Chapter 3 Test Review

Wednesday, October 27 we will take our Chapter 3 assessment.  You can download and complete the Chapter 3 Review to prepare for the test.

Also, make sure that you prepare for the essay.  The task is to compare and contrast the Northern and Southern British colonies.  The full prompt is in the review sheet.

If you prepare an outline for the essay, you may use that outline in class to write the essay.

(HW 3.3, 3.4, 3.5) Chapter 3, Sections 2, 3, and 4

The last three homework assignments for Chapter 3 are to read Chapter 3, Sections 2, 3 and 4. Define the Terms and Names. Answer the Checkpoint Questions.

These are three separate homework assignments, each worth 20 points.

(Project 3) Writing a Slave Narrative

Your project for Chapter 3 is to write the story of a fictional slave. You can choose to either write a traditional narrative or a poem. You must also hand in a reference page that includes two annotated (summarized) sources.

First, take out your KWL chart that we began last week. In the “Want” column, write down 10 questions about slavery. These questions should be questions that you can research and answer. They should also be designed to help your story. They may be things you already know, in which case you need to learn more about the question.

Second, go on the Internet and research your questions. You will need to find multiple sources, but while doing this research you must identify two sources that you found particularly helpful. For each of these sources, type the title/URL of the source and a one paragraph summary of how that source was helpful to you. This is worth a total of 25 points for the project.

Finally, write your short story or poem. Be sure to use the information that you researched. Your story should be interesting and creative. Please don’t bore us. You will receive up to 50 points based on your use of historical information (your research) and up to 25 points based on the quality of your story/poem.

The final stories/projects are due on Monday, October 25.

Although it is not part of the project, you must also complete the KWL chart and hand that in as a separate classwork assignment by the time of the Chapter 3 quiz. Use your research to fill in the “Learned” column and answer the questions that you asked in the “Want” column.

(HW 3.2) Chapter 3, Section 1

Students in all classes should read Chapter 3, Section 1 for homework. However, the written portion of the assignment is slightly different depending on the class you are in.

Periods 1, 2, and 5

As you read the section, define the Terms and People that are in boldface type. There should be four terms to define. Also, answer the Checkpoint questions that you see throughout the reading. There are three questions.

Periods 6 and 7

After you read the section, complete the Section 1 assessment on the last page of the section. This includes the Terms and Names and several short questions/writing prompts.

Why Would a Country Create a Colony…?

The major question for today was: Why would a country create a colony? What does a colony do for its parent/mother country?

Immigrants/Diversity in the Colonies

First, we looked at a map (p. 67 of your textbook) that illustrated the different ethnic groups in the Americas. We also used this map to identify which colonies belonged to the group we call Northern colonies and which group belonged to the group we call Southern colonies.

Northern Colonies: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

Southern Colonies: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.

Look and the map (p. 67) and make sure that you can read and understand the map. The general conclusion we came to (Question #3) was that the New England colonies (NH, CT, RI, and MA) were less diverse than the Middle colonies (NJ, PA, and NY).

General Economic Concepts

• Self Sufficient – To be self sufficient means to be independent and to rely only on yourself for the things that you need
  • Are we (as individuals) self sufficient?
    • Reasons we are: We have jobs, cook our food, wash our clothes, etc.
    • Reasons we aren’t: Other people make our clothes, make our electronics, make our cars, grow our food, etc.
    • Yes, we do things for ourselves, but we are not self sufficient because we could not lead the lives we do without other people to make a lot of the things we need
  • Is the United States (as a country) self sufficient?
    • Within the country, we provide education and law enforcement; we grow a lot of the food we need
    • We import electronics (from Japan and that region), clothes (from China and that region) and other manufactured goods
    • We import oil (from the Middle East, Russia, South America) and other raw materials and resources
    • The United States is not completely self sufficient because itimports many of its manufactured goods and raw materials
• Mercantilism – An economic theory from the 17th and 18th centuries that explains how countries become prosperous
  • Countries create colonies to provide themselves with raw materials and resources
  • Countries ultimately want to export things to other countries
  • Countries want to import things as little as possible

Why Do Countries Create Colonies…?

There are several reasons why a country would create a colony.

However, one of the main reasons that England, as a country, wanted to maintain the colonies in the Americas was for its own profit. The colonies provided raw materials (like wood/lumber) for Englands manufacturing.

Reading Slave Narratives

Yesterday in class, we read a first hand account of what it was like for an indentured servant to leave Europe and head to the Americas. Our goal today is to read a first hand account of what slavery was like in the Americas.

You and your partner should choose one slave narrative from either of the following sources:

• American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
• Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers Project

You may want to browse through a few of them and read the beginnings to see who you think will be the most interesting. Once you have chosen a person to read about, read the complete narrative and be prepared to share this person’s story with the class on Monday.

Write up:

• Short summary of basic information (who, what, when, where) about the person’s life.
• A “vignette” or short story that you can tell from that person’s life.

Also, be prepared to ask some other questions that Ms. B or I may ask of you!

You write-up and presentation will be checked off as a classwork assignment on Monday.

Review for the First Cycle Formative Exam

Tomorrow, we will take the departmental formative exam for the first cycle. This is designed to test whether or not you are on pace to pass for the first marking cycle.

In class, we spent some time reviewing for the test and we handed out a review sheet.  You can also download a copy of the First Cycle Review sheet.