Wednesday
Sept. 4, 2013
Hartsville Middle School
7th Grade
Social Studies Lesson Plan
Unit 2
Ms. Judith Lambert
Assessment
Check for Understanding Questions
Teacher will check for 80% class mastery of
understanding throughout the period.
Assessment & Report Card Grade
Quizzes & graded classwork will count 40% of final
grade. Test grades will count 50% of final grade.
Homework will count 10% of final grade.
All grades will allow a score up to 100% based on
percent correct.
Feedback from all assessments will be used to
determine necessary spiral review and/or reteaching.
Opportunities will be provided for ALL students to
master ALL content.
Differentiation
A variety of methods are incorporated to
accommodate the needs of individual learners
throughout the lesson such as:
• discussion (whole group, partner, & team).
• visuals (graphic organizers, charts,
pictures, animations, videos, etc).
• note-taking.
• text features & text structures.
• informational text strategies.
• hands-on activities.
• early finishers work.
• IEPs & 504 Plans are followed.
Grouping
Students are
grouped based on
ELA PASS scores
using Kagan Team
Tools. Highs and
mediums or mediums
and lows are
partnered (face and
shoulder partners).
Bellwork-Day 11
1. Viceroys were royal
representatives to
monitor the
colonies. Which
country used a
viceroy to control
their colony?
A. England
B. France
C. Spain
D. Netherlands
2. When English settlers
came to North
America, what
government did
they demand?
A. a king
B. no freedom
C. governmental control
by England
D. Self-government
BELLWORK QUIZ
Friday, Sept. 6
DAYS 8-12
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D
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• BELLWORK
• Prior Learning
• Homework Check
• EQ 3 Analysis
• I DO-Direct Instruction w/notes & CFUs
• EQ 4 Analysis
• I DO-Direct Instruction w/notes & CFUs
• Closure
• Homework
Remember, we
are
aiming for a
minimum of
80% in
EVERYTHING
that we do!
Materials Needed
Notebook
Pencil
iPad
PRIOR
LEARNING
Unit 1: European Exploration
and Settlement
Unit 2 – Mercantilism & Capitalism
7-1.3 Summarize the policy of
mercantilism .
7-1.4 Analyze the beginnings of
capitalism.
UNIT 2 BIG IDEAS
1. European nations used the plan of mercantilism to
control trade with their colonies and become
wealthy.
2. Mercantilism, the developing market economy,
international trade and the rise of the middle class
resulted in a new economic system called
capitalism.
EQ 1
CAUSES OF ECONOMIC CHANGES IN 17TH & 18TH CENTURIES
• international trade
• colonial expansion
EQ
2
MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGE FROM 1500 TO 1600
1500s
FeudalismWealth
based on
land
ownership.
1600s
Wealth
based on
buying &
selling of
goods
HOMEWORK CHECK
Tape/glue the reading
handout in your
notebook.
Use the context clues
to define these
vocabulary words.
1. mercantilism
2. bullion
3. export
4. import
5. balance of trade
6. tariff
7. commerce
8. entrepreneurs
9. joint-stock company
10. social class
11. middle class
12. capitalism
13. capital
14. free enterprise
1. mercantilism – Theory that explained how a nation
could build up a large supply of gold and silver.
2. bullion – gold and silver
3. export – (verb) to sell to another country
(noun) goods sold to another country
4. import – (verb) to purchase from another
country
(noun) goods purchased from another
country
5. balance of trade – difference between what a nation
imports and exports
6. Tariff – tax on imports
7. commerce – the buying and selling of goods in large
quantities
8. entrepreneurs – businessperson who risked money in
hopes of earning a profit
9. joint-stock companies – a business where
entrepreneurs buy stock (shares) in a company
and shared in the profits and risks of trade
10. social class – group of people who share a similar
position in society
11. middle class – a social group made up of merchants
and artisans
13. capitalism – an economic system in which people,
rather than governments, own
property, make goods, and buy and sell
them freely
14. capital – money to invest in business
15. Free enterprise – the freedom of private businesses
to compete for profits without government
involvement
New
LEARNING
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
3. What caused the economy of Europe to
change from feudalism to capitalism?
• implementation of mercantilism
• growth of international trade
• rise of middle class (merchants & artisans)
• development of market economy
Check for Understanding
What caused the economy
of Europe to change from
feudalism to capitalism?
• mercantilism
• international trade
• rise of middle class
• development of market economy
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
4. What was mercantilism?
MERCANTILISM – Plan to help a nation build up its
wealth (gold and silver) by maintaining a
favorable balance of trade by exporting
more than it imported.
exports
imports= more gold &
silver for the
favorable balance of trade nation
balance of trade
The difference between what a nation
imports and exports.
Export = $5 billion
Import = $3 billion
Export = $6 billion
Import = $9 billion
5–3=2
(favorable balance
of trade)
6 – 9 = -3
(negative balance
of trade)
Check for Understanding
What term is used to refer to the plan
implemented by European nations to help
them become wealthier?
mercantilism
Check for Understanding
What term is used to refer to a nation having
more exports than imports?
Favorable balance of trade
Check for Understanding
Why was the maintaining of a favorable
balance of trade important?
It brought in more gold and silver into
the nation.
Ticket-out-the-Door
On a half sheet of paper, complete the
following.
Select 5 words that could be used to describe the
economic changes that took place in Europe during
the 1600s and 1700s.
Write a complete sentence with each word.
HOMEWORK
Complete the
crossword puzzle.
Use your vocabulary words.