Friday, October 31, 2025

Oct 31

Warm up: 10-4

Read the Halloween article on the table
(You can read this with a partner if you want to)
Don't answer the 10 questions, instead
1. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentences.
2. Did you (or will you) carve or paint a pumpkin
this year for Halloween?

Due Dates:

Today 10/31                             Next Day 11/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Samhain                               2. 7yr War

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Oct 30

 Warm up: none

Get into your seat and ready to start
Take a few minutes to look at your notes

Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- Today
Middle Passage- Today
Colonial Test- Today

Today 10/30                             Next Day 10/31
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colonial Test                       2. Samhain

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Oct 29

Warm up: 10-3

(you can use your notes if you would like)
1. How did slavery affect or change America?
2. How did slavery affect or change Africa?
3. Why was slavery used in the Americas?

Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Middle Passage- 10/29 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/29                             Next Day 10/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Middle Passage                   2. Colonial Test 

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Oct 28

Warm up: 10-2

Watch the clip CLIP
Write a few sentences on the founding of 
the 13 colonies


Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Middle Passage- 10/29 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/28                             Next Day 10/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colonial RQ                        2. Middle Passage 

Monday, October 27, 2025

Oct 27

Warm up: 10-1 Last week's Green Paper)

1. Why is it important to study specific individuals in history?
2. Think about some of the important people we have studied
in our Colonization Unit.  Write down their names and 
what they are known for.

Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Middle Passage- 10/29 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/27                             Next Day 10/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colonial People                   2. Middle Passage

Friday, October 24, 2025

Oct 24

Warm up: 9-5

1. What was an indentured servant and how did the system work?
2. What problem was indentured servitude and slavery
 trying to solve?

Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Middle Passage- 10/29 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/24                             Next Day 10/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Slavery                                2. Slavery

(You can use your notes for this)
1. How was slavery different in the Ancient civilizations 
then in the Americas?
2. Why was slavery more common in the southern
 Colonies?

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Oct 23

Warm up: 9-4

In a few sentences explain:
How did tobacco impact the colonies economy, and 
how did slavery fit in to it?

Due Dates:
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Middle Passage- 10/29 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/23                             Next Day 10/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Slavery                                2. Slavery

Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Oct 22

Warm up: 9-3

1. How did the people of Salem let fear rule their actions?
2. Explain how the middle colonies were different from 
the New England and Southern colonies.

Due Dates:
Plymouth Narrative- Today
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/22                             Next Day 10/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Slavery                                2. Slavery

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Oct 21

Warm up: 9-2

1. Which early colony would you rather have been
 part of ?(Jamestown or Plymouth), Explain why
2. What was a major difference between the southern 
colonies and the New England colonies in the US

Due Dates:
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed
Salem DBQ- 10/28 Tue
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/21                             Next Day 10/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Salem                                   2. Slavery

Monday, October 20, 2025

Oct 20

Warm up: 9-1 (New Green Paper)

Watch the Clip about Colonial Life in Georgia
1. What technology did Colonists use?
2. How is it different then the tech we use today?

Due Dates:
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed
Colonial Test- 10/30 Thurs

Today 10/20                             Next Day 10/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colonial Life                       2. Salem

Clip 0:22-4:02

Friday, October 17, 2025

Oct 17

Warm up: 8-5

Read the article from the front table
Write a few sentences comparing and contrasting 
Jamestown and Plymouth colonies

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed

Today 10/17                             Next Day 10/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colony Quiz                        2. Colonial Life

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Oct 16

 Warm up: 8-4

In a sentence or two explain  the New England colonies

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed

Today 10/16                             Next Day 10/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Early Colonies                    2. Colony Quiz

In a few sentences explain some similarities and 
differences between the New England colonies 
and the Middle colonies

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Oct 15

Warm up: 8-3

Watch the clip CLIP CLIP
Explain the Mystery at Roanoke and possible 
theories to what happened

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed

Today 10/15                             Next Day 10/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Early Colonies                    2. Early Colonies

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Oct 14

Warm up: 8-2

1.Thinking on the struggles, illness, and death
the pilgrims faced, how do you think they dealt with 
it and made it through?
2. Why would being able to communicate with the 
natives be important for colonial success?

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri
Plymouth Narrative- 10/22 Wed

Today 10/14                             Next Day 10/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Plymouth                             2. Early Colonies

Monday, October 13, 2025

Oct 13

Warm up: 8-1 (Last week's Pink Paper)

1. What advantages and challenges might a community 
of families have in colonizing America?
2. What can we learn from the pilgrim's experience
 to apply to us today?

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri

Today 10/8                              Next Day 10/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Plymouth                             2. Plymouth

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Oct 8

Warm up: 7-3

In 3-5 sentences, describe the living conditions of
 the Pilgrims on their journey in the Mayflower

Due Dates:
Colonial Quiz- 10/17 Fri

Today 10/8                              Next Day 10/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Plymouth                             2. Plymouth

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Oct 7

Warm up: 7-2

If you had limited freedoms, would you be interested
 in moving to a new place/ country where you had more
 freedoms even if it was hard and dangerous to do 
so? Explain.

Due Dates:

Today 10/6                              Next Day 10/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Plymouth                             2. Plymouth

Monday, October 6, 2025

Oct 6

Warm up: 7-1 (New Pink Paper)

Watch the clip to answer the question. Clip
1. Write a few sentences on Pocahontas based on
 the information the clip provides.

Due Dates:

Today 10/6                              Next Day 10/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Plymouth                             2. Plymouth

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Oct 2

Warm up: 6-4

Read the "Jamestown" article
1. Write a 3-4 sentence summary of the article.
2. Explain why you think this may have happened.

Due Dates:

Today 10/2                              Next Day 10/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Jamestown                           2. Plymouth

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Oct 1

 Warm up: 6-3

In regards to your colony...
1. What are some of the challenges in choosing 
what to bring?
2. How is your colony going to make money?
3. Why would investors want to pay for you to go 
colonize America?

Due Dates:

Today 10/1                              Next Day 10/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up
2. Colonization                        2. Jamestown