Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Anna Paga
8th Grade
9/07/15 – 9/11/15
Colony of Georgia
Richard Graiser
Georgia Studies
SS8H2 – Students will analyze the colonial period of Georgia history.
a. Explain the importance of James Oglethorpe, the Charter of 1732, reasons for settlement (charity, economics, and
defense), Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and the city of Savannah.
b. Evaluate the Trustee Period of Georgia’s colonial history, emphasizing the role of the Salzburgers, Highland Scots,
malcontents, and the Spanish threat from Florida.
c. Explain the development of Georgia as a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, government, and the
impact of the royal colony.
Prior to teaching:
Monday 9/07
Tuesday 9/08
Wednesday 9/09
Thursday 9/10
Essential Question: What were the cause and effects of the American Revolution?
What were the reasons What is a Proprietary
What is a Proprietary
for establishing the
colony?
colony?
colony of Georgia?
What is a Royal
What is a Royal
Who was James
colony?
colony?
Oglethorpe?
Who were the Royal
Who were the Royal
Governors of GA and
Governors of GA and
what was their
what was their
importance?
importance?
Friday 9/11
What is a Proprietary
colony?
What is a Royal
colony?
Who were the Royal
Governors of GA and
what was their
importance?
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Activator:
NO SCHOOL
Labor Day
1. Read pg. 82 The
Creation of Georgia.
Answer the following
a. In what year did
Georgia become a
colony?
b. What was offered to
the applicants?
c. Instead of debtors,
Georgia was made up
Activator: pg. 82
Activator:
Activator:
1. What question was
James Oglethorpe
asked in 1775 by the
British?
2. What was his answer
and why?
3. What
goods
and
services did the early
colony
of
Georgia
attempt to produce?
1. How
did
Georgia
become a Royal colony
and what effect did this
have on the colonists?
1. Who were the Royal
governors of Georgia?
2. What is the difference
between a proprietary
(Trustee Colony and a
Royal Colony?
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LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
of what?
4.
Cognitive Teaching Strategies: include time for distributed practice or summarizing
(Some ideas: Lecture/Question, Read/Discuss, TIMS, Hands on Activity, Thinking Map, Pictograph, Research, Vocabulary,
Diagrams/Graphs, Comprehension)
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Extending/Refining Activity: This is for all students. After they acquire, then take them up a notch with thinking skills/writing prompts.
(Some ideas: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Write, Classify, Analyze, Evaluate, Inductive, Deductive)
1. Activators
1. Activators
1. Activators
2. Pass out vocabulary for 2. Guided Notes (through
2. America the Story of
Colonization
the Trustee Period)
Us/ Rebels
3. Colonies of Georgia
3. Voyage of the Anne
3. Guided Notes (through
Brochure/ Students
project (Give each
the Royal Colony
student a ships
are to make brochures
period)
manifest for the original
to advertise the new
4. Graphic organizer over
voyage. Have the
colony of Georgia to
Royal Governors
students answer the
potential colonists.
questions using the
They will use a handout
manifest.
describing the new
4. Guided Notes (through
colony. Start in class/
terms of the charter)
complete for homework
using the rubric.
1. Activator
2. Composition Book
journal entry- Look
Below
3. Review for Monday’s
test.
Assignment and/or Assessment: A variety of informal, performance, constructed response, selected response
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LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Pretend to write a letter to
King George describing their
problems as a colonist and
suggestions for how to make
the colony a better place to
live.
Homework:
10 question
worksheet
Read the handout 1-4
Answer the questions
using the handout
Preferential seating
Extended time
Para for select students
Signer for select students
Guided Notes
Preferential seating
Extended time
Para for select students
Signer for select students
Guided Notes
Accommodations: (Sped, 504, SST)
Preferential seating
Extended time
Para for select students
Signer for select students
Guided Notes
Preferential seating
Extended time
Para for select students
Signer for select students
Guided Notes
Preferential seating
Extended time
Para for select students
Signer for select students
Guided Notes