Friday, October 03, 2025

World Geography Topic 2 Lesson 4 Building Nations

Head and shoulders portrait of George Washington
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Essential Question: What should governments do?

 Explore:

  • Read pages 116-124
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 116

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 54
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 124
  • Lesson 4 Quiz

American History Topic 2 Lesson 6 Colonial Society

Engage:

Explore:

  • Read pages 110-120
  • Define and Draw Vocabulary page 102

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p.46
  • Lesson Check page 120
  • Lesson 6 Quiz

Extend:

Topic 2 Colonial House

Colonial House is a television show created by PBS to examine what life would be like in Plymouth Colony circa 1628. 17 people were chosen to be on the reality show, living the life of a settler in a re-created Plymouth Plantation.

Imagine you have been selected to participate in Colonial House. Write journal entries describing about your living conditions. Are you a freeman, indentured servant, or even the Governor? What kinds of things do you do day by day? Are you having trouble keeping the rules? 

Essential Question: What would it be like to live in an early American colony?

 

Engage:

Explore:

  • Watch Colonial House episodes

Explain: 

  • What is your role in the colony?
  • What events took place during the episode?
  • What are your daily chores?
  • Are you a rule breaker or a rule follower?

Evaluate:


Thursday, October 02, 2025

American History Topic 2 Lesson 5 The Southern Colonies

 Essential Question: Why do people move?

Explore:

  • Read pages 100-109
  • Define and Draw Vocabulary page 100

Evaluate:


American History Topic 2 Lesson 4 The Middle Colonies

Essential Question: Why do people move?

Engage:

Explore:

Evaluate:

World Geography Topic 2 Lesson 3 European Colonization

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Essential Question: What should governments do?

Explore:

  • Read pages 109-115
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 109

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 51
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 115
  • Lesson 3 Quiz

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

World Geography Topic 2 Lesson 2 Three American Indian Cultures

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Essential Question: What should governments do?

Explore:
  • Read pages 104-107
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 104

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 49
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 107
  • Lesson 2 Quiz

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

World Geography Topic 2 Lesson 1 North American Indian Culture Regions

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 Essential Question: What should governments do?

Engage:

  • None

Explore:

  • Read pages 99-103
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 99

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 47
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 103
  • Lesson 1 Quiz

Thursday, September 25, 2025

World Geography 50 States Map Test

The first activity will be for you to label a paper map of the 50 states. Afterwards play the game below and see how well you do. Let me know what your first score is so I can record it.



We will take an assessment of the 50 states next week. Make sure you spend some time reviewing.

EQCan you identify the 50 states?

 

Engage:

  • Pre-Assessment: 50 States Quiz (print) .

Explore:

  • Label a map of the 50 states

Explain:

  • Where are the 50 states located?

Evaluate:

  • Post Assessment 50 States Quiz

History Topic 2 Lesson 3.5 Massacre at Mystic

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The Pequot Wars started with the death of one man and ended with making use of the word Pequot a crime. We often put the Puritans on a pedestal, due mainly to the pride many Americans have with being remotely descended from a passenger on the Mayflower as well as politicians constantly referring to them when they talk about our Judeo-Christian culture.

Essential Question: Is violence inevitable between indigenous peoples and colonists?

Explore:
Explain:
  •  What was the relationship between the Pequot and Puritans before the massacre? After?
  • What differences in ideas about land and property caused so much trouble?
  • Why did some Native Americans fight with the Puritans against the Pequots?
  • How much responsibility do you place on the Puritans actions leading to the massacre?
  • How did the massacre change the colonies going forward?
Evaluate:
  •  Class Discussion questions during the watching. 
 Extend:
  • Read p. 118 of Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewn
  • Read about the Pequot War

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

World Geography Mapping Canada

For this activity, we will be making a couple maps of Canada. We are going to be creating a political, physical, and climate map. First, let's watch this EPCOT video from the Canada Pavilion:



Now that you get a feel for the 'flavor' of Canada, let's do a little learning about the country. You will label the capitals, provinces and territories and then color the map of Canada. 

EQ:

  • What are the provinces, territories and capitals of Canada?

Engage:

Explore:

Explain:

  • Where are the provinces and territories in Canada?
  • Where are the capital cities in Canada? 

Evaluate:

  • Label the capitals of Canada.
  • Color the map of Canada.

American History Topic 2 Lesson 3 The New England Colonies



Essential Question: Why do people move?

Engage:

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p.39
  • Lesson Check page 90


Friday, September 19, 2025

Topic 2 Lesson 2.5 Conquest of the Americas: The Southwest


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Francisco Coronado heard a story about the Cities of Cibola, the Seven Cities of Gold, from a friar named Estevan. He decided he would mount an expedition to find these cities. What did Coronado plan to do when he found these cities? Did he eventually find them? What controversy surrounds the expedition?

Essential Question:   Why did Coronado explore the southwest part of North America?

Engage:

  • Vocabulary
  • Students will define the vocabulary word using their own words on worksheet

Explore:

Explain:

  • Was Coronado suitably punished for his role in the death of the 'Turk'?
  • Do you think Coronado was a hero or villain? 

Evaluate

Extend:

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

World Geography Topic 1 Review

 

Lesson Review page 89

  • Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
  • Critical Thinking and Writing 8-12
  • Analyze Primary Sources 14
  • Analyze Maps 15-17

American History Topic 2 Lesson 2 The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies

 Essential Question: Why do people move?

 Engage:

Explore:

  • Read pages 66-77
  • Define and Draw Vocabulary page 66
  • Summary (Spanish)
  • Summary
Evaluate:
  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p.37
  • Lesson Check page 66 

World Geography Topic 1 Lesson 10 History Basics


 

Essential Question: How much does geography affect people's lives? 

Explore:

  • Read pages 82-87
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 87

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 31
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 87
  • Lesson 10 Quiz

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

World Geography Topic 1 Lesson 9 Citizenship

Essential Question: How much does geography affect people's lives?

Engage:

Explore:

  • Read pages 78-81
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 78 
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 81
  • Lesson 9 Quiz

Friday, September 12, 2025

American History Topic 2 Lesson 1.5 Conquest of the Americas: The Southeast

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St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental borders of the US.  Why did the Spanish set up colonies in what is now Florida? What were they looking for and did they find it? Why did France later set up a colony and what happened to it? These are the questions we will be answering with this lesson.

Essential Question: What countries colonized the land that is now Florida?

Engage:
  • Can you name which countries colonized the Americas?
  • Anecdotes from my trip to St. Augustine over the summer. 
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Essential Question: What country colonized the land that is now Florida?

Engage:

  • Can you name which countries colonized the Americas?

Explore:

  • Vocabulary: colony, heretic, mutiny, Divine Right, sovereignty Think/Pair/Share activity w/ whiteboard markers
  • Conquest of America: Southeast video (44:00)

Explain:

  • Why did France colonize Florida?
  • What are some good vocabulary learning practices?

Evaluate: 

Extend:

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

American History Topic 2 Lesson 1 Spanish Colonization and New Spain


Engage:

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal p. 25,35
  • Lesson Check page 64

World Geography Topic 1 Lesson 8 Government

 

Essential Question: How much does geography affect people's lives?

 Engage:

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 29
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 77
  • Lesson 8 Quiz