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Analyzing primary sources: John White and the "lost colonists": In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 4.3; In this lesson, students will read about John White's attempt to find the "lost colonists" in 1590, and will practice thinking critically and analyzing primary source documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Anticipation guide: A royal colony: This activity presents students with a series of true/false statements about the early Carolina colony. Students respond to the statements before and after reading an article about the changes in the Carolina colony in its first fifty years, as it was divided into North and South Carolina and changed from a proprietary colony to a royal colony.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Carolina colony: Comparing three perspectives: In this lesson, students compare three different primary sources written by early colonists and consider the reasons the colonists had for moving to Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Colonial and state records of North Carolina: Lessons developed using the Colonial State Records of North Carolina collection from Documenting the American South; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Comparing and contrasting colonial rice and tobacco agriculture: This graphic organizer will help students understand the processes of growing rice and tobacco in colonial North Carolina after reading two related articles from the North Carolina digital history textbook — "The...; Format: document/worksheet

Conflicts in North Carolina colonial history: Culpeper's Rebellion: In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 9; In this lesson, students will work independently to examine primary source documents and secondary sources to answer questions about Culpeper's Rebellion. This lesson is best taught after the lesson Conflicts in North Carolina Colonial History: Tuscarora War.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Lara Willox.

Conflicts in North Carolina colonial history: Tuscarora War: In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 8; In this lesson, the class will work together to examine primary source documents and secondary sources to answer questions about the Tuscarora War.; Format: lesson plan; By Lara Willox.

Discovering North Carolina: A colonial map webquest: In North Carolina maps, page 2.5; In this lesson, students engage in a webquest in which they take on the role of a seventeenth-century explorer commissioned by the King of England to collect information about the area he intends to call North Carolina. Through this activity, students identify the geographic aspects that influenced exploration and settlement and connect narratives with geographic locations for topics including discovery, Native Americans, and politics.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Jennifer Job.

Discussion guide: Religion in early America: In Educator's Guides: North Carolina Digital History, page 3.4; This discussion guide will help students understand the larger context of religion in colonial America as they read about topics such as Quaker emigration and the Great Awakening.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Educator's guide: The arrival of Swiss immigrants: Teaching suggestions to help your students synthesize the information in the article "The Arrival of Swiss Immigrants."; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: Marriage in colonial North Carolina: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about marriage in colonial North Carolina.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: From Caledonia to Carolina: Graphic organizer designed to aid students' comprehension as they read an article about the immigration of Highland Scots to North Carolina in the colonial era.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: John Lawson's assessment of the Tuscarora: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a primary source account detailing an English traveler's encounters with the Tuscarora Indians in 1700-1701.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: Who owns the land?: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about conflicting ideas of land ownership between European settlers in America and American Indians.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Immigrants' experiences in colonial North Carolina: In this lesson plan, students read two primary-source documents describing the experiences of new arrivals to North Carolina during the colonial period: One is a summary of a report written by a young Moravian settler from Pennsylvania; the other is a letter from a German immigrant. Students compare and contrast the journeys and settlement of the two groups.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

"Land and Work in Carolina" teaching strategies: A variety of suggested activities for use with an article that explains the key elements of feudalism, with a focus on how those elements evolved into the systems of labor and land ownership seen in colonial North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The land of milk and honey: Propaganda and the colonies: In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 3; In this lesson, students use primary sources to examine the use of propaganda and how it influenced people's decisions to immigrate to the colonies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Lara Willox.

The land of milk and honey: Reasons for migration: In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 2; In this lesson, students brainstorm reasons people leave their homes and move somewhere else. After discussing modern day reasons for migration, students will explore the motives of early settlers to immigrate to colonial North Carolina. Motives will be explored using a primary source, specifically letters from potential settlers asking for permission to come to the "land of milk and honey."; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Lara Willox.

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 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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