Colonial Interactions U.S. HISTORY SEPTEMBER 2 / 3, 2015

Colonial Interactions  Objective:  Students will analyze the 3 Colonial regions and become experts by researching information and teaching partners. This will culminate in a poster project.  Essential Question:  How did colonists attract new settlers to North America?  How did colonies interact with one another?  How did the early history of the colonies effect the future of North America?  Standard: Students will compare lifestyles in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies according to race, class, and gender by utilizing one of the big 11 social studies skills.

Homework: Due by Friday, September 4, 2015  New England Colonies Worksheet  Read background information and answer questions 1 & 2, front & back.

Essential Question(s)  How did colonists attract new settlers to North America?  How did colonies interact with one another?  How did the early history of the colonies effect the future of North America?

 Write a ONE SENTENCE summary on TWO news stories from CNN Student News.  You may take notes during the video.  After the video you will have 5 minutes to write your 2 summaries.  Summary: “A brief statement or account of the main points of something.”  Discussion to follow: What do you think? Warm-Up: CNN Student News

Assignment: Colonial Regions Jigsaw  Directions:  Your job is to become an “expert” on ONE of the Colonial Regions in the Americas.  After finding all the information below on your own, you will take your information back to your SHOULDER PARTNER and teach them about your region.  In turn each SHOULDER PARTNER will also help you learn about each of their own respective regions.  SHOULDER PARTNER’S will write a 2-4 SENTENCE SUMMARY of the taught Colonial Regions.

Assignment: Colonial Regions Jigsaw  #5: The geography of the New England Colonies: featured long and heavy cold winters, warm/hot summers, and rolling hills and cliffs.  #5: The geography of the Middle Colonies was often heavily forested, had rich soil, and there were many broad navigable rivers.  #5: The geography of the Southern Colonies is often flat, rural, humid, with the Appalachian Mountains to the west.  #10: Interesting Facts about your Colonial Region. What is unique about your Colonial Region that others might lack?  #11: Write a 2-4 sentence summary of your group member’s Colonial Region.

Assessment: Colonial Advertisement  Using what you know and researched from the Jigsaw, create a Colonial Advertisement Poster.  Create a poster to attract new people and new colonists to your specific colonial region (i.e. New England, Middle, or Southern) that you researched.  Design and color your picture with the details from the Jigsaw Activity.  Poster MUST have both a PICTURE and DESCRIPTIVE WORDS relating to your Colonial Region.

Colonial Advertisement Examples:

Closure: Exit Slip Time Limit: 5 Minutes  After Today’s Lesson, I Knew How To Identify 3 Aspects Of My Colonial Region:  1.  2.  3.

Homework:  1. U.S. History Acknowledgement of Course Expectations.  Final Due Date – September,  2. Colonial Jigsaw