Learning+Log

Learning Log: Comparing Colonies 9/23/09

1. What did you know about the colonies before we began our unit of study? Before our unit of study, I knew that there were 13 colonies and that one of the colonial regions was the New England colonies. I also knew that Massachusetts was in the New England colonies and John Winthrop had something to do with that colony. And I knew most of the colonies in the Southern Colonies, but I didn't know that the Southern colonies were a colonial region.

2. How has your learning or what you have learned changed during our unit of study? I learned all three regions which were New England, Northern, and Southern. I learned all 13 colonies which were Massachsetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina. I learned a lot about Pennsylvania. I learned about their economy, geography, and government. William Penn led Pennsylvania and they were called the Quakers.

3. What questions do you still have about this unit of study? Did the Quakers, or Catholics, or Christians or anyone else in the 13 colonies keep pets or capture them for good use or transportation (I already know that they had horses)? What kind of weapons did the people from the 13 colonies carry around or store? If they used slaves how much would they cost or how much would they sell them for? What did they use for money? (e.g. gold, platnum, silver etc.)

4. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest, 3 in the middle, and 1 the lowest), how hard have you worked during this unit of study? Support your answer! I think I deserve a 4, but maybe a little less, because I think I was fooling around a little too much. I think I deserve that because i thought of some pretty good ideas, but Reggie had better ideas. I also felt that I was too much in charge.

5. What could you have done differently during this unit of study? I could have fooled around less. Also I should have listened to other peoples ideas more carefully if I thought I also had a good idea. I should have let my tablemates explain more what they meant.


 * Learning Log: Colonial America and Slavery**

1. How has your learning about Colonial America and slavery changed throughout this unit? I used to know very little about Colonial Amercica. Now, I know many things about Colonial America. Like the governer has his own canal or man- made waterway or something like that and he can row a small boat in it. Before, I knew that boys got taught school more than girls. Now I know the schools name and much more.

2. What questions do you still have about this unit of study? If slaves messed up while singing spirituals and the overseer understood it, how bad would their punishments be?

What would happen if many people were drunk at the Raleigh Tavern and gone crazy?

3. How did you like working in a group on your research questions using the wiki? Explain. I think it was a great idea to use the wiki to work in groups. If you just gather around in a group and share your thoughts, some people might not be included. If you use a wiki, the internet is right there for information and you don't have to talk over everyone to get your work in.

4. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest, 3 in the middle, and 1 the lowest), how hard have you worked during this unit of study? Support your answer! I think I deserve a 4. I think this, because I got answers for everyones wiki and searched and got some answers. I still think I could have gotten more answers.

5. How could we use wikis in the future when studying about social studies? If we make our plays that we were going to do like they did in __Escape to Freedom.__