Movie for 2/26

My movie will be about the advancements of agriculture and how it relates to Michigan and the Kalamazoo area.

For the lesson plan due friday do we have to mention about castles at all in it or can we just keep to me doing places, and the others agriculture and how Kalamazoo got its name?

Movie

My movie will also be a story on the naming of the city of Kalamazoo, so it will be a non-fiction movie.

My Lesson Plan

For my Lesson Plan I will be doing the naming of the City of Kalamazoo. I will probably have the students do research as well as work in a small group. I do not think that it matters which order that we go in.

Also find out the importance of the places why they were build, how they were to come about, and if they still are around. I will keep adding onto my lesson plan here and there so i will keep you guys informed by the blog

i agree i don't think it needs to be in any specific order but can we both do power points, if not i was thinking of doing a presentation with a board instead. I think i am also just going to do the places doing both people and places may be to much. mine with also be in a group of 3 or 4.

1st Lesson Plan (4th Grade)

My lesson plan will cover Michigan's agricultural history during the 20th century (1900's). Students will also be asked to figure out how Kalamazoo fits into the state's history.

At the end of their individual research, students will get into groups of 3 or 4 and create a video documentary or a PowerPoint presentation.

We need to decide what order our lessons should be placed in. I don't feel that there's any particular place mine needs to go. What do you guys think?

For the lesson plan i will be doing people places, I was wondering if the monuments need to be apart of this lesson plan??

Kalamazoo Area Historical Sites:

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assignment 4 landmarks

We are comparing landmarks in Kalamazoo to landmarks in France. We chose France because they have many historic castles and other places of importance. Culturally we are different because we have a government based on equality and Europe's governments almost promote hierarchy in society.

1. Who are the students your students will communicate with (specific location, grade level)?
2. When would your students contact these other students (at what point in their project work)?
3. What kinds of questions would they ask each other and what kinds of information would they share?
4. What will they do with the information they get from the other students?

 
1. We would want our 4th grade students to communicate with students that are in the fourth grade and live in France and go to a school called Atelier des Arts in Tours, France

 

2. We want our students to start communicating with the other students when we reach our point in the unit on historical landmarks.

 

3. The first thing that we would want our students to ask the other students is what they would want to know about historical landmarks near our location (ex. times they could tour, it's importance).Then we would have the students at Lincoln International Elementary school ask the students at Atelier why they have castles and who lives there and what they do.

4. Students would then research the answers to the questions asked by the students of the other school. The information would be relayed in email or blog. Once the information has been shared, students will create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting each area. Students may also do a presentation on their favorite landmark with a poster and some fun facts about what that landmark is about.




list of castles near the school in france
1. Château de VillandryAddress:
2. Chateau D'Azay-Le-RideauAddress:
3.Château du RivauAddress:

 

school in france:

5 Place Charles d'Orléans

37150 Chisseaux, France

 

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Web Evaluation Sites

I'll look up websites that pertain to agriculture (and how it affected Kalamazoo's economy) and evaluate them. After I decide on my sites, I'll share the links with everyone.

Happy Researching!

Web Evaluations

I will do the history behind the naming of kalamazoo, and also who "founded" and made up those names. I will post the websites as soon as I decide which ones so that we will not have the same websites!

http://www.kalcounty.com/Directory/history.htm this is one web site i am doing

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