Colonial+America

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Chapter 3 - Life in the Colonies



Section 4 - The French and Indian War


__**Directions**__

Open the document below:

As you read this, you will mark up the text. =**How to Mark up the Text in Word:**= || || ||
 * **Task** || **Image/Explanation** ||
 * 1. Open the document you intend to mark-up || Using the Word tool bar select open and follow route to desired document. ||
 * 2. Selecting the highlighter || On the tool bar select the highlighter icon as circled below.
 * 3. Highlighting text || When highlighter is selected drag across the text you wish to highlight. Different colors can be selected by using the drop down menu (upside down triangle) next to the highlighter icon. ||
 * 4. Selecting the add comment feature || First select the Review **tab on the tool bar as circled below.**
 * Select the text you wish to comment on by placing your cursor within the word you wish to comment on or by highlighting a passage you wish to comment on. Next select the** New Comment **icon on the tool bar as circled below.**
 * 5. Writing the Comment || When the text has been selected and you have clicked the comment icon a box will appear to the right of your document. You can type directly into this box. Below is an example of this. You can customize your comments by titling them, changing the color and font, etc.

SAVE THIS TO YOUR U DRIVE AND UPLOAD ON TO YOUR VIRTUAL NOTEBOOK

After reading about the Albany Plan of Union, analyze this cartoon that Benjamin Franklin drew. To anaylze, open the document below and complete an I see/It means:

Directions
 * **I See** || **It Means*** ||
 * * **Record** as many **//details//** as possible that provide clues to the illustration, cartoon, photo or artifact


 * The details must be **//observable//** and can include text || **For each detail**
 * Describe the action taking place
 * Generate //inferences or predictions//

Write a brief response to the questions: What do all the details add up to? What is the meaning of this illustration, photo, or cartoon? Explain the message of the cartoon.
 * Consider the following**:
 * What roles does this detail play?
 * Why is it important?
 * What is its purpose?
 * What does this detail mean or represent?
 * What is it a symbol of?
 * Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols ||
 * **Summary/Analysis**
 * Background knowledge can be brought in here
 * Use key terms/key people whenever possible


 * Analysis**
 * What is the POV of the artist, cartoonist, etc.
 * What special interest groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why? ||







=Summary Activity=

We have now previewed and anaylzed parts of Chapter 3 - Life in the Colonies. You are going to answer the following question:


 * What was life like in the colonies? **

To answer this, use the Content Brainstorming handout you completed at the beginning of the chapter. Include: - key terms - key people - headings - subheadings - your comments, questions, connections

You will generate this summary list in a Wordle.

Here is an example of how we changed the appearance of the original Declaration of Independence Wordle:


 * [[image:historymalden/wordle_dec_new.PNG width="362" height="200" caption="wordle_dec_new.PNG"]] ||
 * wordle_dec_new.PNG ||  ||

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 * Follow the directions below to create your Wordle and to transport your Wordle to your wikispace virtual notebook:
 * Task || Directions ||
 * Go to Wordle Website || Select the following link www.wordle.net ||
 * || Select Create from the top of the webpage
 * Inserting text || Before continuing, copy the text of the article you will be using as your text. Then, in Wordle, once you have selected create, on the next screen (see below) you can paste the text that you wish to use for creating the Wordle. The first option on the page allows you to paste in your text. Once your text has been pasted into the box select the "go" icon, which will create your Wordle, which you can then manipulate.
 * Manipulating your Wordle || Once you have hit "go" the Wordle will automatically be created. In the example below we used the Declaration of Independence.



Using the toolbar (shown below) at the top of your Wordle you can edit the appearance of your Wordle. You can use different fonts, different orientations and different color schemes.



Here is an example of how we changed the appearance of the original Declaration of Independence Wordle:

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 * To get the Wordle into your wikispace you need to __take a screenshot__ of the Wordle. Here are links that give you directions for how to take a screenshot depending on your operating system: Windows Screenshot Mac -OS-X Screenshot

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OR

=You can use the same text to create a word cloud in a program called Tagxedo=