8th Grade SS: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

1. Handouts: * New England Colonies Chart * Directions sheet for chart and paragraphs assignment

2. Assignments: * In-class—1) Do Chart on 3 NE Colonies 2) Write a comparison/contrast essay, using directions sheet Note how each colony was established, its gov’t, economy

First paragraph—describe ways the colonies are similar Second paragraph—explain ways the three colonies differ * Homework—None, unless you do not finish today’s in-class activities

3. Assignments due: * Pie Graph Skills & NE Colonies (pp. 33 & 38)

4. Bell Ringer * See board

Lesson Goal: Analyze the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, using a chart as a graphic organizer.

Outcomes: Be able to . . .1. Identify the reasons why colonists left England to establish a

colony in Massachusetts. 2. Explain why some settlers left Massachusetts and relocated to

Connecticut and Rhode Island.3. Identify who, in each of the three colonies, was the most

influential leader and cite what each of those leading individuals did to help their society.

4. Describe in detail how each of the three colonies were governed.5. Identify the type of economy each colony had, citing their

resources.6. Indicate each colony’s “place” in the world; that is, what were the

unique elements of each?

Starter #1 Working in teams with your desk partner(s), each student is to fill out the chart on today’s handout.

For each of the three New England colonies we are studying (MA, CT, and RI), answer the five questions listed on your chart.

Starter #2 Today’s second activity is an individual one. On a sheet of notebook paper, you will create a complete heading (Name, class, date, assignment), then do the following:

Follow the guidelines on the Directions sheet handout for writing a two paragraph comparison-contrast response. Note how each colony was established, how it was governed, and what its economy was like (the resources, goods, and/or services that drove its economy).

In the first paragraph, describe the ways the three colonies are alike. In the second paragraph, cite ways in which the three colonies differ. Note that it would be futile (extremely difficult) to try to complete this without first doing a good job on your chart.

When you finish the comparison/contrast paragraphs, place them the side box. If you fail to fill out headings, your grade is “0.”

Starter #3 Our highest priority today is to do an excellent job with completing your graphic organizer, a chart on the NE Colonies.

Before you start working with your desk partners on that, let’s look at the directions all together.

Guidelines for NE Colonies Chart Use your detective skills to find information on each of

these colonies—Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island.

For each colony, you will indicate:

Why did the colonists of MA leave England and settled in the area? For CN & RI, why did they leave MA to create a new colony?

Who was the main leader in that colony, and what did that person do to help society (through his leadership in that colony)?

How was the colony governed? (Remember to identify and explain any and all forms of government.)

What type of economy (in terms of resources) did they have? (Refer to page 96 in your textbook to find clues.)

List anything that made the colony stand out from the rest. That is, what was its “place” in the world?

New England Colonies ChartMA CT RI

Why did they leave to start a new colony?

Who was their leader? How did he help society?

Type of Government

Economy (what resources)

What was uniqueabout their colony?

Paragraph Write two detailed paragraphs that explain the

similarities and differences between these three New England Colonies. How were the colonies alike in many ways and why? In what ways were they different and why? Include how the colonies were organized, what the economy of each one was like in terms of their resources (how they used their resources), and what types of government were set up in each colony.

You must write two complete paragraphs, one comparing the colonies and one contrasting them.