Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
GAMES
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
English
Parts of Speech – click on all the links: verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, etc.
Vocab in Conversation – Do at least 10 out of 20 activities
GAMES
Monday, June 28, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Colonial Period Videos/Readings
ROANOKE ISLAND
They mention 4 ancient civilizations: Name two.
Who was the Queen of England that sent the expedition?
Who was the courtier that financed the expedition?
Who dominated the New World up to now?
How many men and women left for the New World?
Where was it located?
Why did Governor White go back to England?
What was White worried about two things that the settlers would face?
Why didn’t White come immediately back to Roanoke?
Who wins the war?
How long was it before White returns?
What did they find when they landed on Roanoke Island?
What did White think happened to the settlers?
What was at the settlement that was not there when White had left?
Did the settlement get burned to the ground? Why or Why not?
Were the settlers killed? Why or why not?
What sign did White find?
Where did they go after they went back to the ship? Why?
JAMESTOWN
Who was King of England in 1603?
What was name of the company that was the precursor to the modern corporation?
What was 3 motivations for exploration and settlement?
How many left for America? Were they men, women or both on the three ships?
When did they set foot on Chesapeake Bay and found Jamestown?
What did the settlers spend most of their time doing?
Who helped the settlers survive?
What was the name of the Captain that took over as leader of the colony?
What was the winter of 1609-1610 nicknamed?
How many out of 400 survived that winter?
Who was married to seal the treaty between the English settlers and the Powhattan?
What actually “saved” the settlers and their colony?
JAMESTOWN VIDEO #2
What was the ultimate goal for the settlers?
What struck the fist settlers? Unlimited ____________________ _________________________
What do the later settlers know about their survival rate?
What were they fleeing they reasons they took the risk? (they name 3, you can name 1)
MAYFLOWER
Which King made the policies that forced the Puritans to meet in hiding?
What was a name for the Puritan’s in England?
What did the Puritans have to give the merchants that guaranteed their passage to Virginia?
When did the Mayflower leave England?
How long did the crossing take?
The ships were blown further north and they missed Virginia and landed where?
What document was signed aboard the Mayflower?
It was the first to establish what?
The next settlement was started by whom?
What is the name of the settlement then? And now?
What area was next to be settled by the English?
What religion were these settlers?
Name one rule of Puritan living and one punishment if it were broken?
What religion settled in Maryland?
What was the name of the man that was banished from Massachusetts and started the area of Rhode Island?
What colony did New Sweden eventually become?
What was New Amsterdam renamed when the English took it over?
What was the religion of the people who settled in Pennsylvania?
Who explored the Mississippi River?
Where did the witch trials occur?
How many witches were hung?
What made the settlers of Georgia different from other settlers?
Who started the Stono Rebellion?
What was the cause and effect of the uprising?
Monday, June 21, 2010
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