5th Grade Social Studies Unit 3

Big Idea:

Compare establishment, geography, and everyday life the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

5.1(B) [Supporting] Describe the accomplishments of significant individuals during the colonial period, including William Bradford, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, John Smith, John Wise, and Roger Williams.

5.10(B) [Supporting] Identify major industries of colonial America.

5.11(A) [Supporting] Describe the development of the free enterprise system in colonial America and the United States

5.13(B) [Readiness] Identify and explain how geographic factors have influenced the location of economic activities in the United States

5.14(A) [Readiness] Identify and compare the systems of government of early European colonists, including representative government and monarchy; and

5.14(B) [Supporting] Identify examples of representative government in the American colonies, including the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Focus TEKS

5.8(A) [Readiness] identify and describe the types of settlement and patterns of land use in the United States;

5.8(B) [Supporting] explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in the United States, past and present; and

5.8(C) [Readiness] analyze the reasons for the location of cities in the United States, including capital cities, and explain their distribution, past and present.

5.10(A) [Supporting] Explain the economic patterns of early European colonists

5.17(D) [Supporting] describe the origins and significance of national celebrations such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Constitution Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day;

Ongoing TEKS

5.7(C) [Supporting] Locate on a map important political features such as the ten largest urban areas in the United States, the 50 states and their capitals, and regions such as the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Southwest;

5.13(A) [Readiness] Compare how people in different parts of the United States earn a living, past and present

5.13(C) [Supporting] Analyze the effects of immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of the United States;

5.21(B) [Supporting] Explain how examples of art, music, and literature reflect the times during which they were created.

5.24(A) [Tools to Know] Differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;

5.24(B) [Ways to Show] Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

5.24(C) [Ways to Show] Organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

5.24(D) [Ways to Show] Identify different points of view about an issue, topic, or current event; and

5.24(E) [Ways to Show] Identify the historical context of an event.

5.25(A) [Tools to Know] Use social studies terminology correctly;

5.25(B) [Ways to Show] Incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication;

5.25(C) [Ways to Show] Express ideas orally based on research and experiences;

5.25(D) [Ways to Show] Create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies; and

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify and explain how geography affected the settlement of the 13 colonies
• I will identify major industries that developed in colonial America
• I will describe the accomplishments of John Smith, William Bradford, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and William Penn.
• I will compare representative government to a monarchy
• I will understand the purpose of the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses and how they reflect representative government
• I will write a comparison summary Rogers Williams and Anne Hutchinson
• I will write a comparison summary of Jamestown and Plymouth

Essential Questions:

• Why were England’s opportunities for colonization limited?
• How did John Smith affect the settlement at Jamestown?
• How did Squanto help the colonists at Plymouth, and how can Thanksgiving be linked to his assistance?
• Why was each colony founded?
• How did geography and climate affect the industries that develop in the new colonies?
• How are the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies alike? Different?
• How does a monarchy compare to a representative government?
• How are the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses alike? Different?
• What did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson have in common?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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