G 7-12 F2                                                                                                                                                                Calhoun County Schools 1999

 

Teacher ____________________________________________  Date___________________________

 

Grade:      10th              Course:  American History                                            Class Period(s)___________

 

Lesson Topic:       Mercantilism:  Great Britain and the thirteen colonies                                                

 

Objectives

Correlation to State Documents

 

The student should be able to:

COS

SAT 9

AHSGE/EXIT

 

1)  Explain the process of mercantilism.

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2: 1 – 5

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2)  Identify raw materials supplied by the thirteen colonies to Great Britain.

 

 

 

 

3)  Identify the finished products which the colonies purchased.

 

 

 

 

4)  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mercantilism on the British Empire

 

 

 

 

          and her colonies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities/Methods

Resource Materials

Assessment

 

1.  Introduce the topic of mercantilism to the class.  Discuss raw

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Textbook (p. 130-135)        

 

Check homework

          materials and finished products.  Provide an example of each.

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Overhead Masters

 

Test/Quiz

2.  Divide class into groups of four:  recorder, computer researcher,

 

Workbook/Handouts

 

Project

          encyclopedia researcher, leader/facilitator.

 

Multimedia Materials

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Participation

3.  Students should research using websites below, encyclopedias,

X

Hands-On Materials

 

Classwork

          and other resource materials provided by teacher to find raw

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Reference Materials

 

Review

          materials produced by the colonies.

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Other Supplies

 

Presentation

4.  Leaders will produce at least two findings to class and choose

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Raw materials such as

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Oral Responses

          an object for the raw materials activities box.

 

     cugar packets, etc

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Teacher Observation

5.  Give groups five minutes to jot down their ideas of finished

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Finished products such

 

Other

          products using the raw materials.

 

     as tea bag, etc.

 

 

6.  Leaders present findings to group.

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Small clear plastic

 

 

7.  Teacher leads discussion on advantages and disadvantages for

 

     containers for boxes

 

 

          the colonies and Great Britain.  Chart written on board.

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Computers

 

 

Comments:

Accommodations

Initials

Remediation Activities

 

Websites: (put www. in front)      

 

Extended Time

 

Not applicable

 

freepages.education.rootsweb.com/~cescott/mercan.html

 

Preferential Seating

 

 

 

westga.edu/~cscott/history/colonial.html

 

Testing Accommodation

 

 

 

rims.k12.ca.us/market_to_market/pages/exportsimports.html

 

Segmented Assignments

 

 

 

 

 

Copy of Teacher Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment Length

 

Enrichment Activities

 

      

 

Communication

 

Cooperative learning

 

 

 

Assignment Notebook

 

 

 

 

X

Peer Tutor

 

 

 

Homework:

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Other:  Copy of chart

 

Character Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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