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Manifest Destiny Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of Land Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

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Manifest Destiny Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Manifest Destiny Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

The Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of Land Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan is now on http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico! It is a beautifully done lesson plan that is based on the 7th grade NYS social studies curriculum and standards. Take a look below to see what is included.

This social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan includes:

  • Lesson Plan with mini-lesson notes
  • 3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets (enriched, average and basic); average and basic are shown below

 

Differentiated Instruction Vocabulary

Differentiated Instruction Vocabulary

  • 2 Ability Levels of Note Sheets for the Enriched and Basic PowerPoints; the basic note sheets help students focus and allow time for a partner review after each slide. This allows the students to get repetition, which we all know is important. The enriched note sheets allow the students to do more critical thinking.
Manifest Destiny Basic Note Sheet

Manifest Destiny Basic Note Sheet

  • 2 Ability Levels of Lewis and Clark web-quests that use the same content but different websites; an answer key is included

 

Lewis and Clark Differentiated Instruction Webquest

Lewis and Clark Differentiated Instruction Webquest

  • Map of Land Acquisitions

social studies differentiated instruction activiteis

  • Map Activity

social studies activity

The Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of Land differentiated instruction lesson plan includes the following content in the Leveled PowerPoint that goes with it (basic and enriched versions):

  • Vocabulary
  • Essential Questions
  • Acquisition of Louisiana
  • Lewis and Clark
  • Acquisition of Land in the North
  • Acquisition of Florida
  • Acquisition of Texas
  • Acquisition of the Northwest
  • Acquisition of the Southwest
  • Mexican War
Manifest Destiny Differentiated Instruction PowerPoint

Manifest Destiny Differentiated Instruction PowerPoint

Acquisition of Texas

Acquisition of Texas

Acquisition of Louisiana

Acquisition of Louisiana

The two different ability levels of the PowerPoint are great to use with parallel teaching if a co-teacher is available in your classroom. If you don’t have a co-teacher, you can choose the version that best suits each of your classes.

To find out where you can find the Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of Land differentiated instruction lesson plan, click here.

 

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Kasha Mastrodomenico

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American Revolution

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

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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:

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

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

 

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Causes of the American Revolution Lesson

Causes of the American Revolution

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Causes of the American Revolution

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
Causes of the American Revolution

Political Factors including the Albany Plan of Union were background causes of the American Revolution

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Military and Political Aspects of the American Revolution Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

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Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

I just released a new social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan on my store http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/American-Revolution-Military-and-Political-Aspects-Differentiated-Lesson-459201. If you are a NYS 7th or 8th grade social studies teacher and you have not checked out this site yet, what are you waiting for?! I follow the NYS 7th and 8th grade social studies curriculum and standards.

The new social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan is called “Military and Political Aspects of the American Revolution”. It includes:

  • Lesson Plan
  • 3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets

    Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Vocabulary Sheets

    Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Vocabulary Sheets are used in the Military and Political Aspects of the American Revolution Lesson Plan

  • 2 Ability Levels of Note Sheets for the Enriched PowerPoint
  • Basic Note Sheet for the Basic PowerPoint (Enriched note sheets works for the Basic PowerPoint Version too) The PowerPoint is leveled to incorporate parallel teaching in the classroom. It allows for the enriched students to go into more detail and critical thinking. The Basic level version is simplified which allows students time for repetition.

    Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Leveled Notes

    Social Studies Differentiated Instruction Leveled Notes

  • Activity Choice Sheet can be given the day before so that the teacher can run enough copies and group appropriately.
  • Talk Show Activity with Rubric
  • Superhero Story Activity with Rubric
  • Board Game Developer Activity with Rubric
    Multiple Intelligence Activities used for Student Choice and Differentiated Instruction in Social Studies

    Multiple Intelligence Activities used for Student Choice and Differentiated Instruction in Social Studies

    Multiple Intelligence Activities used for Student Choice and Differentiated Instruction in Social Studies

    Multiple Intelligence Activities used for Student Choice and Differentiated Instruction in Social Studies

The Military and Political Aspects of the Revolutionary War differentiated instruction lesson plan includes the following content in the Leveled PowerPoint that goes with it:

  • Washington’s Leadership
  • Strategies of the Principle Military Engagements: The Battles
  • Role of the Loyalists
  • Physical land features affected the outcome of the war
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of the Colonies and the British
  • Foreign Aid
  • Role of Women, African Americans and Native Americans
  • Haphazard Occurances of Events: The Human Factor
  • Clash between Colonial Authority and the Continental Congress

    Military and Political Aspects of the Revolutionary War Differentiated Instruction PowerPoint

    Military and Political Aspects of the Revolutionary War Differentiated Instruction PowerPoint

The essential questions for this social studies differentiated instruction lesson plan are:

  1. What was the military course of the Revolutionary War?
  2. —What role did leadership, commitment, and luck play in the American victory over the British?

As you can see, differentiated instruction is a major player within my social studies lesson plans. Allow me to plan for you so you can focus on teaching your wonderful students. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico Check it out!

 

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Geographic Factors Influenced European Exploration and Settlement

Where can I find the Geographic Factors Influenced European Exploration and Settlement in America lesson plan?

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Geographic Factors Influenced European Exploration and Settlement in America

The “Geographic Factors Influenced European Exploration and Settlement in America” differentiated instruction lesson plan is a fantastic lesson plan that uses the 7th grade NYS social studies curriculum. It has a fabulous PowerPoint that goes into detail about:

1. Effects of weather and natural hazards on the Atlantic crossings
2. Characteristics of physical environments where different Europeans settled
3. The development of New France, New England, New Netherland, New Spain (each a different slide)

The differentiated instruction lesson plan itself includes:

1. Lesson Plan
2. 3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets
3. 2 Ability Levels of Notes
4. Student Activity Choice Sheet
5. Magazine Advertisement Activity and Rubric
6. Talk Show Activity and Rubric
7. 2 Ability Levels of a Graphic Organizer
8. Homework Self Reflection Paragraph

You can find the single differentiated instruction lesson plan “Geographic Factors Influenced European Exploration and Settlement” by following the links below:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geographic-Factors-Influenced-European-Exploration-and-Settlement-PowerPoint

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http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico offers social studies differentiated instruction for middle school. Check it out!

 

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Iroquois (Haudenosaunee-People of the Longhouse) and Algonquian People adapted to the environment in which they settled

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The 7th grade NYS Social Studies curriculum encourages teachers to teach about the NYS environment and how it affected the early cultures of the Iroquois and the Algonquian. The curriculum is stated as follows:
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee—People of the Longhouse) and Algonquian People adapted to the environment in which they settled

1. Geographic regions of New Yo r k
2. Diversity of flora and fauna
3. Seasons and weather patterns
4. Kinds of Settlements and Settlement patterns

Iroquois and Algonquian Cultures Lesson Plan

In my opinion, it is important to split this content up into three different social studies differentiated instruction lesson plans.
When I made the Geographic Regions of NYS lesson plan, I focused on the geographic regions of NY, diversity of flora and fauna, and the weather patterns. I also added the Great Lakes and the major natural waterways of NYS. I did this to show the importance of water that will be built upon in the next lesson plan.
In the Iroquois and Algonquian Cultures lesson, I put the kind of settlements and settlement patterns in which incorporates the following part of the 7th grade NYS social studies curriculum:
The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) developed cultural patterns that reflected their needs and values
1. Creation and religious beliefs
2. Importance of the laws of nature and the wise use of natural resources
3. Patterns of time and space
4. Family and kinship
5. Education
6. Conceptions of land ownership and use
7. Language
C. Algonquian Culture
1. Spiritual beliefs
2. Spatial patterns
The Iroquois Confederacy Lesson Plan focuses on the Government and gender roles within the government.
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