Monday, September 5th
Labor Day Holiday - have a nice day off:)
Tuesday, September 6th
Today we continued our discussion of Prehistoric Georgia through discussion. Students took the role of an archaeologist and made predictions/assumptions about a culture based on a series of presented facts. If absent, please read in your textbook about archaelogy and artifacts in Chapter 3.
Wednesday, September 7th
Today, students worked in pairs to gather information about four prehistoric cultures: Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Indians. We shared information at the end of class to verify and enhance factual information. If absent, please read pp. 75-81 in your textbook, becoming familiar with the characteristics of each of these cultures.
**Remember to use the online textbook for support - www.mystatehistory.com and the student passcode is ga11hist. We are covering Chapter 3 currently and you can play some games and complete some online quizzes and puzzles to enhance your learning of this information.
Thursday, September 8th
Today we will continue our study of prehistoric cultures through class discussion and questioning. We will also view a film titled, The Southeastern Indians. If absent, read pages mentioned in post above to stay up with our class information. H.W. Finish questions started in class (on back of chart). Remember to respond thoughtfully and write in complete sentences.
Friday, September 9th
Today we will have a 10-Minute Check over this week's vocabulary (look at the last day of August for the words) and characteristics of the four prehistoric cultures. We will then discuss and remember 911, discussing the importance of the 10th anniversary and its impact upon us as citizens of this country.
Have a nice weekend:)
Monday, September 12th
Today we discussed the Age of Exploration with a focus on Spanish exploration in present-day Georgia. Students were shown a brief Georgia Stories segment on Hernando de Soto and continued practicing structured note-taking exercises. If absent, please read pgs. 107-108 and get a copy of the notes presented in class upon your return.
Tuesday, September 13th
Today we introduced Word List #4. For each of the words below, in your vocabulary spiral notebook, 1)write the definition using the textbook, or copy the provided definition, 2) write the definition again in your own words, and 3) draw a visual representation (picture) or provide an example of the word.
- mercantilism: a theory, common in Europe in the 16th-18th centuries, in which a country exported more than it imported. Under this system, the country's colonies would produce and supply the raw materials to their mother country.
Look up and define the next three words from your textbook glossary
2. trustees -
3. charter
4. militia
5. imports - to bring (as goods) into a country from another country usually for selling.
6. exports - to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
7. incentives - a motivating influence; a reward offered for increased productivity
8. trade - the business of buying and selling items
Wednesday, September 14
Today we introduced the colonial period of Georgia's history. Students read pgs. 114-116 and worked on questions from this selection. If absent, please read these pages and download and work on these questions. Download Colonization of Georgia Questions - Part I
Thursday, September 15
Today students finished yesterday's questions and discussed the content. In pairs, students analyzed Georgia's charter to develop an understanding of what it included, especially the role of the trustees and the regulations for the new colony of Georgia. Tonight for homework, review your outline notes on Hernando de Soto, this weeks vocabulary list #4, and the questions on colonization. Tomorrow we will have a 10-Minute Check over this content.
Friday, September 16
Today students took their 10-Minute Check and began reading the next section in the textbook.
Have a nice weekend:)
Monday, September 19
Today students worked on structured note-taking skills by outlining the section in the textbook on pg. 117 (The Voyage of the Ann). Students continued research for the Colonial plays by working on The Colonization of Georgia - Part II Questions. Download Colonization of Georgia - Part II
Tuesday, September 20
Today we read pgs. 118-121 in the textbook. Next, students worked to complete the Colonization of Georgia - Part II. Finish for homework tonight. Remember to respond using complete sentences.
Wednesday, September 21
Today students viewed several Georgia Stories and worked on a Colonial Era Math Exercise. If absent, no makeup is required - just be sure you finish your Part II Questions.
Thursday, September 22
Today we read pages 121-129 in the textbook and started Part III Questions. If absent, read these pages and download and begin the above mentioned questions. There will be a 10-Minute Check tomorrow. Prepare by revisiting Vocabulary List #4, Colonization of Georgia Part II questions, and textbook pages 116-121.
Friday, September 23
Today students took 10-Minute Check #5 and checked Part III Questions. The scenes for the Colonial Play Project were introduced and groups established. Project begins Monday and will run for five days.
Monday, September 26th through Friday, September 30th
Today we started a week long group project on Colonial Georgia. Students will be working in their groups to create a present a play about a particular period of time in Georgia's colonial history. This grade will be weighted as a test grade and will replace the Unit 2 Test.
