8th Grade Social Studies

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8th Grade Social Studies

• United States History
• 11/1/09

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Agenda 11/1/09

• 1. Bellwork 42
• 2. Work on New American Colony Advertisement
  Activity.

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Bellwork 42 Colonial America Chapter 3 page 65

• Read about the New England Colonies from pages 65
  starting with The Pilgrims Journey.
• Who did the separatists in the Netherlands make
  an arrangement with and what was in the
  arrangement?
• Why did they call themselves Pilgrims?
• What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims
  used and how many passengers were Pilgrims and
  how many were Strangers? Make a bar graph to
  show the difference. Also, tell me the of each
  group.
• What types of people made up the Strangers?
• What were they looking for in North America?
• Why were they eventually all called Pilgrims?
• List eight characteristics of the life of a
  Teenage Pilgrim Girl?

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I. New American Colony Advertisement Activity

• On a large sheet of paper that I will provide
  you, you will create an advertisement poster for
  a New American Colony. Please include the
  following for a 40 point grade.
• 1. A large drawing that would depict life in
  North America, you have to include a Jamestown
  Fort (pg. 62-63), early colonists in their style
  of clothing (Movie, and page 58, 65), a Ship (pg.
  59,66), Native Americans (pg. 60), A map like on
  page 62), the drawing has color.
• 2. Include a description of each image (found on
  the page numbers where you found your things to
  draw).
• 3. On the lower part of your paper, include the
  4 boxes of information from Graphic Organizer Ch.
  3 sec. 1 (The Spanish Armada, the Lost Colony of
  Roanoke, the Virginia Colony, and Jamestown
  Survives) With that information add Why each
  aspect provides the potential colonists a reason
  to move over to the New Colony.
• 4. Make a title and Name for you Jointstock
  Company.
• 5. Provide a drawing of your company charter.
  Looks like an old document with signatures.
  Include the name of King James

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Assignment Chapter 2 Explorer Timeline

• 1. With a sheet of paper, Fold the sheet in
  half from side to side length wise.
• 2. On the center line, draw a line across the
  paper.
• 3. On the left side of the line put the year 800
  A.D., on the right side of the line put the year
  1610 A.D.
• 4. Using your textbook pages 35 to 41, Ch. 2
  sec. 3 foldable, place all the important years
  and events that happened when Europeans began to
  explore the Americas.

• 900 1420 1480 1487
  1492-93 1497-1498 1499-1500 1502
  1513 1524 1535 1576-1578 1609

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Foldable assingment On 3 Sheets of paper Topic
Chapter Review Foldable Directions Use pages 4
to 23 to complete the following activity. 1st.
Take 3 sheets of paper, one on top of the other,
spaced about 1 inch apart. 2nd. Fold the paper
to form five equal tabs. 3rd. Staple the sheets
and label each tab. 1. Migration to the
Americas 2. Cities and Empires 3. North
American Peoples 4th. Include for each the
following. 1. Where, When, and How early
Americans arrived Ice Age info, How they hunted,
what they hunted, Why they settled down, when,
and what they grew. 2.Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and
Inca- Rise and Fall, What they did and built,
Religion. Also add the 4 groups of Inca and the
Capital City of Cuzco (pg. 14) 3. Hohokam-when,
where, what they built, artifacts Anasazi-
When, where, what they built, artifacts, food
Mound Builders- When, Where, the different
groups, Largest City, artifacts, and
food. North American Groups- list the Regions
and the groups in each region, shelter, food,
artifacts. Like on Bellwork
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• Copy these directions on a sheet of paper. (10
  points)
• Title Native American Culture Poster
• Worth 20 pts. Use your Text Book pages 19-23 and
  1 other Resource.
• 1.) Divide the large paper that I have given you
  into 5 boxes.
• 2.) Label each box one of the following 1.The
  Far North-Purple,
• 2.The Pacific Coast (Northwest,Plateau, Great
  Basin, California)-Blue, 3.The West and
  Southwest(Great Plains, Southwest)-Red, 4.The
  Great Plains-Orange, and
• 5. The East (East and Northeast and
  Southeast)- Green
• 3.) In each box, find a way to describe the 5
  cultural characteristics listed below by using
  the information from Ch. 1-Section 3 pages 19-23.
  To show each culture area, you may write, draw,
  color, or any other descriptive way you can come
  up with.
• 4.) The 5 cultural categories are 1 Names of
  groups found in each region (NAC map on page 20),
  2 Type of Housing, 3 Type of Dress, 4 Primary
  Food Source, 5 Cultural Customs, 6 Extra Credit
  (anything else worth noting)
• 5.) Once the map is completed and colorful, turn
  in with your name and class period. Examples
  include The Far North The Inuit, the Aluet
  Igloos Seal Skins Fish and large game Used
  Kayaks...
• 6.) On the Back provide a simple bibliography of
  where you found your information. Example The
  American Journey Textbook page 20.
• Or Taylor, Colin F. The American Indian page
  37.

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Example
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Mapping Activity 1.3

• Title your paper Native American Culture Map.
  Then draw a map of North America using either
  page 20 or Ref. 5. On your map you must label the
  following for 25 points. 5 points each.
• 1. 35 of the Native American Cultures
• 2. Draw and Label North America
• 3. Label all bodies of water including the
  Great Lakes, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and the
  Gulf of Mexico.
• 4. Color exactly as on page 20. Be sure to
  color lightly.
• 5. Provide a map key, scale, and compass rose.

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Foldable for Ch. 1 sec. 2
Your foldable should look like this Inside Ou
tside