| Lesson 15: Developing a three-dimensional
display of a place in Deerfield
A Virtual Visit to Deerfield: 100 Years After the Colonial Period
2 class periods (85 minutes each)
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| Key Content Ideas Taught in this Lesson |
Bringing together the houses and public spaces
of a community, we learn what 18th century Deerfield may have looked
like.
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| Intended Learning Outcomes |
Understandings
Students will understand:
- Deerfield became prosperous because
of the river trade and improved agricultural practices. This prosperity
led to increased refinement.
Skills
Students will be able to:
- Make the connections between wealth
and the refinement of daily life.
- Use information gained from this and other periods to
develop a continuum showing the growth of the Deerfield community
- "Read" a building and know architectural terminology.
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| In Preparation for Teaching |
Background Reading:
McGowan, Susan and Amelia Miller. Family and Landscape.
Deerfield, Massachusetts: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association,
1996.
Wood, Joseph. The New England Village.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1997.
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Primary and Secondary Sources:
- Collections of houses and buildings (developed
in Lesson 14) that would have been located in Deerfield.
- Infocus projector
- Computer/PowerPoint application
- Rubric for self /teacher (not on website)
- Peer Review Sheet (not on website)
- Appropriate food of the period to celebrate the conclusion of
the period.
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| Activities |
Materials in Context |
| Class Period 1: Developing
an exhibit
- Students will work together to create Deerfield
in the Federal Period. This display will be used in a forthcoming
exhibit.
- Students will develop a presentation describing their
building and the members of their family who lived in the community.
Class Period 2 : Class Presentations
- Invite students to present their buildings, combined
with information about their Families, which would be true of this period.
- Instruct students to use rubrics for oral presentations,
guiding them in the development of their reports.
- Ask classmates to complete peer evaluation of the
reports as presented to be given to the presenter. The instructor will also complete a similar
review.
- Celebrate the conclusion of the unit with refreshments
typical of the period.
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