Reading Speaking/Listening Grammar

1. Students will have The Village: Life in 1. Teacher will give the 1. analyze sentences about Colonial
Colonial Times read to them. After reading, the Writing
students a dialogue America and Native Americans by
students will describe the types of jobs that 1. compose a script, Media Literacy between two different editing and correcting them. After doing
people have now and compare that to the jobs in placing themselves in the 1.construct/sketc kinds of people in this this as a large group, students will invent
colonial times by filling in a diagram. (INTER shoes of either a Native five of their own sentences about Native
time period (ex. a shoe
& INTRA) Comprehension and Analysis American, colonists, or h a cartoon about maker and a blacksmith
Americans and Colonists. The sentences
should contain at least four grammatical
2. Students will read Our Strange New Land by slave. After writing, they colonial life in or child and mother). The errors. Once completed, students will
Patricia Hermes individually. After reading, the students will recite the
students will collaborate with their peers, and
will record themselves America. (VS, dialogue to each other
swap papers with a peer and will edit and
correct their sentences. (INTER & VL &
using Adobe Spark to read
discuss what they read, including what facts they
and voice over photos on VL) working on their fluency VS) Analysis and Synthesis
learned and any questions they had while when they read aloud to
reading. They will also discuss what things they their topic, creating a Application
others. (INTER & VS &
have in common with the main character as well news report from the era. BK)
as the Native Americans she interacts with (VL & INTER & BK) Knowledge
during the story. The students will draw a Synthesis
cartoon showing these things. (INTER &
INTRA) Comprehension Math
1. examine charts of 5 x 7 fields. And then
solve various multiplication problems
The Factors that Shaped using the table in order to maximize crop
Social Studies
1. Pre/Post Test:
British Colonial America rotations for various inside areas of the
2. complete a blank map of the world, labelling the equator, longitude fields. (MR & NA) Comprehension and
lines, latitude lines, prime meridian. They will also complete a map of 3rd Grade evaluation.
the United States, labelling the major rivers, lakes, and mountain 2. Solve math problems comparing how
ranges. (INTRA & VL & VS) knowledge Abby Martin many Native Americans were in Georgia
3. construct a class-wide mock election. They will group themselves Lindsey Watts throughout various years during Colonial
into a house of representatives and a senate, and will elect students to times. Students will then construct a map
become president. In order to cast their vote in each primary and showing the progression of Native
caucus, they will be required to answer various questions about the American migration to the West using
three branches of government. (INTER & INTRA) Application predetermined data of how many Native
4. choose from three different short essay topics including Americans were in each state every few
slavery/indentured servants, colonists, or Native Americans. They will Science
1. Discuss how differences in
Fine Arts years. (MR) Evaluation and Application
be required to write a minimum of three paragraphs about their topic.
weather causes differences in 1. Music-Choose four types of
(INTRA & VL) Knowledge
5. discuss the reasons why a lot of the colonies were created and how plants, animals, and resources artisans and play out the beat and
the need for religious freedom helped shape that aspect of America available in a particular region rhythm of the four words in a string
today and how that differs from countries around the world. (VL) and how that affected the with instruments. By doing this they Key
Comprehension people in Colonial America. have Composed their own small Verbal-Linguistic (VL)
6. create a Venn diagram comparing government in Colonial America
(INTER & NA) piece of music. (MR) Synthesis.
and government in America now. (VL) Analysis
Comprehension
Interpersonal (INTER)
7. Students will learn how the bartering system worked. They will 2. Art-draw using oil pastels, paint Naturalistic (NA)
then apply what they know by acting this out in a classroom setting. 2. Analyze fossils that are using water colors, or create an
Each student will be given a role, and they will act it out as a class from Colonial times. Once Visual-Spacial (VS)
familiar with fossils, students
artifact using clay, something they Logical Mathematical (LM)
including a class store where students can use their items to barter.
(VL & INTER & BK) Application will create their own fossils think represents colonial America. Intrapersonal (INTRA)
8. Students will sketch the web of consumers, producers, supply, that could have been found (VS) Knowledge Musical Rhythmic (MR)
demand, and currency. They will be need to write short descriptions during Colonial times. 3. Drama-recite and act out a play Bodily-Kinesthetic (BK)
underneath each of the topics to ensure that they not only understand (INTER & NA) Application as a class the events concerning
the terms, but also understand how they work together to form a
stable economy. (INTER & VL) Knowledge and Application
and Analysis Native Americans and colonial Green words show Blooms
9. create a chart comparing the treatment of the Native Americans and settlers. (BK & VL) Taxonomy.
also the African American slaves by the white man. (INTER & VL) Knowledge
Analysis