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This Week

The Test is on November 7th we will spend the next two days in Review. Our project is done the edited tape is in process and student evaluatio will be this Thursday. Those students needing to make up work or discuss their grade will conference with me today.

This Week

Good Morning!!!!

Wow this week is jam packed with activities! We are filming our Revolutionary War News Broadcast and we also have our Mock Election Vote on Thursday. Parents if you have any clothes or prompts that might be useful in our production please send them in and we will return them by Thrusday. Friday we are going to have a little party in class and watch our news broadcast together. The doors of my classroom are open as always and we invite you to join us for the fun. Check with your student for their class time. Thursday is our Mock Election and the students will also elect Student Council as well. Their ballots will be electronic just like those at the state polling site and they will be able to vote at a laptop that will be private. I hope to encourage them to remain politically aware and active! Finally, our next Unit Exam will be Nov 5th, we will review Monday.

Have a Great Week- see you in class

Mrs A.

We have been preparing to film our own news broadcast covering the American Revolution. Monday we will be in pre-production and Wedsnesday and Thrusday will be production days! The kids are excited and so am I. Friday we will watch our broadcast and celebrate with a party in class.The kids are welcome to bring snacks!

Thursday is our BIG Mock Election Day- Students will vote for Student President and on the National candidates as well.

There are some great non-partisan websites; www.respectmyvote.com  and www.thebostonchannel.com

Update - Unit Exam Next Monday Oct. 6th

Here is the studyguide for the exam. The students will receive one tomorrow in class. We will review Wednesday through Friday!

GA Studies – L. Aragon

Study Guide for Unit 2 Test

Ch 4 – Exploration

1. What were the European’s motivations for exploration?
2. Which three European countries were most involved in colonizing “The New World?”
3. What was the “

   Northwest Passage

   ?” (p. 106)
4. Who was the first explorer to reach the Far East by sailing west from Europe (around S. America), and who was the first explorer to reach the Far East by sailing east from Europe (around

   Africa

   )?
5. Who was the first European explorer to explore

   Georgia

   ? When did this occur? What country did he represent? Was his expedition a success or a failure, and why? How did this expedition change the lives and culture of the Native Americans in

   Georgia

   ? (p. 107, Biography of DeSoto)
6. What Floridian city was the first Spanish settlement in the

   New World

   ?
7. Why did the Spanish begin to build missions in the

   New World

   ? When did they start building missions in

   Georgia

   ? Where in

   Georgia

   did they build missions, and what is the present-day name of the island that was known as “Guale?” (see Jaunillo’s Rebellion organizer)
8. What was Juanillo’s treatment by the missionaries like, and what was Father Avila’s treatment by the Indians like? THINK: Juanillo’s Rebellion/Father Avila Primary Source Reading
9. Do you think that either Spanish missionaries or Indians understood the culture of one another, and why?

English Settlements

1. What is mercantilism, and how did

   Great Britain

   practice it? (p. 110)
2. What was the first permanent English settlement? Where was it, when was it established, and what problems existed during its first year of existence? (p. 111)

3. What was the difference between a slave and an indentured servant? (p. 112)
4. Where was Fort King George built, and in what year? Why is it significant to GA? (p. 112)
5. What were some of the benefits of exploration and settlement in the

   New World

   for both Europeans and Native Americans? (p. 113 – “New World-Old World Exchanges, notes from class – “English Colonization”)

Colonization of GA

1. What was the “Margravate of Azilla?” Which three men wanted to create it? How did they describe what it was going to be like? Although they failed to see their dream realized, who ended up fulfilling it at a later time? (p.  114)
2. Who was James Oglethorpe, and what super-important role did he play in the creation of The Georgia Colony? Who did he intend to populate

   Georgia

   ? (p. 114)
3. What were the three main reasons for the founding of the GA colony? (p. 117, Charter of GA)
4. Who were the trustees, how many of them were there, how long would they be in control? What was their role in the new GA colony? (p. 115-116, Charter of GA)
5. When was

   Georgia

   ’s charter granted, and who granted it? What is the purpose of a charter? (Charter of GA)
6. What were some of the regulations or restrictions made for the new GA colony (in other words, what was banned or not allowed)? (p. 116)
7. How were colonists selected, and what did they have to agree to in order to be chosen? (p. 116-117)
8. How many colonists made the trip from

   England

   to GA? On what ship? How long did their journey take? Were there any debtors on board? (p. 117)
9. From whom did Oglethorpe get the land that he and the colonists settled on? What was the name of their Indian chief? Who served as an interpreter

for James Oglethorpe so he could speak with him? Describe Oglethorpe’s relationship with this chief. (p. 118)

10. What was this area of land called (where colonists settled – the Indian name for it)? This area would later become this major city and overlooked a river of the same name. (p. 119)

Building a New Home

1. What were day-to-day conditions like for GA colonists?
2. What is a militia? (p. 120)
3. Who created the plan for GA’s first planned city? How would it be laid out? (p. 120)
4. What was each settler expected to care for in this

   new city

   ? (p.120)
5. What were some of the sicknesses that affected early colonists? (p.121)
6. Who were the Salzburgers, why did they come to GA, and why did Oglethorpe let them settle? (p. 121-122)
7. Where did the Highland Scots settle in GA? What were they opposed to? (p. 124)
8. Why was their unhappiness amongst the settlers in GA? (p. 124)
9. Why was the “War of Jenkin’s Ear” fought? Who was involved? What role did James Oglethorpe and the GA colonists play? What was the outcome? (p. 124-125)
10. When did the trustees give up the charter? Why? What regulations were soon turned over after GA gave up its charter? (p. 124 – “Discontentment among the Settlers” and p. 127-128)
11. What noteworthy accomplishments did the new GA colony have during its first 20 years? (p. 128)

This week

Good Morning

This week we are finishing up Chapter Four the Colonizing of Georgia and we will have a quiz on the last section Monday and another on Friday for section 4 of Chapter 4 :( sorry ! The ITBS pushed things back a little. Last week, I gave a study checklist, which I draw from the quiz questions that are taken from the unit assessment. The eighth grade has a GREAT Social Studies department and we work together to form our assessments, units and lessons with the goal of giving our students the best possible instruction! We have some exciting projects coming up and I can't wait to share them with all of you. Ms. Henry will post the class agenda, homework and daily lessons on her post- so look there as well.

Have a Great Day!

Welcome to My Blog !!!

This is my individual blog and I am excited to share with you all our plans, projects and our achievements. This week from Sept. 22nd- Sept. 26th is ITBS testing but we are still pressing forward with our Open Mic Projects and reviewing what we have covered in Chapter Four on the Founding of Georgia. Please re-read section one of chapter four and complete "Its Your Turn " on page 119.

**UPCOMING LESSONS in October!!!

Completing MInd Maps

Broadcasting the Revolutions

The Belly of the Ship-Understanding Slavery

Hip Hop History

Mock Election on Oct. 30th

Have a Great Day!

Mrs. A