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Colonial American Villages
Patti Corley
Bay District Schools
Description
The students construct a model of a colonial village. An understanding of why the New England, Middle, or Southern Colonies were settled in regions, will be shown through the students' visual and oral presentations.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
SS.A.4.2.2
The student understands why Colonial America was settled in regions.
Florida Process Standards
Information Managers
01 Florida students locate, comprehend, interpret, evaluate, maintain, and apply information, concepts, and ideas found in literature, the arts, symbols, recordings, video and other graphic displays, and computer files in order to perform tasks and/or for enjoyment.
Effective Communicators
02 Florida students communicate in English and other languages using information, concepts, prose, symbols, reports, audio and video recordings, speeches, graphic displays, and computer-based programs.
Critical and Creative Thinkers
04 Florida students use creative thinking skills to generate new ideas, make the best decision, recognize and solve problems through reasoning, interpret symbolic data, and develop efficient techniques for lifelong learning.
Resource Managers
06 Florida students will appropriately allocate time, money, materials, and other resources.
Cooperative Workers
08 Florida students work cooperatively to successfully complete a project or activity.
Materials
-U.S.History research derived from texts, library books, trade books, electronic encyclopedidas, web sites, maps, etc.
-Natural materials such as wood, pinecones, cotton, leaves, soil, seeds, etc.
-Man-made materials such as cardboard boxes, sugar cubes, paper, wire, plastic, foil, etc.
-Copy of Colonial American Village RUBRIC (See attached file.)
Preparations
1. Teachers will use direct instruction to introduce colonial America.
2. Teachers will provide RUBRIC to students prior to colonial village research and construction.
3. Teachers have necessary research materials available, schedule media time, help collect tangible materials (send newsletter home, notice of needs to faculty for old stuff, etc.)
Procedures
1. The class will be divided into groups (3-5 students per group is recommended). Each group will be assigned a region of Colonial America (New England, Middle, or Southern).
2. The students will conduct research using various sources such as texts, library materials, internet sites, interviews, and other available technology.
3. Students use research to construct Colonial Villages. (Rubric gives guidelines)
4. Visual and oral presentations will be given.
Assessments
The Colonial Village RUBRIC criteria will be used to assess by the visual and oral presentations of the Colonial Villages.
Criteria includes:
~Village construction consistent with the region
~Village representation consistent with the region and historical sources
~Village construction is built to scale
~Village components are labeled and accurately described
~Village construction exhibits authentic materials
~Village construction is completed in cooperative groups with students taking on appropriate roles
Attached Files
Colonial Village Project Rubric File Extension: pdf
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