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1st Grading Period 2012-2013 Social Studies – Remember a mile wide, an inch deep

=Week of= August 27-September 14 - Geography of the United States __History Alive!__ Chapter 1 and U.S. Train tour from ARRC

September 17-21 - Celebrate Freedom Week

Sept. 24-October 26 Colonization

- Labor Day: [] - Columbus Day: [] - Memorial Day: [] - Exploring the World: The English Come to America: Jamestown and Plymouth (20 minutes) - Growth of the English Colonies 1620-1700: From Massachusetts Bay to the Carolinas (25 minutes)
 * Research a famous colonist, such as Anne Hutchinson, John Smith, or Roger Williams. Create a television interview to share information
 * Research the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses. Create a Venn diagram comparing the two patterns of government
 * Research the reasons for the creation of Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Memorial Day
 * Watch and discuss KLRU United Streaming Videos to introduce reasons why Europeans came to America, and what daily life was like for the colonists: []

Optional RRISD Social Studies Performance Assessment

Billboard - Students will use what they have learned about colonization of the New World to compare the similarities and differences of the original 13 American colonies. Students will create a billboard and sales presentation about their colony that would persuade others to settle there.

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PROBE - Thirteen Colonies – details from Megan

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Colonial Museum – As groups, students will research the regions made up of the original thirteen colonies. They are New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. They will gather information about each region’s geography (landforms, waterways, vegetation, and climate), natural resources, economic resources, the accomplishments of significant leaders, the development of major industries/inventions, the standards of the culture and government systems. They will demonstrate their learning by creating an exhibit for a Colonial American Museum.