Week 3 Syllabus

Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: Empires of the Americas
Time: 3:30/Week 3
Unit: Early American History
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to explain the basic aspects of Puritan life and their motivation for moving to New England.
2. Students will be able to explain the development of the British colonies.
3. Students will evaluate the benefits and the basis for conflict that came with slavery.
Monday
Opener: Read the Mayflower Compact. What can you conclude/assume about the people who wrote and signed this document.
Lecture: section one-New England Colonies.
Read The Flesh and the Spirit and be prepared to answer a few questions on Wednesday.
Tuesday
1. Test
Wednesday
Opener: Answer The Flesh and Spirit Questions on your own. Turn in.
Lecture-Sections 2 and 3-Southern Colonies, Slavery, and the Colonies During the Restoration.
As time permits, watch excerpts from Slave Ship.
Homework: Read Section 4. Create a graphic organizer that summarizes the section. Due Th.
Thursday
1. Imagine you are a political cartoonist living in Massachusetts. Create a political cartoon that shows colonists’ reactions to the Glorious Revolution. Write a caption for your cartoon.
2. Mini test (10 questions) over chapter 3 tomorrow. Use chapter review to prepare.
3. Lecture-Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 2.
4. Homework: Chapter Review, pg 92. 1-4 and 6-9 of People and Ideas. All of Understanding Main Ideas.
Friday
1. Mini test.
2. Videos on the Revolutionary time period. Guided watching. American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, The: A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age, The: Declaration of Independence and the War, Benjamin Franklin: Citizen-Sage of a New Age.
3. Homework-Read section 4 and answer question 4-a, b, and c and question 5 on page 129.