Settlement Scout

A multi-day inquiry sequence examining primary sources from pivotal moments of colonial and revolutionary resistance in North Carolina. Students decode literal meaning (who, what, when, where, why, and how) and analyze historical context in alignment with NC standard 8.H.1.2.

Students evaluate the Fourth Provincial Congress and the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776, the first official colonial action authorizing delegates to vote for independence. Students map the literal text to who, what, when, where, why, and how to assess its national impact.

A two-page primary source worksheet analyzing the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776. Students extract the literal meaning using 5Ws and How, compare with earlier colonial protests, and evaluate North Carolina's leadership in the push for independence.

A comprehensive 4-day middle school social studies unit exploring Ancient and Medieval Japan from geography and Shinto through the Heian Golden Age, feudal samurai society, and the Mongol invasions to Tokugawa isolation.

Learners analyze the 1774 Edenton Tea Party Resolutions signed by Penelope Barker and fifty prominent women in Chowan County. Students deconstruct the text to understand how colonial women articulated political protest against British trade restrictions.

Instructional slides examining the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776. Explains how North Carolina became the first colony to endorse American independence, connecting primary source literal analysis to state and national identity.

A hands-on introductory curriculum that equips students with foundational business acumen and marketing savvy through practical entrepreneurial challenges, financial basics, and campaign design.

Students examine the grievances of the North Carolina Regulators leading up to the Battle of Alamance in 1771. Through the 1769 Regulator Advertisement No. 9 and court petitions, learners extract literal meaning and context using the 5Ws and How.

A two-page primary source worksheet examining the October 1774 Edenton Tea Party Resolutions. Students complete a 5Ws and How forensic breakdown, analyze British satirical reactions, and evaluate women's political agency.

A 3-part media literacy unit for middle school students on analyzing visual media, spotting manipulated photos, and verifying online sources using lateral reading.

A comprehensive 45-60 minute sixth-grade lesson exploring European economic systems, voluntary trade barriers, and factors driving economic growth across the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia. Students analyze the three fundamental economic questions, plot nations on the economic continuum, evaluate trade policies, and connect investments in capital to gross domestic product.

Instructional presentation on the 1774 Edenton Tea Party in North Carolina. Examines Penelope Barker's leadership, the women's formal non-importation resolution, and British press reactions using 8.H.1.2 literal analysis.