Early America Columbus On

In 1-3 sentences, tell me what you already know about Christopher Columbus.

Warm-up 10/14 and 10/15

Explain what happened to the Vikings who explored Newfoundland

Describe the voyages of Christopher Columbus

Explain the importance of the Columbian Exchange

Today we will

Log on to your computer and go to the following web address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/

Why do we celebrate Christopher Columbus day?

Turn in your webquest and pick up your vocabulary homework, I want you to begin working on finding the definitions to four of the highlighted words from the webquest that we worked on.

After your webquest,

Turn to page 36 in your America book. Read pages 36-41. Answer #1-6, a-b Also answer the Checkpoint question under

the Columbian Exchange paragraphsAfterwords….

After your Vocabulary Builder is complete…

1. Who paid for Columbus to go exploring?

2. What were the affects of Columbus’s voyage?

Exit Questions- verbal

Read “Life at the Time” on pages 42 and 43 of your America textbook

Complete the Analyze section of the reading on page 43. Do this on your own paper.

After 15mins we will share our answers with the class.

If you get done before the 15mins is up, answer the poll on Edmodo about IE time.

Warm-up: 10/16 and 10/17

Describe the voyages of Christopher Columbus

Explain the importance of the Columbian Exchange

Today we will…

When you receive it back, keep it outGet out a different colored pen than the one

you wrote with the first time.

We will be going over the Columbus Webquest that we completed yesterday

What did Europeans bring to the Americas?

Why would the Americas be called the New World?

Why did people risk their lives to go exploring?

Warm-ups: October 18th

http://www.schooltube.com/video/c27211bd0adf1b257236/

Have students answer their video guide questions as they watch

The Columbian Exchange

Time to review what we have watched! As we go over the notes, be sure to add to

your own.

The Columbian Exchange

1. Columbus gave Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand gold, spices, new lands to rule, and new people to govern and convert.

The Columbian Exchange

What Europeans brought to the AmericasHorsesPigsDiseases like

smallpox, measles, mumps, and the flu

ChristianityCows

GoldCornChocolateCoffeeChilies PotatoesTomatoesSquashBeansPumpkinsDiseases like syphilis

The Columbian Exchange- 2What the Native Americans gave to the Europeans

3. Definition of Colonialism

4. France, Britain, Russia, and Spain

Columbian Exchange

Why would the Americas be called the New World?

What did Europeans bring to the Americas?

Why did people risk their lives to go exploring?

Warm-up for 10/21

What explorer were the Americas named after?

Who was the first explorer who attempted to sail around the world?

What countries claim territory in North America?

Warm-up 10/22 and 10/23

Dissect North America into the 4 major foreign territories.

Investigate the rise and fall of the first British colony.

Examine the development of the first successful British settlement of Jamestown in VA.

Explore the development of the original 13 colonies.

Today we will:

The Break-up of the Americas Britain will lay claim to

much of the east coast in North America

Spain will claim Florida, Mexico, and present day, TX, NM, AZ, CO, CA, NV, UT, and bits of OK.

France will claim much of the area in the Plains region, and Canada.

GOLDGODGLORY

People who leave to go America leave the Old World because

We are going to complete research on the Lost Colony. This colony is the first British colony on American soil. So how did it become lost? Why didn’t it succeed? We will answer these questions and more.

The First Colony (Aka the Lost Colony)

Log-on to Edmodo.com. Find the assignment “The Lost Colony.” Type directly into the document that I have

attached. You MUST use COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!!

You are to work with the person who is sitting across from you.

If you do not finish this in class, it is homework.

Today’s activity:

Why is the “Lost Colony” lost?

Exit questions:

Log-on to edmodo to review the warm-up for today. These questions should be a review for you about our current unit.

Warm-up 10/23 and 10/24

Investigate the rise and fall of the first British colony.

Examine the development of the first successful British settlement of Jamestown in VA.

Explore the development of the original 13 colonies.

Today we will…..

Make sure that you have turned in this assignment as it was a homework grade.

Review questions about the Lost Colony

Log-on to http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/

Listen to the story (USE HEADPHONES) and answer the corresponding question before moving on. You may play the games when you are done.

John Smith at Jamestown

Why did James town survive while the Lost Colony did not?

Answer in 2-3 sentences.

Warm-up for 10/25 and 10/28

Log on to quia.comTake the MSL Quarter 1 quiz. Write down your score on your warm-up

sheet.

Warm-ups for 10/29 and 10/30

While watching this film, a Nightmare in Jamestown, please answer the following questions as they follow the movie.

Nightmare at Jamestown

Log-on to Edmodo.comClick on the announcement link titled “Would

you survive Jamestown?”Play the game and see if you would have

survived living in Jamestown.

Jamestown!!!!

Log-on to Edmodo.comFind the Exit Slip reading and questions for

today’s date. Answer the Exit question on your own paper.

Exit Slip

With the establishment of an English settlement at Jamestown, VA, what do you think will occur next in history?

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

Warm-up for 10/31 and 11/1

Demonstrate our organizational skills with a notebook check.

Analyze the 2nd successful settlement in the English territory. This settlement is known as Plymouth.

Identify key vocabulary terms for our unit on the 13 Original Colonies thru Beginnings of the American Revolution.

Today we will….

Clear everything off of your desk except for your notebook, and a pen or pencil.

Notebook check Time

Cornell notes!

Then interactive research for writing activity

Switch to Pilgrim Powerpoint

Unit 2- study test(quia.com), MSL Quarter 1 test(quia.com), Vocabulary Builder Unit 2 extended (practice is on Quia.com)

Homework for the weekend…