  2. VOCABULARY REVIEW: QUIZLET UNIT 1
  3. SCHOOLNET TEST: CHAPTER 1: THREE WORLDS MEET
  4. CONSTITUTION DAY ACTIVITIES – Go to the menu and click on Constitution Day for today’s class activities and assignments.
  5. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18

COTD # 23 Halifax

  1. PREVIEW VIDEO STUDY GUIDE; 10 MINUTES TO DEFINE VOCABULARY WORDS. USE DICTIONARY.COM .
  2. VIDEO: AMERICA THE STORY OF US: REBELS
  3. VIDEO STUDY GUIDE: America the Story of US Episode 1 Rebels
  4. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19

COTD # 24 Hertford

INTRODUCE ESSENTIAL QUESTION for CHAPTER 2: COLONIAL NORTH CAROLINA – How did North Carolina and the other colonies develop during the colonial period? 

  1. VIDEO: [FLOCABULARY] – THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA.  
  2. READ: NC TEXT – SECT. 5.2: The New England Colonies 79-85
  3. ASSIGN: Study Guide Sect. 5.2: The New England Colonies 
  4. ASSIGN: Sect. 5.2 Assessment p. 85  – Create Frayer Vocabulary Map for the 7 terms  and answer Questions #1-5. Restate the question in your answer. Support your answer with SPECIFIC FACTS & DETAILS from the reading. Write answers as COMPLETE SENTENCES, using correct SPELLING, GRAMMAR, and PUNCTUATION.
  5. BRAIN POP: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT – Watch the video and complete the PRACTICE quiz. Next, take the GRADED QUIZ. NEXT, work on other assigned activities.
  6. Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20

COTD # 25 Pitt

  1. VIDEO: [FLOCABULARY] – THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA.   – for 1st Block 🙂 
  2. FINISH SECT. 5.2 STUDY GUIDE – 1st, 2nd, 4th Block
  3. READING: NC TEXT – SECT. 5.3: THE MIDDLE COLONIES p. 88-91.
  4. ASSIGN: STUDY GUIDE SECT. 5.3: THE MIDDLE COLONIES
  5. ASSIGN: P. 91 SECT. 5.3 ASSESSMENTCreate Vocabulary Maps for the 5 terms and answer Questions #1-5. Restate the question in your answer. Support your answer with SPECIFIC FACTS & DETAILS from the reading. Write answers as COMPLETE SENTENCES, using correct SPELLING, GRAMMAR, and PUNCTUATION.
  6. FINISH VIDEO: AMERICA THE STORY OF US – EPISODE 1: REBELS & STUDY GUIDE
  7. BRAINPOP: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  8. Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23

COTD # 26 Mecklenburg

***BRING COLORED PENCILS TO CLASS ON TUESDAY- WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A MAP ACTIVITY TOMORROW***

  1. READING: NC TEXT – SECT. 5.4: THE SOUTHERN COLONIES p. 92-95 
  2. VIDEO: THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE [CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY]
  3. ASSIGN: Study Guide for Sect. 5.4: The Southern Colonies. 
  4. ASSIGN: Section Assessment for Sect. 5.4: Create Vocabulary Maps for the 5 terms  and answer questions #1-4. Restate the question in your answer. Support your answer with SPECIFIC FACTS & DETAILS from the reading. Write answers as COMPLETE SENTENCES, using correct SPELLING, GRAMMAR, and PUNCTUATION.
  5. FINISH VIDEO: AMERICA THE STORY OF US – EPISODE 1: REBELS & STUDY GUIDE
  6. BRAINPOP: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  7. Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24

COTD # 27 Brunswick

  1. WARMUP VIDEO: [FLOCABULARY] – THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA. 
  2. MAP ACTIVITY: 13 COLONIES – THIRTEEN COLONIES MAP DIRECTIONS Activity will be completed in a small group (shoulder partners). EACH PERSON will complete and turn in their own work. All group members names must be written on your work – in the UPPER RIGHT CORNER of the BACK page. List your name FIRST and your partner/group members names under your own. Group members are expected to HELP each other. ALL QUESTIONS ARE TO BE ANSWERED IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! 🙂
  3. Use THIRTEEN COLONIES MAPThirteen Colonies Map #1 ; THIRTEEN COLONIES MAP #2 (Click the links for a map of the colonies. This will help you label your copy of the map correctly.) You may also use “The Thirteen British Colonies of 1763” map on p. 93 in the old NC Textbook. Label the states using ABBREVIATIONS; do not write out the colony/state names. There isn’t enough room on some colonies for the name. Open this chart to find a list of abbreviations:  State Abbreviations
  4. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  5. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  6. READWORKS: PAIRED PASSAGES – THE MIDDLE PASSAGE & OLAUDAH EQUIANO
  7. READWORKS: AFRICAN MIGRATION TO COLONIAL AMERICA
  8. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25 – – CATS FIELD TRIP (MORNING)

  1. READWORKS: PAIRED PASSAGES – THE MIDDLE PASSAGE & OLAUDAH EQUIANO
  2. READWORKS: AFRICAN MIGRATION TO COLONIAL AMERICA
  3. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  4. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  5. BRAINPOP: Work on any unfinished assignment that has been made so far: Native Americans, Christopher Columbus, Columbian Exchange.
  6. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26

COTD # 28 Chatham

**LAST DAY FOR MAKEUP WORK WILL BE FRIDAY OCTOBER 04. ALL MAKEUP WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY THIS DATE OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.**

  1. READING: CHPT. 2 LESSON 1: COMING TO CAROLINA p. 58-66
  2. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-10 p. 66 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  3. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 58: commerce, cultivate, indentured servant, patent, proprietor, subsistence farming.
  4. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  5. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  6. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27

COTD # 29 Guilford

  1. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-10 p. 66 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS. REVIEW WITH CLASS WHEN COMPLETE.
  2. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 58: commerce, cultivate, indentured servant, patent, proprietor, subsistence farming.
  3. NOTES: TWO COLUMN NOTES FOR CHAPTER 2 LESSON 1: COMING TO CAROLINA – DIRECTIONS: Using the template for two column notes, you will use the text reading to complete the unfinished portion of notes. Click HERE for a link to the notes. Be sure to MAKE A COPY BEFORE typing on the notes. SAVE the notes in your FIRST & LAST NAME + TWO COLUMN NOTES FOR CHAPTER 2 LESSON 1: COMING TO CAROLINA.
  4. COMMONLIT: OLAUDAH EQUIANO RECALLS THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
  5. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  6. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30 – TEACHER WORKDAY 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 01

COTD # 30 Surry

**ANNOUNCE TEST – THE THIRTEEN COLONIES – THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 **

ART CONNECTION-SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE: 

IMAGE 1: “AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?”

Slave and a Brother

IMAGE 2: SLAVER’S SHIP

slave shipDIRECTIONS: Look at the images above. In a short paragraph, write about what you see. Describe SPECIFIC details from the images. How do these details connect with the phrase “Am I not a man and a brother?” How does the details of these images reflect the cruelty and horrors of slavery?

  1. **Collect REVIEW QUESTIONS p. 80 #1-12 – from Tuesday 10/1**
  2. VIDEO & ARTICLE: THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IN TWO MINUTES  [WWW.SLATE.COM]
  3. VIDEO: THE MIDDLE PASSAGE [HISTORY.COM] [2:34]
  4. VIDEO: SLAVE SHIP IN 3D [WWW.SLAVEVOYAGES.ORG] [4:46]
  5. VIDEO: LIFE ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP [HISTORY.COM] [4:14]
  6. VIDEO: THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE [TED ED] [5:38]
  7. ACTIVITY: CHPT. 2 LESSON 1: COLONIAL CONNECTIONS (Vocabulary)
  8. ACTIVITY: CHPT. 2 LESSON 1: WHY DID THEY COME? 
  9. ACTIVITY: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES CHART – Click HERE for the chart. You MUST make a COPY of the chart before typing on it. RENAME the chart using your FIRST & LAST NAME + THIRTEEN COLONIES CHART.  Use your textbooks – online and hard backed books to help you complete. You may also search for website for information. Include lots of specific information. I will be looking for detailed information, and the effort you put into this assignment when grading.
  10. COMMONLIT: OLAUDAH EQUIANO RECALLS THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
  11. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY ASSIGNMENT
  12. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  13. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  14. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 02

**ANNOUNCE TEST – THE THIRTEEN COLONIES – THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 **

COTD # 31 Wake

  1. READING: NC JOURNEYS – CHPT. 2 LESSON 2: THE CAROLINA COLONY p. 67-80
  2. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-12 p. 80 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  3. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 67: amnesty, apprentice, botanist, coverture, pacifist, yeoman.
  4. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY ASSIGNMENT
  5. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  6. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 03

COTD # 32 Martin

**REMINDER – TEST: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES – THURSDAY OCTOBER 10**

  1. VIDEO: THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE [TED ED] [5:38] – for those who didn’t see it on Wednesday
  2. READING: NC JOURNEYS – CHPT. 2 LESSON 3: CONFLICT IN THE COLONIES p. 81-90
  3. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-9 p. 90 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  4. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 81: alliance, devastate, mercantilism, militia, retaliate, wampum.
  5. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  6. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  7. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  8. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 04

COTD #33 Burke

  1. FINISH READING: NC JOURNEYS – CHPT. 2 LESSON 3: CONFLICT IN THE COLONIES p. 81-90 – 3rd block begins p. 86 “Trying to Keep the Peace”; 5th block begins p. 87 French and Indian War
  2. ASSIGN: Review Questions #1-9 p. 90 – DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  3. ASSIGN: Create Vocabulary Maps for 4 of the 6 terms (your choice) listed on p. 81: alliance, devastate, mercantilism, militia, retaliate, wampum.
  4. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  5. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  6. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  7. ACTIVITY: NC JOURNEYS – GO TO THE SOURCE: AN INDENTURE p. 91DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and answer questions #1-7 on p. 91. RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say.
  8. ACTIVITY: NC JOURNEYS – SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS: ANALYZE AN INDENTURED SERVANT’ S LETTER p. 92 – DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and answer questions #1-8 on p. 92. RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say.
  9. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

MONDAY OCTOBER 7

COTD # 34 CAMDEN

**REMINDER – TEST: THE THIRTEEN COLONIES – THURSDAY OCTOBER 10**

  1. INTRODUCE VETERANS’ DAY PROJECT – For directions, click on the VETERANS DAY RESEARCH PROJECT page on the wiki.
  2. NAME OF VETERAN YOU ARE RESEARCHING – DUE THURSDAY OCTOBER 10. IMPORTANT: If you do not have access to a veteran to INTERVIEW by THURSDAY 10/10 you MUST choose a veteran from the OPTION 2 LIST to complete a project on. On 10/10 you need to be able to tell me the NAME of your veteran, the BRANCH of military they served in (ex. Navy), the YEARS they served, and if there was a WAR (armed conflict) going on. 
  3. PROJECTS ARE DUE – FRIDAY OCTOBER 25
  4. ACTIVITY: CHPT. 2 LESSON 3: WILLIAM BULL – FROM HIS REPORT ON THE STONO REBELLION
  5. ACTIVITY: NC JOURNEYS – CHAPTER 2 REVIEW p. 93 – Answer questions #1-10. Label each section (ex. Lesson 1, Lesson 2, etc. and number questions in order.) DIRECTIONS: RESTATE question in the answer. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES; use SPECIFIC DETAIL & FACTS from the reading to SUPPORT what you write/say. SPELLING, GRAMMAR  and PUNCTUATION ALWAYS COUNTS.
  6. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  7. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  8. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  9. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 8

COTD # 35 CASWELL

***If you were absent Monday it is YOUR responsibility to go to the Veterans’ Day Project page on this wiki, read and save to your desktop the directions for this project!!!***

NAME OF VETERAN YOU ARE RESEARCHING – DUE THURSDAY OCTOBER 10. 

IMPORTANT: If you do not have access to a veteran to INTERVIEW by THURSDAY 10/10 you MUST choose a veteran from the OPTION 2 LIST to complete a project on. On 10/10 you need to be able to tell me the NAME of your veteran, the BRANCH of military they served in (ex. Navy), the YEARS they served, and if there was a WAR (armed conflict) going on.

**PROJECTS ARE DUE – FRIDAY OCTOBER 25

  1. VETERANS’ DAY PROJECT – 1ST BLOCK finish going over project requirements – 1 page summary, Google Slides Presentation, and Acrostic Poem “AMERICAN HERO”; ALL BLOCKS – save the NOTE SHEET and BOOKMARK it!!
  2. JAMESTOWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
  3. CREATE TWO COLUMN NOTES for the reading JAMESTOWN QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. Click HERE for the two column notes template. MAKE A COPY of the notes before attempting to type your responses. CHANGE THE NAME of this document to your [FIRST & LAST NAME] JAMESTOWN QUESTIONS & ANSWERS TWO COLUMN NOTES. DO NOT COPY & PASTE INFORMATION. WRITE ALL NOTES IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!
  4. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  5. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  6. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  7. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9

COTD # 36 NASH

  1. COMPLETE JAMESTOWN Q & A TWO COLUMN NOTES from Tuesday. 
  2. WEB QUEST: Click the link for The Colonies Web Quest.   DIRECTIONS: Using the accompanying websites, your textbook, and class notes answer all of the questions on this web quest. Access the web quest through the link listed above. Write all of your answers on notebook paper. Be prepared to turn this completed work in to your teacher.
  3. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  4. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  5. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  6. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 10

COTD # – NO COUNTY TODAY – TEST REVIEW

VETERANS’ DAY SIGN UP SHEET

  1. TEST REVIEW – KAHOOT
  2. VOCABULARY REVIEW – QUIZLET LIVE UNIT 1
  3. TEST – SCHOOLNET – THE THIRTEEN ENGLISH COLONIES
  4. COMPLETE “THE COLONIES” WEB QUEST from yesterday.
  5. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
  6. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
  7. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
  8. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 – END OF FIRST QUARTER

COTD # 37 WILKES

    1. BIG 6 WRITING & RESEARCH CLASS w/ MRS. CRATER in the MEDIA CENTER
    2. READING: MAYFLOWER AND MAYFLOWER COMPACT
    3. ASSIGN: Mayflower & Mayflower Compact Questions . Complete questions on notebook paper. Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Use specific detail from the reading in your answers.
    4. READWORKS: THE MAYFLOWER (Complete independently)
    5. BRAINPOP: SLAVERY
    6. BRAINPOP: BUILDING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
    7. BRAINPOP: THIRTEEN COLONIES ASSIGNMENT
    8. BRAINPOP: Any unfinished assignment from the beginning of the year.
    9. HOMEWORK: Study Quizlet for Unit 1: New Faces, New Places

 

 

**TRANSITION TO UNIT 2: NEW BEGINNINGS**