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Social Studies — Grade 8

Goal 1, Objective 1.06

Goal 1

The learner will analyze important geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of life in the region prior to the Revolutionary Period.

Objective 1.06

Identify geographic and political reasons for the creation of a distinct North Carolina colony and evaluate the effects on the government and economics of the colony.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Take action, save the past
In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.8
In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use a problem-solving model to identify a problem and solve it creatively.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Reading guide: A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina (1663)
These questions will help to guide students' reading of "A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina" and encourage them to think critically about the text.
Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Power sharing and the Lord Proprietors of North Carolina
This lesson examines the essential question: How did government instability under the Lord Proprietors effect the development of North Carolina? The lesson has been modified for novice low English language learners.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
By Pamela Glover and Laura Packer.
Navigating the inlets and havens
In this lesson plan, students read and analyze a primary source document written in the early 1700s that describes the inlets of the North Carolina coast. The students adopt the perspective of a contemporary ship's captain and discuss the importance of the information in the document.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Lords Proprietors graphic organizer
This activity will support students' comprehension as they read the article "The Lords Proprietors."
Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Anticipation guide: "A Little Kingdom in Carolina"
A learner's guide to the article "A Little Kingdom in Carolina," this activity will help student comprehension.
Format: worksheet/learner's guide (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Analyzing historical maps of North Carolina
In this lesson students will analyze historical maps and will use their knowledge of history, observation skills, and inference to draw conclusions about the events that affected the geographic development of North Carolina over time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Loretta Wilson.

Resources on the web

Discovering North Carolina: A colonial map webquest
Using historical maps of North Carolina and other primary sources now published online, students complete a webquest in which they describe the colony of North Carolina for the King of England and imagine they are explorers in his employ. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
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