Abstract
After reading the story Meet Samantha from the American Girl (historical fiction) Series students will further study and compare the lifestyles of people living in the Turn of the 20th Century vs. the Turn of the 21st Century. Students will research in partners an aspect of lifestyles from these time periods collecting information from a variety of web sites and other resources. Students will use the Inspirations Program to facilitate in brainstorming their "lifestyle" topic, ie., jobs, schools, recreational activities, toys, clothes, music, transportation, etc. Students will utilize the writing process throughout this unit, ultimately creating a final multimedia project. Information gathered and presented in a slide show on Kid Pix will be the final assessment for this unit. This unit will take approximately 6 weeks to complete. This unit will be taught by the classroom teacher and the Educational Computing Strategist.
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Comparing Lives from the turn of the 20th Century to the Present
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Unit
Details
Subjects:
English/Language Arts, Social Studies
Learning
Levels: Primary, Intermediate
Author(s):
Lisa Pomeroy, Steve Piccininni, Diane
Gilles
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Abstract
After reading the story Meet Samantha from the American Girl
(historical fiction) Series students will further study and compare
the lifestyles of people living in the Turn of the 20th Century vs.
the Turn of the 21st Century. Students will research in partners an
aspect of lifestyles from these time periods collecting information
from a variety of web sites and other resources. Students will use
the Inspirations Program to facilitate in brainstorming their
"lifestyle" topic, ie., jobs, schools, recreational activities,
toys, clothes, music, transportation, etc. Students will utilize the
writing process throughout this unit, ultimately creating a final
multimedia project. Information gathered and presented in a slide
show on Kid Pix will be the final assessment for this unit. This
unit will take approximately 6 weeks to complete. This unit will be
taught by the classroom teacher and the Educational Computing
Strategist.
Invitation/Fundamental Understandings:
Essential
Questions:
Knowledge and skills: How has the
lifestyle of a child born between 1890 and 1910 impact and compare
to the way you live today?
Standards
National Standards
State Standards 1.3.2 Record events on a
graphic organizer such as a calendar or time line. 1.8.2 Explain the
sequence and relationship of events.
Workforce Competencies:
Unit of Practice
Relevance:
Give an example of how a place where they have lived has changed
in their lifetime. Recognize the ongoing nature of history. Describe
changes in how people live in different places.
Context
Read the story "Meet Samantha" from the American Girl Collection.
Make sure students understand how to use the appropriate technology
before they use it.
Assessment
Students will create an Inspiration web.
Students will turn in
assigned projects for teacher to grade.
Components:
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