Craven+County

In this lesson, my students will learn about the Tryon Palace--it's history/uses over the years, the geography surrounding it, construction techniques, and the inhabitants. I would really like to focus on the history; how it was the first permanent capitol of the North Carolina colony before the capitol moved to Raleigh. I plan to create a two-part lesson to cover the Tryon Palace. First, the students will work to create a travel brochure. I will split the class in to 4 groups, and each group will cover one of the topics I have listed above. We will collaborate as a class to create the finished product, and each group will be responsible for presenting their portion of the brochure. As a follow-up to this project (in a perfect world with endless funds) we would take a field trip to the Tryon Palace. They actually provide guided tours in period dress, so the students would get an even better look in to the history. I will assess the students before we take the field trip--I will be closely monitoring all group work to make sure everyone is contributing and that will result in a participation grade. A class work grade will come from the quality of the completed work, for which I will provide a simple rubric.