Kristen Hood
8th grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans: September 15-19
Monday September 15, 2014
Learning Target: I can describe and provide examples on how religion and government influenced
colonial life. This means I can identify the type of education colonial children received, describe
how the Great Awakening affected the colonies and how the colonies were affected by the spread of
new ideas.
Chapter 4: Section 4/Fluency Song
Tuesday September 16, 2012
Learning Target: I can review the key leaders, important events and people within the chapters 3
and 4 over Colonization. I can describe/explain the motives behind the English in forming colonies
in the New World.
Review Game
Study guide
Wednesday September 17, 2014
Learning Target: I can complete my summative exam over Colonies and Life in the Colonies.
Summative Exam/Map
Thursday September 18, 2014
EXPLORE TEST
Friday September 19, 2014
Learning Target: I can analyze my exam and preview the American Revolution section in the
textbook. I can complete a writing exercise about life in the colonies.
Writing Activity on Colonization
Learning Targets for Life in the Colonies:
Chapter 4:
I can discuss and explain how English ideas about government and trade influenced or affected the
colonies. This means I can explain how the early English traditions, Peter Zenger’s role, and the
Navigation Acts affected colonial society.
I can describe the characteristics of colonial society. This means I can describe the roles of men,
women, and children in colonial America. I can also list the class differences that existed.
I can explain how slavery started and affected colonial life. This means I can describe the conditions
of enslaved Africans, explain why slavery became part of the colonial economy, and the restrictions
placed on enslaved Africans in the colonies.
I can describe and provide examples on how religion and government influenced colonial life. This
means I can identify the type of education colonial children received, describe how the Great
Awakening affected the colonies and how the colonies were affected by the spread of new ideas.