October 30 - November 3

Monday, October 30

⚡ Geography & Native Americans

• Inquiry Design Model Baseline Assessment: How do geography & climate affect the way the Inuit lived?

Homework: Charge your laptop; Native Americans Unit Test Retakes tomorrow.

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Tuesday, October 31

⚡ Native Americans & Early Exploration

• Native Americans Unit Test Retakes

• BrainPop:

  • Conquistadors

  • Mansa Musa

Homework: Charge your laptop.

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Wednesday, November 1

⚡ Early Exploration

• P2 Native Americans Unit Test Retakes

• Read Our America to 1865:

  • “Gold, God, & Glory”, pages 46-47

  • “Why Explore?” pages 48-49

• Journal Title Page: Early Exploration

  • 4a Motivations, Obstacles, & Accomplishments

  • 4b Cultural & Economic Interactions

  • 4c West African Societies

• Journal: 4a Motivations

• PowerPoint: 4a Motivations Slide

• Homework: Charge your laptop.

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Thursday, November 2

⚡ Early Exploration

• Standard 4a Motivations, Obstacles, & Accomplishments

• Read “Danger at Sea,” pages 50-51

• Journal:

  • 4a Obstacles

  • 4a Accomplishments

• PowerPoint:

  • 4a Obstacles Slide

  • 4a Accomplishments Slide

Homework: Charge your laptop.

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Friday, November 3

⚡ Early Exploration

• Standard 4a Regions Explored

• Read the Text:

  • “The Conquerors,” pages 56-57

  • “The English Arrive,” page 58

  • “The French Follow,” page 59

• Journal:

  • 4a Map of Explorer Routes

  • 4a Table with Explorers, Countries of Origin, and Regions Explored

• PowerPoint: 4a Regions Explored Table

Homework: Charge your laptop.

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