Quarter 2

2nd Quarter represents a deep dive into the circumstances that led to the founding of settlements in North America and the challenges and opportunities faced by settlers with the question: What pushes and/or pulls people to a new place? 

Students will develop skills in: 

• Maps

• Asking Questions

• Speaking / Listening / Communicating

• Evaluate Primary / Secondary Sources 

• Making claims and defending

With a focus on vocabulary such as:

• Colonist

• Democratic

• Mayflower Compact

• Monarchy 

• Representative government

• Colony / Settlement

This unit could include a study of the Dear America Book Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple an historical fiction account of the Mayflower. Primary source exploration could include selections from William Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement and History Smashers: The Mayflower.