Life in the Colonies: A Detailed Exploration
Explore what life was truly like in the colonies through a series of tasks involving homework, updating tables of contents, analyzing newspaper articles, and reflecting on various aspects such as farming, city life, rights of colonists, African American experiences, religion, education, colonial families, and leisure activities. Finally, craft a newspaper article correcting inaccuracies and drawing conclusions about colonial life.
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Tuesday, Oct. 11 1. Put your homework on my desk (Columbus Reading) 2. Update your table of contents Date 10/4 10/4 10/5 10/11 10/11 What was it like to live in the colonies Notes 35 Title Entry # 31 32 33 34 Southern Region Worksheet Triangular Trade map Important Colonies London Chronicle 2. Turn to entry 34 and title it: London Chronicle
Write each question and answer it the following way: Mostly accurate, partly accurate, mostly inaccurate London Chronicle 1. Study Shows Farmers Spend Several Hours Playing Cards Each Day 2. Unemployment Rises in Cities Colonists Return to the mother country 3. Colonists Ignore Principles of Self-Government 4. African Merchants Make Fortunes Trading Cloth for Rum 5. Preachers Stir Colonists into a Frenzy 6. Shocking Investigation: New England Schools lack Spelling, Reading, and Arithmetic 7. New Survey: American Wives Say They Work Harder than Servants 8. Colonists Use Honeybees to Get Work Done
What was it like to live in the Colonies? #34 Placard Notes from book/info. sheet Answers to the questions on the placard Answer to the key question on the placard Life on a Farm Life in Cities Rights of colonists Life for African Americans Religion Education Colonial Families Leisure
Conclusion 1. You are going to write a newspaper article titled: What Life Is Really Like in the Colonies (on a separate sheet of paper) 2. You will correct some of the inaccurate statements that were printed in the London Chronicle. 3. Must include: An introductory paragraph An accurate description of two or three aspects of life in the colonies. Write one paragraph for each aspect. In your descriptions, include your own conclusions. Support them with information from the primary and secondary sources and your notes from the book/info. sheets A short concluding paragraph about your overall understanding of life in the colonies
