European ColonialismUnit 2, Lesson 5

Smart Start

Write about a time when you conquered a fear.

Today’s Objectives

SWBAT identify the push and pull factors of European colonialism in North America.

Keep in Mind…

You are going to have to take HUGE steps out of your comfort zone, and the only way this will work is if you are being Risk Takers. Today we are going to attack our fear of being in front of the class!

Make a prediction…

Vocabulary: Colonialism

Colonialism is the exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one. The weaker country’s resources strengthen and enrich the strong country.

European Colonialism

Hmm…Big Thoughts

What vocabulary words have we learned that have to do with our lesson from today?

Important Questions

Who was emigrating?

Group Work Create a skit!

Your skit needs to be about the information on your paper for your group

Your classmates should understand the information from your skit

EVERYONE MUST PARTICIPATE – but not everyone must speak

Performance time! When you watch the skit, write down important information!

Important information includes: Are people being forced or not? Why are they moving?

Important information does NOT include: “Lela fell on her face.” “Nate can’t talk right.”

Independent Work Write a one-sentence summary

of each reason why Europeans colonized North America, based on the information from each skit.

Hmm…Big Thoughts How would you describe the reasons for

colonization in one sentence?

Important Questions

Which of the reasons are push factors are which are pull factors?

Exit Ticket Silent classroom

Closing it out

Do you think colonialism is mostly positive or mostly negative?