Lesson+One

__Grade:__ //10, American History//  __Unit:__ //Colonial America //

__Lesson Objectives:__ //Students will l // //earn about life in Colonial America and how the original 13 were founded. Student will understand how life was different back then than it is today. Student will be able to fill in a blank map of the 13 colonies. Students will work on their writing skills and mapping skills.//  __Time Required to complete this lesson:__ //This assignment will be handed out in class on Monday and will be due on Friday. (Students will have 4 days to work on the assignment)//  __Title of lesson:__ //America Here We Come! Life in Colonial America//  __Description of lesson:__ //Students will take a look at colonial America and the founding of the different colonies as well as gain an appreciation for life in colonial America. Students will begin by voyaging across the Atlantic in an interactive game while learning what it took just to get here in the first place and writing a short summary of their experience when they are done. Next, students will learn about the colonies through an interactive map and will read about each colony and its founding. After this students will try out living in a colony by taking the "Colonial Quiz" to see how they would fare (again writing a short summary when they are done). Finally, students will practice filling in a blank map of the colonies.//  __Assignment:__ //Hello Students! This week we will be learning about Colonial America and the foundations for the colonies. At the end of this assignment you should be able to label a blank map of the original 13 colonies and be able to briefly describe their formation. I have also included a few interactive games to help you better understand life in early America. Here is this weeks assigment:// <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">


 * (Make sure you have read the chapter in our textbook about the colonies before beginning this lesson.)**

1) <span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the "Fantastic Voyage" game link and complete the game. Write a well written paragraph about how your voyage to America went that answers the following questions: How did your company fare? What if anything would you do different? Were there any questions that surprised you? What was the most difficult decision you had to make? <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> 2) <span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Now that you have made it to America where are you going to live? If you were to move to a different state today you would want to learn a little about the place you were moving right? Click on the following link to start your tour of the colonies. Make notes about the different colonies, what seperates them from others and what attracted settlers to live there, on the handout given during class. Misplaced your handout? Click below to print out a new copy. (Include atleast three facts for each colony) <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">

3) <span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">So we have sailed across the Atlantic and settled in America, now what? Lets see how you would fare living in a colony. Take the Colonial Quiz to find out! After completing the game write a short summary of your experience. Answer the following questions: How did life differ back then as opposed to today? How would your habits have to change to adapt to colonial life? What were the most noticable things different about colonial life compared to today? <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> 4) <span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Last, but not least, I have included a blank map of the original 13 colonies, use your knowledge gained from your tour of the colonies to fill in the blank map with all 13 colonies. There is a good chance you might see this map on our next test so here is a good chance to practice it! <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">

//<span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">In short, you will need the following to turn in to class on Friday: your summary of both your experiences from the Fantastic Voyage and Colonial Life, your completed Land Ho!Colonies in America worksheet, and your filled in map of the colonies. This should only take you a few hours total to do so my best advice for you is to do one section each night for 20-mins that way your not cramming in everything Thursday night. Have questions, comments or concerns? I am here everyday and you can also email me with any feedback about this assignment. Most importantly: HAVE FUN!!! // <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">

__Resources/materials needed:__

Interactive History: [|Fantastic Voyage game]

[|A Colonial Quiz]: How would you survive life on the Colony?

An Overview of the Colonies: an interactive [|map]

Blank map of the Colonies Land Ho! Colonies in America worksheet

__Technology used:__ //<span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">This lesson has used interactive maps and online interactive games to engage students in the topic of colonial America and incorporating that into what we are reading about in class this week. // <span style="color: #171773; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> __The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:__ //<span style="color: #a82e43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Technology has provided the students with a way to explore colonial history on their own and draw conclusions based on their own individual experience while incorporating it in to the bigger scope of what the class is learning as a whole. Hopefully students will relate to this topic more because they have experienced a small slice of colonial life themselves. //