Evaluate Short- And Long-Term Effects Of European Exploration And Settlement Ventures In The Americas And Arkansas, Including Why Some Experienced Hardship And Failure. Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Example Students

Topic: Evaluate the short- and long-term effects of European exploration and settlement ventures in the Americas and Arkansas, including why some experienced hardship and failure.

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will understand the impact of European settlement on Native Americans in the Americas and in Arkansas.
• Students will be able to explain why some settlements experienced hardship and failure.

Materials

• Maps of the Americas and Arkansas
• Images of Native Americans and European settlers
• Handouts with information about different settlements##Strategies
• Interactive exercises (e.g. role playing)
• Group projects

Warm-up

• Ask students to form small groups and give each group a set of pieces of information about different European settlements in the Americas and Arkansas.
• Ask groups to examine the information and discuss which settlement they think experienced the most success and which one experienced the most failure.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of European settlement in the Americas and Arkansas and the impact that these settlements had on the Native American populations that lived there.
• Use maps and images to demonstrate the short-term effects of European settlement, such as the destruction of native crops and the introduction of new diseases.
• Discuss the long-term effects of European settlement, such as the forced relocation of native populations and the eventual takeover of their land.
• Explain why some settlements experienced more hardship and failure than others, and discuss the reasons for success or failure (e.g. the availability of resources, leadership, cooperation).

Guided Practice:

• Divide the class into small groups and give each group a different settlement to research, including the location, date of establishment, and characteristics of the settlers (e.g. religion, race, nationality).
• Have each group create a presentation that presents their settlement's short- and long-term effects on the native population, including any hardships or failures that they experienced.
• During their presentations, have students share their research and explain why they believe their settlement experienced the outcomes that they did.

Independent Practice:

• Have students choose one of the settlements that was presented and do their own research on the settlement and the native population.
• Have students create a project that illustrates the settlement's short- and long-term effects on the native population, including any hardships or failures that they experienced. Possible project ideas could include a drawing, painting, or model of the settlement, a written report, or a video or oral presentation.

Closure:

• Review the main points of the lesson and have students share their projects with the class.
• Discuss any additional insights or perspectives that students gained from their research and projects.

Assessment:

• Observation of student participation in class discussions and activities
• Evaluation of student projects for understanding of key concepts and ability to apply them to a specific location and time period.