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Westward Movement
Posted by: cgreen #94571

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I would try to present the Trail of Tears in terms of personal experience. I'd look at some of the curriculum that's been done for the Holocaust, a lot of that involves 'imagine yourself there' activities, that I think would suit a lesson on the Trail of Tears. Could you take them on some kind of 'experience walk'? I'm a little chary about stuff like this diminishing the reality of the history, but if it's handled right I think it can be good.

Also, I'd make sure the class understood that Cherokee culture doesn't just vanish at that point--if you can find something to teach on modern Cherokee life, that would be great.

The Alamo--I know that PBS's Unsolved Mysteries history series did a bit on the Alamo. Might...
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Georgia Teachers!
Posted by: Steph #117255

Hi! I teach 2nd grade and we've implemented the new GPS for SS and Science. There are so few materials out there on grade level for teaching Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi. The Creek and Cherokee Indians is somewhat better.

I was wondering what you all use and if you've started teaching these standards yet. I posted here in case some other grade level teachers have experience with any of these standards. Any help would be appreciated.

Steph
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5th grade additions
Posted by: Linda #95726

I read alot of those with my 5th grade class. I often integrate my reading with my social studies topics so I would also add the following:

Turn Homeward Hannalee - Civil War period
Summer of the Monkeys - Cherokee and Trail of Tears
Devil's Arithmetic - World War II and Jews in Concentration Camps

Women's History
Posted by: Lori 2 #29387

The monologues I have came from books put out by the American Association of University Women. The books are called Profiles of Women Past and Present Volumes 1 and 2. I will post some of the information on each woman. Perhaps then you can divide your class into interview partners to do a bit of research on the woman they are interested in. The interviewer needs to do research, too. These are the women covered in the books I mentioned.

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910)
America's First Woman Physician

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
Solo Transatlantic Aviator

Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992)
Pioneer Computer Scientist

Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)
Politician

Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)
Poet (Wrote the poem on the Statue of Liberty)

Annie Oakley (1860-1926)
Sharpshoote...
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Women's history
Posted by: Lori 2 #29385

With my daughter's girl scout troop, each girl chose a woman and portrayed her. In a school situation with both boys and girls, I have toyed with the idea of having a "talk show or news show" with one of the boys as an anchor and other boys interviewing each of the women at the "scene." I have used this format before with characters from literature, famous men in the wars (women, too, there just aren't many of them), inventors and scientists, African-Americans for Black History month, etc.

Some of the women that I have a monologue for are:

Wilma Rudolph -- can also get info from the book Wilma Unlimited

Barbara McClintock -- geneticist -- discovered that genes hop

Abigail Adams

Elizabeth Cady Stanto

Amelia Earhart

Grace Murray Hopper -- computer scientist/mathematician

Sa...
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hello from North GA
Posted by: Lori #26217

Hi Lynne. I live in Gwinnett County which is next-door to Forsyth. The Cobb County schools have a good reputation, but it is very populated over there. You may not like all the traffic which the metro area is notorious. Gwinnett is the same way. Forsyth is getting that way as people are moving up Hwy 400 from Atlanta, but there are some nice, rural areas to live. You could even live in the mountains near Dahlonega and easily get to Forsyth. You may be interested in Cherokee Co. that is in-between Forsyth and Cobb. Check out Paulding Co., too, which is on the other side of Cobb. Hope this is helpful. A lot of schools are being built in these counties as more and more people move in. Good luck.

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Folk tales. Tall Tales and Legends
Posted by: karen #55210

Hi Farrah,
I did a Folk Tales, Tall Tales and American Legends unit last year. It included Native American Cherokee legends like Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun, How Rabbit Tricked Otter, How Tortoise Cracked His Shell, Why Possum's Tail Is Bare. Native American Stories like Annie and the Old One, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, Jumping Mouse etc...
Tall Tales I used were Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett,
Sally Ann Whirlwind Crockett, John Henry many Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. I asked the students to read the books create murals or diorams of their stories and include summaries of their favorite parts.

Lucky you!
Posted by: RR #176788

How about the area around you...it has been years since I went to Nashville, so some of the places I saw may not be open anymore, but we went down to Murphysboro for one day; they had Stoneriver Battlefield and it seems like a rebuilt frontiertown that was a nice day trip. I remember some kind of giant teapot in the middle of it.
But, maybe you are thinking some away time, so I vote for the Smokies...Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Cherokee, North Caroline...lots of sights for free!
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If you lived in.....
Posted by: Susan/5th #65274

Those are great books, and there are several with different Native Americans. I have the Iroquois, and I've seen the Cherokee one, also. The name is If you lived in the time of the Iroquois. I forget the author (maybe Levine?), but Barnes and Noble has them for like $6. I bought some for the constitution, immigration, etc... Great for covering US history, but on an easier level.

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