1. Sept 27, 2010 1.Warm-Up 6 minutes: 1.Write your goal someplace where you often look 2.On your review sheet, answer the following question 1.Describe the role religion played in the development of the colonies. DLG: Review your understanding of the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies during the 1 st half of the 18 th century, incl. exploration HW: (1) Colonies Skit, Rap, Poem, or Children’s Song – Tues, Sept 28, (2) Six Weeks Test – Wed, Sept 29

2. Review Sheet Graphic Organizers Colonies Region Skit, Poem, Rap or Children’s Song You will create one of the above to help us remember the important facts about the 13 Colonies. Your Skit, Poem, Rap or Children’s Song should include at least: Colony Region All Colonies in the Region How They Made their money Reasons Who founded Natural Resources Use your Review Sheet Children songs suggestions, Mary Had A Little Lamb; Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Old MacDonald http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/o009.html....Old McDonald http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/m003.html...Mary Had a Little Lamb --------PAT Tomorrow----------

3. Sept 28, 2010 1.Warm-Up 6 mins: 1.Write your goal on your review sheet & name 1 task you will do different to reach the goal 2.On your review sheet, answer the following question 1.What’s the main idea of representative government? DLG: Review your understanding of the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies during the 1 st half of the 18 th century, incl. exploration HW: (1) Six Weeks Test – Wed, Sept 29

4. Present the Show Down Audience will vote for the best

5. Sept 29, 2010 1.Warm-Up: Write your goal on your test & name 1 task you will do during your test to reach your goal DLG: Demonstrate your understanding of the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies during the 1 st half of the 18 th century, incl. exploration HW: None During the TEST---If you struggle with a question, write next to the words what were confusing about the question. After the test: Read Chap 5. You May listen to your IPODS; No Netbooks

6. Investigate colonial cultures. Sept 30, 2010 DLG : 1)Locate your number on the door and sit in your assigned seat 2)Pick up Connection Squares 3)Warm Up 8 minsRead the Introduction to Dark They Were and Golden Eyed and Answer the following questions in your notebook. HW: None BY RAY BRADBURY This story shows the effects of their strange new surroundings on a family of travellers to Mars. It is also a suspense story. Ray Bradbury's description of Mars and the reactions to it of the Bittering family give warning that something could go wrong. The atmosphere is one of apprehension (dread) and foreboding (threatening). Slowly but surely, the circumstances tighten around Harry Bittering. Perhaps, too, the story is a parable(fable), illustrating the ways that people respond to the environments in which they find themselves. Question: Speculate (guess) what this parable has to do with the 13 colonies.

7. (Q) Question: Who: What: Where: When: Why: & How: (C) Connect: Explain what Mars represents from colonization AND explain what the Martians represent from colonization. (P) Predict: Using information given in the plot or the action in the story, predict events that you anticipate can occur. (R) Reflect: Explain why the people on Mars began changing. Name: _______________________ Period: ____________ US History *Keep in your binder – you will use again! “Dark They Were & Golden Eyed” Put Squares in Folder

8. Investigate colonial cultures. Oct 1, 2010 DLG : 1)The warm-up question is based on how far we get in the story. Complete Comprehension Squares HW: None