SOL: VS9a
Studying the transition that VA made from being an agricultural society to more industrialized and reasons people chose to make the change.
- Pacing guide allows 5 days for this. Here are two tasks that would be good for days 2 – 4. It would be great if the language arts teacher would allow students to work on this activity during the same 3 days. These activities also cover English 4.1, 4.3, 4.4b & d, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8; 5.6c (oral language, author’s purpose [setting], main idea & details, research, writing, supporting your conclusions)
- Additions I would make if I were really teaching this: rubric for the wiki; rubric for the PPT; focus worksheet for reading passage, videos, and research; Students would have completed 2-3 wiki, research, and PowerPoint assignments prior to this. I would probably assign each group member a specific role. This would not be a introductory lesson in any of these activities. Pacing guide says this is taught in March, so this type of assignment would be appropriate for the SOL given the time of year and appropriate introductory activities earlier in the year.
Your tasks over the next 2-3 class periods (40 minutes for TEACH Academy):
- Read Country Mouse and City Mouse
- Watch DE Streaming Videos: Country City
- Do some research looking at items in my Britannica workspace: http://school.eb.com/elementary/workspace2/display?id=302699
- Look at your Study Guide
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Create a wiki with 4 paragraphs: Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
- Advantages of living in the country (paragraph with details)
- Advantages of living in the city (paragraph with details)
- Paragraph on What caused cities in Virginia to grow?
- Paragraph comparing and contrasting city and country living.
- Create a Choose Your Own Adventure version of The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
- Follow the CYOA instructions (instead of reading a book, you will read a sample story) - Sheet 1; Sheet 2
- Read the sample CYOA story
- Use the CYOA Mind Map provided while planning
- Use PowerPoint template and pictures I have provided to publish your story using PowerPoint
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