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- Completed chart from session 2 (Attachment A)
- Maps of colonial America
- Overhead or handout of the questions in step #2
- Check students’ completed charts, “Characteristics of Early Exploration and Settlements in the New World” (Attachment A).
- Begin discussion by having the students focus on New England. Students should participate in the discussion, using the information identified in their completed chart. Students should correct or amend their chart during discussion. Examples of questions to guide discussion may include:
• Where is New England?
• What group(s) settled in New England?
• Who were the key individuals associated with the settlement(s)?
• Where did the groups come from and why? (Include details of the circumstances in which these individuals were living prior to coming to America. Include the length and conditions of the journey and the probable route taken.)
• When was this region settled?
• What type of government was established upon arrival? How did this government compare to the one the settlers left? What was the role of religion in the new governments?
• Who supported or financed the journey? Why?
• What conditions did the settlers encounter upon arrival in the New World? How did they relate to American Indians (First Americans)?
• What type of agriculture or commerce was most successful in the area?
NOTE: To assist students who have disabilities or limited English proficiency, these questions may be printed on a handout with space for students to take notes during discussion. Label the handout “Information on New England.”
- Instruct students to imagine that they are settlers in New England. Instruct them to write a letter or diary entry describing one of the following situations: the day they departed for the New World; a day on the ship enroute to the New World; the first full day in the New World. The entry should reflect historical facts and include specific information, such as time, locations, climate, and food.
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