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=G.R.A.S.P.S= //( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion.)// == =Understanding(s)= //Upon completing this unit, students will have a better understanding of the founding of our country and the several factors that played into it. Students will understand how America was shaped by the geography of the nation and the various people and cultures found it. Students will also have an idea of how our democratic ideals played a role in the founding of the country, and where we got the inspiration for such ideals. They will also know how our democratic ideals serve as a model for others. Students will make various connections and comparisons between colonists and immigrant groups today. They will learn key events and people that played a major role in the founding of our country. They will also understand the sequence of important events that lead to the colonists leaving, and have a good understanding of the timeline of events that created the United States. For a final assessment students will create a brochure using comic life. Students are museum curators at the Norlands Living History Center. Students are chosing a character from the 17th century and are creating a brochure about the day and the life of their chosen character. The brochure will be presented to the History Channel Media Board. Students are entering a contest through the History Channel, and if they win the History Channel will sponser to open a new exhibit at the museum. ////Students are going to be going in depth with these topics into key people such as John Locke, and documents that influenced our founding such as the Olive Branch Petition. Students will make connections between the past, and more modern day issues. They will compare groups from the Colonial Era to more modern groups, and even have a chance to live the life of a colonist. Students will complete several various assessments using a variety of tools and products. Following the unit students will reflect on the material covered, and what they have learned. They will also reflect on how the culture of the state of Maine was shaped by the coexistence of colonists and Native Americans. // =Introduction= You are a museum curator at the Norlands Living History Center in Livermore Falls. Congratulations! You just received a call from the History Channel, and you are one of the few left that are competing for a chance to win their commercial advertising package! As the curator, you must come up with a brochure that will blow away the History Channel panel. You are going to become a colonist from the 17th century and describe their life and the culture around them. You are trying to impress the media board on the History Channel with this brochure, so they will choose the Norlands Living History Center to win.
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=Task= You are a museum curator at the Norlands Living History Center. You received a call from the History Channel yesterday. You have been selected as a finalist from several museums throughout the country to participate in a chance to be sponsored by the History Channel. If your museum wins, you will be featured on a commercial advertising your museum and the History Channel will pay to open a new exhibit. You have decided if you win, you will expand your living history to include the 17th century. Your task is to create a brochure that is written from the point of view of a colonist of your choosing. This must be presented to the History Channel's media board. If chosen there will be various pamphlets that visitors can have, so they can follow the life of a colonist. You must choose to be someone from the 17th century from the list provided. You will describe your life and events seen through the colonists eyes and put this on your brochure. You must address things such as problems, and/or tensions in the colony, what this "new world" is like including the geography, what food you eat, and how you dress, and the politics of the time. Live the life of the colonist you chose. Have fun and good luck! =Conclusion= Congratulations! The History Channel’s media board was blown away by your pamphlet! They choose the Norlands Living History Center to be the site of their new commercial, and they will pass your brochures out on the opening day. They are also going to be expanding your museum to include the 17th century! Now that you have complete, the brochure you will be well informed of the life and times of colonists in the 17th century. This will come in handy when you are “living” the part in your new exhibit. You now know all about the life of colonists, how they survived, and the political and economic tensions around them as well. Now that you know what a colonists life is like, think about how it is similar and different to yours. How difficult was, their lives compared to ours. Can you see any similarities, any differences?