Students watched a video and plotted the story on the story plot diagram
Discussion- (prior to watching the video) Theme (difference between theme and topic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCX-mPstrPU
-Thanksgiving Day Feast according to student interpretation (they had elected their feast chairman (or the chairman volunteered)
Previous discussion about tradition of "thanksgiving feasts" with both natives and colonial groups (was not originally a "holiday" or one time, annual occurrence).
- Finish Ben Franklin Masks/Posters while eating
- Video Notes & Popcorn Discussion for Each Video (Strategy-- not the food)
*Notes for the following videos were recorded in journal
_http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower/videos/the-mayflower
http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower/videos/deconstructing-history-mayflower
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-thanksgiving
Also showed link for a virtual tour of the actual plantation and daily colony life:
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-virtual-field-trip
story_plot.docx |