Nash+County

Nada Wafa 9/28/2010
 * =====Subject matter content: What are students going to learn?=====

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The students are going to learn about Nash county and they will have a postcard that has a view the unpaved downtown street that shows shops on the right side and a drug store with a coca-cola sign on it. The message on the back of the card should say: "Friday A.M. May 21st. Reached Rocky Mount at 1-30 A.M. about 2 hours late but [connected] with a good shower bath and bed. Nashville looks better than this card and is improving things the same as everywhere in N.C." Addressed to: "Mrs. G. A. Bowman, 1757 Euclid St. N.W. Washington, Dist. of Columbia." They will be able to see how things improved overtime in Nashville and they will choose another place in N.C. and distinguish the differences and similarities of that county as well. =====


 * =====How the teacher is going to put the students in the position that they will learn; steps & procedure=====

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Teachers can take the students to the Main St. in Nashville, NC and observe the modern-day street view and the historic view. The class can go on a virtual tour and use Google earth to view the street view before going to the field trip. They will jot down anything they observe and add on to the list when they go on the field trip. They will also be provided with a presentation about how Nashville improved (particularly Main St.), as well as other counties. They could also research a historical figure in Nashville county or the county of their choice and be placed in groups to do a digital video. Some of the learning activities the students could do are research, create a picture, and engage in a historic play.=====


 * =====Thoughts about how we can determine if the students learned? (Assessment)=====

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The way the students can express their knowledge is by answering questions using the handout presented to them during the field trip (try to connect to prior knowledge and personal experiences). They could also have a discussion online as a group and the teacher will be able to determine how much they learned and what they had experienced.=====