1. Bell work 1-19-16 Based on your chapter 4 reading, or by using your pone, reword and answer the following questions: 1.What was the Half-Way Covenant? 2.What was the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials? 3.What social class did most of the women that were hanged come from?

2. Answers 1.The Half-way Covenant allowed non members to join the church with a partial membership. The goal was to increased church attendance. 2.A group of young girls accused some older women of bewitching them. 3.Most of the women killed during the Salem witch trials came from the upper class.

3. Colonial Society DBQ Take out your DBQ Packets from Friday. While I am checking them, you need to flip to the last page and start creating your DBQ outline

4. Chapter 4-6 Study Guide  Row 1- Questions 1-3  Row 2-Questions 4-7  Row 3- Questions 8-11  Row 4- Questions 12-15  Row 5- Questions 16-19  Row 6- Questions 20-22  Row 7- Questions 23-26  Row 8- Questions 27-30

5. Crash Course #2 Reasons for early colonial settlement by the British? Purpose of the Mayflower Compact? Origins of Thanksgiving? Role religion played in early colonization?

6. Bell work 1-20-16 Rewrite and answer the following questions 1.Why did many colonists in the Chesapeake die before they were 30? 2.Why were Africans used as slaves more than other people? 3.Why were some people afraid to grow corn in the Chesapeake region?

7. Answers 1.Many settlers died young in the Chesapeake region due to diseases such as malaria and dysentery. 2.Africans were immune to European diseases, did not know the land and spoke many languages; making them easier to control. 3.Some people were afraid to grow corm because the fields would be used as hiding places for Tribal ambushes.

8. APE Writing Assert your claimKnow what the prompt is asking. Identify key words in the prompt. Answer the question/prompt with one sentence (including blanks) such as: The answer is _________________________ because _____________________________ After brainstorming your reasons/ideas, then fill in the blanks on the basic statement. Rephrase your basic statement into a strong thesis statement that addresses the prompt. Paragraphs start with a thesis as their topic sentence. Longer writing products have the thesis at the end of an introduction.

9. An Unsolved Crime: The Salem Witch Trials  Read evidence Set A circle key words and points in the reading.  Read evidence Set B circle key words and points in the reading.  Read evidence Set C circle key words and points in the reading.  Write down all the clues you found in each reading section.

10. APE Writing Crash Course PProve it with evidence Use factual information to support the claim If necessary, use documents/sources to help support the claim. Evidence should be as specific as possible. The more specific evidence used, the better you can support your claim. Highlight specific evidence/quotes that prove your assertion correct.

11.  Complete the “Detective work” section.  Use direct evidence from the reading sections to back up your suspect list.

12. APE Writing EExplain your reasoning Explain how the facts support the claim. Make connections between facts. Explain how the documents/sources demonstrate your claim about the topic. Stay away from generic words/phrases such as “stuff” and “good”, “bad” or “it made America what it is today”.

13. Bell work 1-21-16 Read the Great Awakening Article. After reading, rewrite and answer the following questions: 1.What does the following quote, from the first paragraph, mean to you? “ It deemphasized the importance of church doctrine and instead put a greater importance on the individual and spiritual experience.” 2.How was John Edwards a tolerant and accepting man? Explain. 3.What are two significant facts about the Great Awakening? 4.What was the connection between colonists making important choices about fundamental religious beliefs and loyalties and making important choices about basic political beliefs and loyalties?

14. Salem Witch Trials Extended Response  Create a theory explain in detail what you believe caused the Salem Witch Trials.  You need to used direct evidence from the reading handout, the textbook and the internet.  Individually, complete the Salem Witch Trials Questions and Arguments handout.  As a group you must have 3 paragraphs that contain: 1.A strong thesis 2.An introduction, body and concluding paragraph. 3.Properly cited in text citations 4.Connection to another time period

15. French and Indian War Notes

16. Bell work 1/22/16 What were the causes of the French and Indian War? Why do the British call it the Seven Years War?

17. Colonial diversity Using the colony map you created, The American Pageant or America Pathways to the Present Text Book and the internet complete the following: 1.Color coordinate the regions settled by the Germans and Swiss 2.Color coordinate the regions settled by the Dutch. 3.Color coordinate the regions settled by the French. 4.Color coordinate the regions settled by the English. 5.Color coordinate the regions settled by the Scots- Irish.

18. Ch. 4-6 Quiz  Once you have finished and turned in the quiz you need to: 1.Make sure you 4 corners anticipation guide is complete. 2.Complete your French and Indian War reading questions. 3.Complete the French and Indian War Map