Lesson Plans: Sept. 8 – 12

This week we’ll continue to cover the English Colonies.

Objectives: 8.SS.H.2.C-E

Student friendly lingo: How did the Europeans get along with the Natives? What is indentured servitude and how did slavery begin? What examples of early democracy did we have in the colonies?

Sept. 8

  1. WU
  2. Review and Quiz
  3. Presentation: New England Colonies

Sept. 9

  1. WU
  2. Review key concepts
  3. Map Activity: Defining the English Colonies

Sept. 10

  1. WU
  2. Review and Quiz
  3. Presentation: Middle & Southern Colonies

Sept. 11

  1. WU
  2. Quiz
  3. Bringing it together: Venn Diagram of Colonial Regions

Sept. 12

  1. Moodle: Topic 5

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