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Early attempt to govern newly independent states differentiated instruction lesson plan

The “Early Attempt to Govern Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan, that is now on http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico, follows the 7th grade NYS social studies curriculum. The following content is included in the differentiated instruction PowerPoint that contains two ability levels.

  • Early Confrontations: Lexington, Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Important Leaders: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Adams,
  • 1st Continental Congress: Galloway Plan, Suffolk Resolves, Declaration of Rights and Grievances, Continental Association
  • 2nd Continental Congress: Declaration of the Causes of Taking up Arms, Olive Branch Petition
  • A Movement for Independence Evolved from the Political Debates of the Day
  • Declaration of Independence: Origins, Content, Impact, Ideals Embodied

The following are the essential questions:

  • —What political systems were established in the colonies?
  • —How did the American revolution parallel the move toward self-government?
  • —What were the major documents of the independence movement and how were they produced?

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Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin.com!)

www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

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American Revolution

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Early attempt to govern newly independent states differentiated instruction lesson plan

Early attempt to govern newly independent states differentiated instruction lesson plan

The “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan follows the NYS 7th grade social studies curriculum and standards under the American Revolution. To learn more about what is included in this social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan click on one of the links below:

What is included in the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

What content is included in the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

 

You can find the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan by clicking on the links below:

“Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan

“Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction PowerPoint

 

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico

www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

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American Revolution

Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

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The “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan is now on http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico, which specializes in middle school social studies differentiated instruction.

The “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan follows the NYS 7th grade social studies curriculum and standards. It contains the following sections:

  • Lesson Plan with mini-lesson notes
  • 3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets
  • 2 Ability Levels of Note Sheets for the Enriched PowerPoint
  • Basic Note Sheet for the Basic PowerPoint
  • DBQ Activity Answer Sheet
  • DBQ Activity
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Graphic Organizer Answer Sheet
  • Homework Paragraph Writing

To learn more about each section, continue reading below:

Vocabulary

I differentiates instruction for vocabulary by using different ability levels and allows for student choice based on the Multiple Intelligence Theory. There are three different ability levels: enriched, average and basic. There are three sections on the vocabulary sheet: vocabulary word, definition and student choice of drawing a picture or writing a sentence to show understanding.

The enriched version allows for more critical thinking by making the student write the definition in their own words. The average version uses slotted definitions that can be filled in by looking at the PowerPoint. The basic version has the full definition of the vocabulary word so that the student has time to read and then think about it before moving on to the sentence/drawing section.

The following vocabulary words are used in the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan:

  • —  Minutemen
  • —  Declaration of Independence
  • —  1st Continental Congress
  • —  2nd Continental Congress
  • —  Committee of Correspondence
  • —  Declaration of Rights and Grievances
  • —  Republic
  • —  Olive Branch Petition
  • —  The Preamble
  • —  Unalienable Rights
  •   Democracy
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Average Ability Level Vocabulary Sheets

Mini-lesson Notes

The differentiated instruction mini-lesson is presented through a PowerPoint. There are two different ability levels of the PowerPoint. The enriched version allows for more critical thinking and the basic version is simplified. The same content is used in each version. This works great when there is a co-teacher in the room and parallel teaching takes place. If you don’t have a co-teacher, don’t worry. You can choose which version will work best for your students and still differentiate it. There are two versions of note sheets for each PowerPoint. The basic version uses slotted notes and the enriched version of the note sheets allows the students to write the notes in their own words. Using slotted notes for students with a lower ability level provides time for students to partner review the content of each slide. Repetition is very important for the retention of content.

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States

Differentiated Instruction PowerPoint

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Average Ability Level Notes

 

DBQ Activity

The Data Based Question activity uses mixed ability level groups of four. This activity goes on throughout the presentation of the mini-lesson. It covers the following documents:

  • Document 1: “Join, or Die.” Cartoon by Benjamin Franklin, 1754
  • Document 2: “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” by Patrick Henry; March 23, 1775
  • Document 3: “Declaration of Rights and Grievances” October 14, 1774
  • Document 4: Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms July 6, 1775
  • Document 5: Olive Branch Petition July 5, 1775
  • Document 6: “Declaration of Independence” July 4, 1776 2nd Continental Congress
Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States DBQ Activity

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States DBQ Activity

Graphic Organizer

The graphic organizer should be done in mixed ability pairs because it deals with the primary source documents above.

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States Primary Source Graphic Organizer

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States Primary Source Graphic Organizer

Paragraph Writing Homework

This uses level 6 of the my Leveled Writing System. It has a grading checklist.

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States Paragraph Writing

Early Attempts to Govern Newly Independent States Paragraph Writing

 

To learn more about the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan, follow the links below:

Where can I find the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

 

What content is in the “Early Attempt to Govern the Newly Independent States” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

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Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin!)

www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

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Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

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Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Background Causes of the American Revolution

The “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan uses a PowerPoint for the mini-lesson to deliver the content. It consists of five economic factors and five political factors. Each of the background causes is explained in the PowerPoint. An example of what to expect on each slide is provided below for the Triangle Trade. The economic factors are:

  • Mercantilism
  • Favorable Balance of Trade
  • Triangular Trade
  • —Triangular Trade: A trade between the America’s, Europe and Africa combining European capital (in the first leg) with African labor (in the second) and British-colony resources (in the third):
    *—From Europe – manufactured goods: copper, textiles, silks imported from Asia, glassware, ammunition, guns, knives and other finished products.
    —In Africa, sailors unloaded European goods and filled the ships with indigo and human cargo: men, women and children.

    *—The “middle passage” brought the newly enslaved Africans to the Americas or to Caribbean islands.

    —*At least ten percent of the captives died en route due to unbelievably bad conditions. When the ships encountered fierce weather, casualties were higher.

    *—From the America’s: raw materials, returned to Europe. Sugar, coffee, tobacco and – especially – cotton were processed in British factories. Those materials provided workers with jobs and business owners with profits.
  • Rise of an influential business community in the colonies
  • Cost of colonial wars against the French
Causes of the American Revolution

Economic Factors were Background Causes of the American Revolution

The Political factors are:

  • The role of the British Civil War
  • Periods of political freedom in the colonies
  • Impact of the French and Indian War
  • Political thought of the Enlightenment
  • New social relationships between European powers and the American colonies
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Political Factors including the Albany Plan of Union were background causes of the American Revolution

To find out more about the differentiated instruction lesson plan, click on the links below:

Where can I find the Background Causes of the American Revolution differentiated instruction lesson plan?

What is included in the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

You can find all of my social studies differentiated instruction lesson plans and PowerPoint by clicking on the link below:

US History Lesson Plans

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin!)

www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

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Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Where can I find the Background Causes of the American Revolution differentiated instruction lesson plan?

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Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

The “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan is available in two different places. You can find the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan and PowerPoint by following the links below:

Background Causes of the American Revolution differentiated instruction lesson plan Background Causes of the American Revolution differentiated instruction PowerPoint

Another site you can get the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” lesson plan on is teachersnotebook.com where I run another store. Only the PowerPoint is available right now but the lesson should be up soon.

Background Causes of the American Revolution differentiated instruction PowerPoint Where ever you decide to get the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” lesson plan you will not be disappointed.

To find out more about this lesson plan click on the links below: What does the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” lesson plan include? What content does the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” lesson plan include?

You can find all of my social studies differentiated instruction lesson plans and PowerPoints by following the link below:

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Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico specializes in middle school social studies differentiated instruction. One of the newer social studies differentiated instruction lesson plans that are now on the site is the “Background Causes of the American Revolution“. It includes the following sections:

  • Lesson Plan with notes
  • 3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets
  • 2 Ability Levels of Note Sheets for Enriched PowerPoint
  • 2 Ability Levels of Note Sheets for Basic PowerPoint
  • 2 Ability Levels DBQ Activity with Answer Sheets
  • 2 Ability Levels of a Graphic Organizer
  • 2 Ability Levels of Homework Essential Questions

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson Vocabulary

The anticipatory set is a vocabulary work sheet that is based on the Multiple Intelligence Theory and uses ability levels to differentiate instruction. There are three sections: vocabulary word, definition, and allows student choice between a drawing or a sentence that shows understanding. There are three ability levels of these sheets to challenge students on their own ability level. The basic level includes the vocabulary word and definitions so that they can read it and then use it in the third box with either a drawing or a sentence. The average ability level includes the vocabulary word and slotted definitions in which they fill from the PowerPoint. The slots highlight the most important part of the definition. They then will need to draw or write a sentence in the third box. The enriched version allows room for more critical thinking by having the students write the definition in their own words and then work on the third box for drawing or a sentence. Below is an example of the three ability levels vocabulary sheet.

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Vocabulary Sheet

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson Note Sheets

Differentiated instruction continues with the note section of the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan. There are two ability levels of a PowerPoint that contains the same content. The basic level has been simplified to allow students the opportunity to finish their notes and have time to review with a partner or on their own. The basic note sheet uses slotted notes that they can fill in as they go through the PowerPoint. The enriched version goes into more detail and allows the students to use their critical thinking skills to write their notes in their own words. Below is an example of the basic note sheet that goes with the PowerPoint.

Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction note sheets

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson DBQ Activity

The activity uses mixed ability level grouping to interpret the Data Based Questions provided about the Albany Plan of Union. This also bring in the Common Core Standards.

Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Albany Plan of Union

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson Graphic Organizers

For the Concluding Set, the Background Causes of the American Revolution lesson offers a differentiated instruction graphic organizer that is available in two different ability levels. The basic ability level has the content but not the titles in the boxes and also includes a word box. The enriched version allows students to use more critical thinking skills by filling in the content box around the titles. Below is the graphic organizer. It focuses on both the economic causes and the political causes of the American Revolution.

Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Graphic Organizer

Background Causes of the American Revolution Lesson Homework

There is even differentiated instruction using different ability levels for homework included in the Background Causes of the American Revolution lesson as seen below.

Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Background Causes of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Homework

The “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan   should be used in a middle school classroom and is perfect for NYS. Below are more links that can help you learn more about the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan.

Where can I find the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

What content is included in the “Background Causes of the American Revolution” differentiated instruction lesson plan?

 

Let me plan your social studies differentiated instruction lesson plans so that you have time to teach and connect with your students. Visit my site at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico

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Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico

www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico