NAME: _____________________________________	HB/IG: _____________________________________	
DATE: March 27, 2006 – May 12, 2006	SUBJECT: Social Studies – Colonial New Jersey and the American Revolution	

Objective-Questions	NJCCCS	Class Activities	Homework	Assessment	
•	How did New Jersey go from being a colony to being a state?
•	What was the American Revolution and why was it fought?	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B	W-Review Game
W-Class Discussion: From Lenape and Explorers to Colonial New Jersey
W-Video: The First 4th of July (Liberty’s Kids)	A.	5/1/30
B.	5/2/31
C.	5/3/32,34	Teacher Observation and Homework	
Art Center:
•	identify and explain the significance of the symbols in the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B 
3.1G-H, 3.2A-D, 9.2	Art Center:
I-Read the attached article.
I/P-Trace or draw the Great Seal in your notebook (include your description).	Complete Center Activities	Teacher Observation and Center Rubric	
Writing Center:
•	use the writing process to explain why our founding fathers chose to fight the Revolutionary War	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B 
3.1G-H, 3.2A-D, 9.2	Writing Center:
I-Read the attached article.
I/P-Prewrite, draft, proofread, revise, and publish a friendly letter to Governor Livingston with advice about fighting the war.	Complete Center Activities	Teacher Observation and Center Rubric	
Geography Center:
•	find the relative and absolute locations of places that we have discussed in class	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B 
3.1G-H, 3.2A-D, 9.2	Geography Center:
I/S-Use classroom maps to find the relative/absolute locations of places related to colonial America	Complete Center Activities	Teacher Observation and Center Rubric	
Computer Center:
•	evaluate the impact that New Jersey had on the American Revolution	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B 
3.1G-H, 3.2A-D, 9.2	Computer Center:
I-Visit the assigned website and complete a summary describing New Jersey’s importance during the Revolutionary War.	Complete Center Activities	Teacher Observation and Center Rubric	
History Center:
•	identify at least five leaders of the American Revolution	6.1, 6.4A-B, 6.6B 
3.1G-H, 3.2A-D, 9.2	History Center:
S-As a group, play “Go Fish” with the biography cards and complete a one-paragraph statement.	Complete Center Activities	Teacher Observation and Center Rubric	
	
W=Whole Group
S=Small Group      
P=Peer to Peer
I=Independent	Notes:  
*For all homework assignments, the first number indicates a chapter, the second number indicates a lesson, and the third number indicates the corresponding page in the activity book (e.g. 5/1/30 refers to Chapter 5, Lesson 1, and page 30 in the softcover activity book).