Political Ideaology

Nothing is sadder than a Republican who thinks they are a democrat- unless it is a Democrat who thinks they are a Republican!  Which party best represents your ideals?  Maybe neither one of these. Perhaps you are more of a libertarian, or a person who would more likely vote for a candidate from the Green Party.  Today, you will try to discover which political party suits you best.

Click on the following link:  isidewith

When you are finished, try playing Win the White House

Win The White House

Today you will be playing a game on iCivics called win the White House.  The game walks you through the different aspects of a political campaign.  You will learn some of the important topics that are discussed by each party and learn how candidates work to win electoral college votes.

Click on the following link to play the game:  Win The White House

Executive Command

As we prepare for the upcoming election, it is important that you understand what a President really does on a daily basis.  Presidents are very busy. You will get a taste for what the job of the President really entails as you play the game Executive Command.

Click on the following link to play the game:  Executive Command

Puritan Passenger Lists

Click on the following link to complete the lesson:

Passenger list assignment

The Mayflower Compact

Click on the following link for today's lesson:

The Mayflower Compact

What happened at the first Thanksgiving?

Click and go to find today's lesson:  Investigating the First Thanksgiving

KWL Chart for the First Thanksgiving

Once you have finished your investigation of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians, you will write a historical fiction story.  Try looking at these links to get some ideas:

Short story: The Gift of the Magi
Short story:  To Build a Fire
Short story:  The Treasure in the Forest


 How to write historical fiction

10 Tips for writing historical fiction

The Starving Time

The Starving Time at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter of 1609–1610. During this time, all but 60 of the 400 colonists died. Lack of rain and access to water had crippled the agricultural production during the summer. Also, the water that the colonists drank was brackish and only drinkable half the year. Because of the drought, the local Powhatan Indians stopped sharing food with the settlers.  Relations worsened between the two groups when settlers attempted to steal food from the tribe.  That winter, colonists were forced to remain in the fort, or be killed by Powhatan tribesmen.

Letter written by George Percy, a member of the Jamestown settlement:  We are starved...

 "And now famine beginning to look ghastly and pale in every face that nothing was spared to maintain life and to do those things which seem incredible . . .”

What were these incredible things that George Percy wrote about? National Geographic

Time Video


Click on the Google Doc, copy it, and answer the questions- share with me:  The Starving Time