Graphic organizer: Janet Schaw on American agriculture
This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a diary excerpt about agricultural practices in the Carolinas on the eve of the American Revolution.
A lesson plan for grade 8 Social Studies
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Have your students fill in this graphic organizer as they read the page “Janet Schaw on American Agriculture,” an excerpt from the diary of a Scottish lady traveling in North Carolina on the eve of the American Revolution. In the excerpt, Schaw describes, and harshly criticizes, the farming practices she finds in the colonies.
Janet Schaw graphic organizer
| Topic | Carolina positives | Carolina negatives | How they do it in Britain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers and creeks | |||
| Trees | |||
| Methods of farming | |||
| Gardening | |||
| Work ethic of inhabitants | |||
| Fences | |||
| Preparation of fields | |||
| Sowing seeds |
North Carolina curriculum alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 8
- Goal 1: The learner will analyze important geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of life in the region prior to the Revolutionary Period.
- Objective 1.07: Describe the roles and contributions of diverse groups, such as American Indians, African Americans, European immigrants, landed gentry, tradesmen, and small farmers to everyday life in colonial North Carolina, and compare them to the other colonies.
- North Carolina Essential Standards
- Social Studies (2010)
Grade 8
- 8.G.1 Understand the geographic factors that influenced North Carolina and the United States. 8.G.1.1 Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States....
- Social Studies (2010)
