Early+Settlers

Objectives:
The students will identify the groups from other nations that contributed to the Pennsylvania colony. The students will create a graphic organizer of Dutch, Swedish, or English culture. The students will understand contributions made by different cultures created our current culture.

Standards:

 * 7.1.4.B:** Describe and locate **places** and **regions** as defined by physical and **human features.**
 * 8.2.4.A:** Differentiate common characteristics of the **social, political,** cultural, and **economic** groups from Pennsylvania.
 * 8.3.4.B:** Locate historical **documents, artifacts**, and places critical to United States history.
 * 8.3.4.D:** Distinguish between **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organization that impacted the history and development of the United States.


 * 1. Creativity and Innovation:** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration**: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * 3. Research and Information Fluency:** Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
 * 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:** Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Procedure:
1. Students read pages 42 - 45, 50 in __Pennsylvania USA__. 2. Students will identify the three early European settlers of Pennsylvania 3. In groups of four, students will select one of the early settlerment groups and create a graphic organizer of their culture and historical role played in colonizing Pennslyvania. 4. Students share and discuss how the early settlement groups contributed to our current culture.

Project Example:
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Differentiated Instruction Options:
1. Below level learners can be given a templated graphic organizer to complete 2. Students may select the culture they wish to diagram 3. Students can be strategically grouped to have a heterogenous mix of abilities

Assessment:
1. Students can identify groups from other nations that contributed to the Pennsylvania colony 2. Studnets can give at least three contributions from graphic organizer about early European settlers. 3. Students can compare and contrast contributions from early settlers to our current culture.

Evaluation Tool:
[|Early Settlers Rubric]

Resources:
Switala, W. (1996). //Pennsylvania USA//. Parsippany, New Jersey: Silver Burdett Ginn. Popplet. Retrieved July 8 2011, from [] Lucidchart. Retrieved July 8 2011, from [] Inspiration Software American Swedish Historical Museum. Retrieved July 8 2011, from [] Graeff, Arthur D. (1959). Pennsylvania - German Culture. //Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.// Retrieved July 8 2011, from [] Traditions of the Middle Colonies. Retrieved July 9 2011 from, []