9/5-6 Wednesday-Thursday

Guiding Question: 

What was the character of colonial governments? 

Objectives:

Collaborative: Students will understand colonial governments by reading, participating in discussions, and completing summaries with at least 80% accuracy. 

Independent: Students will understand the unique role of colonial government in Salem by completing an evidence scavenger hunt with at least 80% accuracy. 

Standards:

HSS.8.1 - Understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation 

RI.8.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

What do you think the purpose of government is? What does the government of a country or colony do?

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 8 minutes: 

13 Colonies Map Quiz

Independent (Voice Level 0) 40 minutes: 

Task 1: Salem Witch Trials Scavenger Hunt in Google Classroom

Early Finisher? Read silently, make sure you've completed all the work for MY class, complete homework for another class, or watch this documentary about the Salem Witch Trails. 

Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 40 minutes:

1. Colonial Governments Discussion 50/50
2. Colonial Governments summary writing activity 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

We learned about colonial governments in collaborative and the Salem Witch Trials in independent station today. What role did government play in the Witch Trials? What do the Witch Trials tell you about the government of the New England colonies?

Homework: 

Make sure you finished your Salem Witch Trial scavenger hunt in Google Classroom!