Today in class we will:
-Practice the Colonial America information using Kahoot & Quizlet
-Examine how the colonial governments were designed

Here are the 2 quizlet sets to practice for the QUIZ TOMORROW!
Life in Colonial America Quizlet
Colonial Vocabulary Quizlet

Today's Directions:
1. Take 10 minutes to review & ask questions
2. Go to SheppardSoftware and click on "states 1 beginner" Under Game controls choose "all states national"
3. When you have finished please fill out this Google Form
4. Close your chromebook and take the paper quiz and turn into period folder
5. When you finish please practice for the colony quiz on Thursday (See post from Friday for the links to the 2 quizlets and videos to help you review)

Happy Monday!
Here is this week's CALENDAR
Important dates for this week:

• Geography Quiz Tuesday
• Colonial America Quiz Thursday

Please see the back of the calendar for study guides for these assessments! You can practice using SheppardSoftware and Quizlet (please see link's in Friday's post below)

Practice for the continents, countries and oceans: https://online.seterra.com/en/l/wor
Practice for the USA:https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3003

Today in class Ms. Callery will practice your geography facts with you using some games!

By tomorrow Aspen will be up-to-date and you will get back all your work and a detailed grade report 

Welcome! Here's how today will go...
1. With a partner Crevecoeur's letter questions using pages 8 & 9 WTP
2. Individually complete the Comparing Life in the Colonies to Life in England Chart using your notes and WTP
3. Choice work time: You can pick from the activities below:

• Practice the 50 states, continents, oceans & 10 most populous countries using http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
• Work on your Farming Perspective Assignment- DUE MONDAY!
• Practice the colony vocabulary using https://quizlet.com/_2trnwx
• practice the important ideas from the colony mini-unit using https://quizlet.com/_2tte54
• Watch the videos below and take notes for extra credit

Students have 3 things they should be preparing for...

1. Monday- Farming Perspective Choice Assignment 
2. Tuesday- Geography Quiz (50 states, continents, oceans, 10 most populous countries listed on past calendars) (PERIOD 2 will take their Geography Quiz at the same time as their colonies quiz due to an assembly)
3. Thursday-Colonial America Quiz 

What to study for the colony quiz:

        WTP Lesson 1 Notes

 Quizlet Vocab

Quizlet Quiz practice

What was life like in the British colonies in the 1770s? Questions from WTP Lesson 1 (From today in class!)

Today in class we will define self-sufficient and compare and contrast farming in the northeastern colonies with farming in the south.  We will read Ox Cart Man as an example of New England self-sufficiency.

Tonight students will start their Farming Perspective Assignment which is due Monday

I will be working on curriculum writing today so here is what you need for today:

1. Please take a print copy of this week's calendar at the door and record the HW for this week in your assignment notebook.  PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN QUIZ DATE! The study guide for the quiz is on the back of the calendar CALENDAR & STUDY GUIDE WEEK OF OCTOBER 22

2. Open and make your own copy of WTP Lesson 6: The Rights of Englishmen Worksheet. There is also a print copy available on the back table if you prefer!

3. Use the We The People Book pages 49-56 to answer the questions on the worksheet.  The questions with stars next to them are the most important, so please prioritize these!

4. When you have finished the worksheet practice the states, countries, continents, and oceans using www.sheppardsoftware.com/.  There are also many print enrichment choices on the back table under the Do Now board if you would like!

13 Colonies Research Project

Today your group will FINISH your presentation. Please review the rubric

Project Due Monday 10/22

Resources/Helpful Links:
Google Drive
Google Docs
Prezi

Primary Source Folder.
Secondary sources are available at your table or digitally:

General:
 ushistory.org index list
English Colonization
http://jfkmiddleschoollibrary.blogspot.com/p/databases.html

Southern/Jamestown:
 https://www.landofthebrave.info/southern-colonies.htm
 https://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/
http://englishcolonizationofna07.pbworks.com/w/page/46115984/Daily%20Life%20in%20the%20Southern%20Colonies
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Colonial_Virginia
http://virginiahistoryseries.org/linked/unit%206.%20life.growth.development%20of%20va%20colony.slides.pdf
New England/Plymouth
http://historyofmassachusetts.org/plymouth-colony-history/
http://englishcolonizationofna07.pbworks.com/w/page/46115878/New%20England's%20Economy
http://englishcolonizationofna07.pbworks.com/w/page/46115874/Daily%20Life%20in%20New%20England

Today is Quiz Day!
Please take and submit the quiz that matches your card. Once you have submitted your quiz follow the directions below.
STANDARD Beginning of the Year Review Quiz
MODIFIED Beginning of the Year Review Quiz

Post-Quiz Directions:
1. Make a copy of this google Doc: Intro to Colonial America Video Questions
2. Watch the videos below and answer the questions in the Doc.
3. If you finish early you can start the HW due tomorrow: Background to the Colonies Reading & Questions or Background to 13 Colonies (or do both for more credit!)

This week's calendar: CALENDAR

Quiz tomorrow! PRACTICE USING QUIZLET

Homework due Wednesday:
Background to the Colonies HW  or
Advanced Background to Colonial America Reading

Enrichment Options:
African Immigration Reading & Questions Extra Credit and  Questions

Today student will create a tile for each of the topics we have studied as a way to practice and apply what they have learned.
Here are the directions: Review Tiles Project

If the project is not finished in class it is homework and DUE MONDAY!

Videos that might help you review:

Today we are doing a very basic review of the 3 major US Religions

With a partner students will complete the Religions Chart using the readings below:

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Today we are discussing our goods & services economy and reviewing our work comparing capitalism, communism, and socialism. 

Here are helpful links:

Economy Google Slides

history.org Comparing Economies

Readings: Capitalism , Communism , Socialism

Review Quiz Tuesday October 16th

QUIZLET PRACTICE

Define race, ethnicity, gender, goods & services, supply and demand,

Economic Systems

Capitalism Socialism Communism

Religions

Christianity Islam Judaism

Government

Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Monarchy Dictatorship Theocracy Autocracy

This week's calendar: CALENDAR WEEK OF OCTOBER 9

Economics!
Today you will use the resources on this blog to complete the Economies DOC. The questions with stars are the most important questions to answer.

Directions:
1. Make your own copy of Economies Doc
2. Put it in the history folder of your drive.
3. Use the links and videos below to answer the questions.  The links are in order of the questions in the doc.

http://www.ushistory.org/gov/13b.asp
Capitalism Reading
Communism Reading
Socialism Reading

A few important notes:
1. ASPEN is up-to-date please check it.  If students can't access ASPEN they should have received an email last night to set up a new password. If the problem continues contact Ms. Toohey.
2. Parents & Guardians are welcome to join is for our team breakfast 7-7:30 Friday October 12th
3. Students will be tested on the types of government, 50 states, continents, oceans, and 10 most populous countries on October 26th.  They should be practicing using sheppard software


Today in class we will discuss natural rights. Here is the are the Google Slides that guided Tuesday and Thursday's class John Locke's Natural Rights Philosophy

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DO NOW: Enroll in GoGuardian https://enroll.goguardian.com
         Period 2 class code MSSK21
period 3 D95S62
Period 5 Y4MDZM
Period 6 5Y7VW2
Period 7 NJPEH7

Today we will be practicing what we have learned and reviewed so far this year...
-Kahoot (types of government)
-Quizlet kinds of Government
-http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

Life in a State of Nature

-Brainstorm what life would be like in a state of nature

-We The People page 14 "How did the ideas of John Locke influenced the Founders"

-Discuss how people might organize in order to protect their rights