Colonial Influence Annotated Reading- Pre AP

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Colonial Influence Annotated Reading- Pre AP

• You will be reading the provided page
  independently and silently
• For each paragraph add the symbols below to
  code specific pieces of information
• I already know this.
• ? I have a question about this.
• This is a significant fact.
• Highlight the significance of each document
• Once you have finished the above steps, you
  review the four paragraphs and explain your
  chosen significance with your group based on your
  seat letter. Paragraph assignments are
• Paragraph 1 (Magna Carta)
• Paragraph 2 (Mayflower Compact)
• Paragraph 3 (Fundamental Orders)
• Paragraph 4 (English Bill of Rights)

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Colonial Influence Annotated Reading- On Level

• Pick up your SPIRAL ONLY (as Im not yet done
  grading folders) and the foldable handout. I will
  walk you through how to fold it, and then youll
  glue it into the spiral.
• Get out a pencil.
• Today you will be traveling through learning
  stations to research the documents that
  influenced the creation of our current
  government.
• Each station will have an excerpt about the
  following documents
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• Fundamental Orders
• English Bill of Rights

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Colonial Influence Annotated Reading- On Level

• When you arrive at each station, you will neatly
  glue the reading into your journal.
• You will then read the excerpt independently and
  silently.
• After you are done reading, you will annotate
  with the following symbols to code specific
  pieces of information
• I already know this.
• ? I have a question about this.
• This is a significant fact.
• Highlight what you believe to be the significance
  of each document
• You will then discuss each documents
  significance with your group to come to an
  agreement. Underline the agreed-upon section of
  the reading.
• We will review all four excerpts as a class at
  the end of the period.

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Beginnings of an American Identity

• Road to Revolution

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Jumpstart 10/7

• Pick up your spiral.
• We will spend the first few minutes finishing the
  foldable from yesterday.
• Pick up the Mayflower Compact and Fundamental
  Orders readings.
• Quickly find and highlight the significance we
  discussed for these two documents.
• Glue these into your spiral (Mayflower Compact on
  the left, Fundamental Orders on the right).
• Drawing pictures for the documents that represent
  the significance of each.

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Learning Objective/Key Question

• Explain the role of significant individuals such
  as Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, and
  William Blackstone in the development of
  self-government in colonial America. (8.20A)
• How did Enlightenment thinkers influence the
  development of self-government in the colonies?

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Jump Start

• Pick up your SPIRAL ONLY (as I am not yet done
  grading folders) and a light bulb graphic
  organizer.
• Glue the light bulb graphic organizer onto the
  left page of the next empty spread (facing
  pages) in your journal
• Also, get out your phones and go to kahoot.it. We
  will be taking a short Kahoot quiz before we get
  started.
• If you do not have phone, pair up with another
  student for this activity.

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The Enlightenment

• The Enlightenment introduced changes to
  scientific understanding
• An intellectual movement that stressed
• Power of reason
• The importance of science for finding the paths
  to knowledge
• Colonists were open to new scientific ideas

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The Enlightenment

• Charles de Montesquieu Studied history of
  govt, comparing monarchies to republics
• William Blackstone His law book formalized
  British common law, making it better understood
  and uniform
• Ben Franklin Mr. Enlightenment
• Worked constantly on inventions and on improving
  society
• John Locke Natural Rights
• People automatically have certain rights (life,
  liberty, property)
• To protect those rights, people created
  governments
• Government exists to protect the people

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Key Question

• How did Enlightenment thinkers influence the
  development of self-government in the colonies?

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Turn and Talk

• With your group, come up with a list of 3-5
  natural rights you think every human is born
  with.
• Write each right you came up with on its own
  sticky note. I will come around to get these from
  you.
• Please be as specific as possible
• Ex. Happiness (this is to vague)
• Ex. The right to be respected by family and peers
  (PERFECT!)

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Wrap Up Do You Have Natural Rights?

• How should people react if their government takes
  away their natural rights?

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Jump Start

• Pick up your spiral and the Great Awakening
  notes.
• Glue the Great Awakening notes into the next page
  of your spiral leaving room at the bottom to
  add other notes.
• We will be watching a short video as soon as
  class starts.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v08rlDmVhkSc

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Learning Objectives/Key Questions

• Identify the major eras and events in U.S.
  history through 1877 (8.1A)
• Analyze causes of the American Revolution (8.4A)
• What was the First Great Awakening and why was it
  important?
• How might the Great Awakening have led to the
  American Revolution?

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The First Great Awakening

• As the colonies became more successful, people
  felt as if they had lost their faith
• Faith was a large motivation for founding the
  colonies
• Sparked a religious revival known as the Great
  Awakening
• A revival of religious feeling in the American
  colonies during the 1730s and 40s

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• Weakened the status of old-fashioned churches
• Encouraged people to use their own judgment and
  help others
• Introduced the ideas of equality and the right to
  challenge authority
• People began to feel confident in their own
  thoughts and decisions
• Helped contribute to colonists desire for
  independence and the American Revolution

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Main Ideas of the Great Awakening

1. God was open to all who made an appeal to him.
2. A person could gain salvation through divine
   grace.
3. Many groups believed an organized church and
   trained ministry wasnt needed.
4. Some churches began a more democratic church
   organization.

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Questions

• What was the First Great Awakening and why was it
  important?
• How might the Great Awakening have led to the
  American Revolution?