Summary and Objective
Students will examine diary entries on the American Centuries website and then draw conclusions. The groups will collaborate to write a description of the person who wrote the diary, putting in as much detail about her as possible (without invention). When they have finished, the spokesperson will report out their character to the group.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will examine diary entries on the American Centuries website and then draw conclusions
Step 2.
The groups will collaborate to write a description of the person who wrote the diary, putting in as much detail about her as possible (without invention).
Step 3.
When they have finished, the spokesperson will report out their character to the group.
Step 4.
This activity is subsequent to an examination of the diary of Martha Ballard and viewing the video of "A Midwife's Tale."
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