Life+in+the+Colony

Objectives:
The students will identify hardships of the colonial lifestyle. The students will compose a written piece about daily colonial life. The students will understand the lifestyle of colonial times.


 * 5.2.4.D:** Describe how **citizens** participate in school and community activities.
 * 6.5.4.B:** Identify the requirements for different careers and occupations.
 * 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 51 - 54 in __Pennsylvania USA__. 2. Students will select a colonial role to research and use Diigo to bookmark favorite sites. 3. Students will create a news article, brouchure, or diary entry reflecting the life and times of the Pennsylvania colony. 4. Students can publish writing piece using web 2.0 tool of their choice and share with learning community.

Project Example:
Word Cloud about Colonial Life media type="custom" key="10090367"

‍Differentiated Instruction Options:
1. Below level learners can record a podcast instead of writing about their colonial experience. 2. Early finishers can create a short role play of living in colonial times.

‍Assessment:
1. Students can identify hardships and routines of the lifestyle. 2. Studnets can publish written piece about daily colonial living. 3. Students can understand what it was like to live in colonial times.

Evaluation Tool:
Colonial Life Rubric

Resources:
Switala, W. (1996). //Pennsylvania USA//. Parsippany, New Jersey: Silver Burdett Ginn. Colonial Life in Early America. Retreived on July 9 2011 from [] Colonial House Interactive History. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [] People of Williamsburg. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [] GarageBand

Suggested Web 2.0 Resources:
PodOmatic. Retrieved on July 9 from [] Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [] Wordle. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [|http://www.wordle.net] Voki. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [] Blogger. Retrieved on July 9 2011 from [|http://www.blogger.com] LetterPop. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from []