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What will you get from this when thispresentation is over?. You will understand how to use the 4 Square Writing Method in your classrooms. You will see how classroom technology can be utilized to teach writing. You will share ideas with your colleagues. You will be one hour closer to getting out of here!.
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4. The 4 Square Writing Method:
encourages students to use details to back up key ideas or statements.
provides an easy way to organize their thoughts.
can be used to create simple paragraphs for younger students.
can be incorporated in more advanced essay writing.
can be used across all content areas.
7. Essay
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that included, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Use evidence from at least four documents. Support your response with relevant facts, examples, and details. Include additional outside information.
Historical Context:
The economies of the 13 original Colonies in the three Colonial Regions were affected by their geographic environments.
12. Mr. Mosca Date:
Period: Social Studies 7
After the voyages of discovery had subsided, the lands of North and South America were divided among the European powers of England, France, Portugal, and Spain. The colonies that were created from these lands would bring a great deal of wealth back to the European powers that controlled them. The 13 English colonies, on the eastern coast of what is now the United States were some of the most profitable of these colonies. They were divided into three regions: the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. Like the Native Americans, who once roamed these lands years before, these colonists were drastically affected by their environment. In each region colonists were forced to adapt in order to survive.
The New England region consisted of the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The first of these inhabitants, the Pilgrims, settled in 1620 near Cape Cod. They soon found that their land was not as suitable for farming as the Jamestown settlers found in Virginia. The land was often rocky and the weather was cold much of the year. With a short growing season, the New Englanders spent much of their time fishing, hunting and trapping. The abundance of forests in the area also led to prosperous businesses in lumber and shipbuilding.
South of New England, the Middles Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania had a much milder climate than the New England region. Much of this land was originally explored and settled by the Dutch, but like the colonies of New England and the southern lands, they were soon controlled by England. Their growing season was longer and their soil was also much better. As a result a great deal of grain was able to be farmed and traded. Grain became the cash crop of the Middle Colonies and for that reason the colonies were often dubbed the “Breadbasket Colonies”.
The southern most English colonies in the “New World” consisted of the colonies of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. This region was blessed with long coastal plains, fertile soil, an abundance of rivers, and a climate that was warm much of the year. The growing season in the Southern Colonies was the longest of all of the colonial regions. Colonists worked large farms called plantations and grew crops such as indigo, rice, cotton, and most importantly tobacco. Tobacco was the cash crop of the south and business was booming. Due to the size of plantations and the amount of work it took to work these fields, the colonies of the south soon began importing slaves from Africa. Though slavery was permitted in all colonial regions, it was most widespread in the south. The slave trade became a rapidly growing business in the 13 colonies and lasted until 1865.
In conclusion, the colonist who settled in the “New World” had a difficult task. They left their homes in England to settle a land unknown to them. The colonists were faced with an ultimatum: adapt or perish. In each colonial region, settlers had to find a way to survive that was unique to their region. New Englanders, unable to profit greatly from farming, turned to other occupations such as ship building, fishing, cutting and manufacturing lumber. The Middle Colonies, with their abundant supply of grain, became the leading grain exporter in the colonies. Lastly the Southern Colonies made their profits through agriculture. They were able to adapt to their environment and survive. Through their successes this great nation was born.
22. If you have any questions about 4 Square Writing or Using technology to teach writing Feel free to contact me at Moscavb@yahoo.com
