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World Studies IMr. IrwinAmerican Colonies and Colonial Life Gaming UnitEssential Content Questions:

● Who came and why?● Where did they come from and how?● What did they bring with them?● What did they find here in America?● How were they changed by the experience?● How did they change America?

Essential Skill Objectives:● Create, organize, and maintain an Interactive Student Notebook (ISN).● Be able to navigate and utilize interactive software and technology to enhance learning experience, as well as how to

combine the use of these resources with Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN).● Creation of a plan of attack, which includes: the use of a calendar the ability to plan ahead and use time effectively.● THESE FIRST THREE OBJECTIVES ARE ALL GEARED TOWARDS THE CREATION OF A MORE INDEPENDENT AND

EFFICIENT STUDENT THAT BECOMES THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THEIR EDUCATION, WHICH WILL MAKELEARNING MORE AUTHENTIC.

Unit Requirements:

● Students must achieve level 5 in at least 3 branches.

○ You must complete level 5 in at least 1 of the knowing trunks

○ You must complete level 5 in BOTH of the doing trunks

● Students must achieve level 4 in at least 2 of the remaining branches.

● Students must achieve level 3 in the last remaining branch.

Grading System

● Level Point Totals:

○ Level 1: 5 Points each (part of ISN grade = Participation grade = 15% of your final grade)

○ Level 2: 10 points each (part of ISN grade = Participation grade = 15% of your final grade)

○ Level 3: 15 points each (Homework grade = 15% of your final grade)○ Level 4: 20 points each (Homework grade = 15% of your final grade)

○ Level 5 (minus the final project): 30 points each (Project grade = 40% of your final grade)

○ Final Project: 100 points (Project Grade = 40% of your final grade)

Playing the Game

● We will be working through this first game as a class to a certain extent. We will discuss how to form a plan using the Game

Calendar and how to budget your time as well as how you will incorporate your ISN as well as your planner with this game.

● You must beat level 1 before you progress to level 2 and level 2 before level 3, and so on and so on.

● We will have scheduled ISN checks as well as scheduled appointments in which your progress in the game will be checked

and entered by Mr. Irwin.

● For all things Level 3 & up you will need to submit them to Mr. Irwin so they can be graded and your progress can be

checked.



Setting Up and Using Your InteractiveStudent Notebook(ISN) (Doing)

Interactive Lessons/ FinalProject(Doing) COMPUTER NEEDEDFOR ALL OF ACTIVITIESON THIS LEVEL

New EnglandColonies(Knowing)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies(Knowing)

Southern Colonies(Knowing)

Colonial Life(Knowing)

Level 1 Complete your table of

contents and numberingof pages for ISN, alsolabel different sectionsof ISN as needed

Complete the World Quiz

(Oceans and Continents) on thewebsite listed on the handout.You must print the final screenshowing that you got at least 33out of 36 points before this task isconsidered complete.COMPUTER

Listen and take notesduring the guidedlecture on the NewEngland Colonies &color in the map of theNew EnglandColonies (RS)

Listen and take notesduring the guided lectureon the Mid-AtlanticColonies & color in themap of the Mid-AtlanticColonies (RS)

Listen and take notesduring the guidedlecture on theSouthern Colonies &color in the map of theSouthern Colonies(RS)

Listen and take notesduring the guidedlecture on Colonial Life(RS)

Leve l 2 Comple te design of cover page (front &back) as outlined in theassignment given by Mr.Irwin

Work through the game TheJamestown Adventure at leasttwo times. Print your scores atthe end of each time. Paste themin your ISN (RS) under the NewEngland Section, “How To” Guide(LS) **See Mr. Irwin for instructions COMPUTER

Complete the readingon the New EnglandColonies andcomplete the attachedhomework sheetentitled The NewEngland Region

(Cutand paste thehomework into your ISN)

Complete the reading onthe Mid-Atlantic Coloniesand complete theattached homework sheetentitled The Mid-AtlanticRegion

(Cut and pastethe homework into your ISN as instructed by Mr.Irwin)

Complete the readingon the SouthernColonies and completethe attachedhomework sheetentitled The Southern(Cut and paste thehomework into your ISN)

Createdrawings/comics in thegrid provided thatrepresent each of thegroups of peoplediscussed in theguided lecture (LS)

Level 3 Maintain the labeling of each section as youwork through the gameusing your ISN as your guide. Each sectionshould have:

• Heading

• Date

• Page #(s)

• Category &Level #

When working through theUnderground Railroad StudentActivity LIFE ON THEPLANTATION SECTION selectthe “Growing up in Slavery” link inthe bottom right corner. After reading through the different roleson a plantation answer the 3questions and write your letter (see handout in correct box)**Should be done in ISN(Questions (RS), Letter (LS))

COMPUTER

Read The Mayflower Compact Reading.Take notes on thereading and describewhy the Mayflower Compact had to bewritten (RS). Crea te alist of laws that youthink would benecessary in a newcolony in the NewWorld (LS).

Complete the readingPenn’s “Holy Experiment

”and answer the questions(RS). Create a cartoonthat illustrates what aQuaker is, and why theywere looked down uponby other groups (LS).

Complete the reading“Carry Me Back to OleVirginny.” Answer thequestions on thehandout in your ISN(RS), then write aletter as a Virginiaslave owner tellingsomeone from NewEngland if you wouldfree your slaves andwhy? (LS) ** See

handout for

instructions

Work through theUnderground RailroadStudent Activity LIFEON THEPLANTATIONSECTION andcomplete the guideprovided. Answer thequestions in completesentences in your ISN(RS). Then draw amural in your ISN (LS)

that depicts life on a

southern plantation

COMPUTER

Level 4 Complete at least 5entries into your ISN inwhich you completeboth a right side (input)

and left side (output) for that entry

Design a quilt square completewith bordering symbols to beincluded as part of the 8th gradeFabric of a Nation quilting project.Notes on what you want toinclude (RS), rough draft sketch(LS). ** See handout for directions.

Use textbook HistoryAlive! (Orange Book)Pages 51-53 Readthe sections on 2 of the 3 colonies listedand take notes on thereading (RS) thencreate a visualadvertisement for those colonies (LS)

Using the textbookHistory Alive! (OrangeBook) Pages 54-55 Readthe sections on 1 of the 2colonies listed and takenotes on the reading (RS)then create a visualadvertisement for thosecolonies (LS) **See Mr.Irwin for instructions

Using the textbookHistory Alive! (OrangeBook) Pages 56-58Read the sections on2 of the 3 colonieslisted and take noteson the reading (RS)then create a visualadvertisement for those colonies (LS)

Using the textbookHistory Alive! (Orange

Book) P

ages 66 & 67take notes on the twosections (RS), thencreate a two sectionfoldable (see Mr. Irwin)that talks about the twolifestyles



Level 5(BossBattles)

Create a foldable thatgives information aboutall three colonial regionsthat we will be studying

in this class (see Mr.Irwin for instructions)

“BE AN EXPERTINTERACTIVESTUDENT NOTEBOOKUSER”

FINAL PROJECT:Complete iWebProject for the 3colonial regionsand colonial life(see directions inbasket)

**EVERYONE MUST

COMPLETE THISPROJECT IT WILLSERVE AS YOURFINAL GRADE FORTHIS UNIT

“BE AN EXPERT ATINTERACTING WITH HISTORY”

Create an OnlinePoster for the NewEngland colonies.**See Mr. Irwin for instruction on how tolog in

COMPUTER

“BE AN EXPERT ONTHE NEW ENGLANDCOLONIES”

Create an Online Poster for the Mid-Atlanticcolonies. **See Mr. Irwinfor instruction on how tolog inCOMPUTER

“BE AN EXPERT ONTHE MID-ATLANTICCOLONIES”

Create an OnlinePoster for theSouthern colonies.**See Mr. Irwin for instruction on how tolog in

COMPUTER

“BE AN EXPERT ONTHE SOUTHERNCOLONIES”

Complete the Reading“The Good Life” andanswer thecorresponding

questions in your ISN(RS). REQUIRED

HOMEWORK FORACTIVTY!

Create arepresentation of aSouthern slaveplantation complete

with flip up foldablesthat explain differentpieces of therepresentation (map,3D map, diorama, etc.)

“BE AN EXPERT ONCOLONIAL LIFE”

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