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=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= E. History E1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns The Colonial Era, 1500- 1754 Grade 8- Students understand major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world. ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR):** **(G)** ||
 * Social Studies

//What understandings are desired?//
•The move to America sparked a desire for freedom in the colonists that led o the Revolution •The colonies had a large effect on the whole world ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * •All History is connected

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•How did all the different legislation lead to a new country with a government that was far ahead of its time? •Why did the colonists want to separate from Great Britain? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •How did the discovery of North America effect all of Europe?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
•Sequence and timelines: Discovery of America, First Settlement, When all the acts were passed by Great Britain, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, •Key factual information: What life was like in colonies, Why did the Boston Massacre happen, Why did the Boston Tea Party happen, Why did Great Britain pass all the acts, taxation without representation, how did all this lead to the war. || •Demonstrate knowledge of the colonies effect on Europe •Evaluate the cause and effect of the laws passed by Great Britain •Create a timeline of colonial America •Analyze the impact of the colonies on Europe •Consider the reaction of the colonists to the acts passed by Great Britain •Recognize the effect of Britain's laws on the colonies on the colonist's desire for freedom ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * •Important events and people: stamp act, coercive acts, Townshend acts, Jamestown, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Mayflower, Puritans, Quakers, Separatists, Loyalists, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, French and Indian War, King Philips War


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**