Farming Through the Seasons
| Objective: | The student will be able to determine cause and effect relationships, draw conclusions, and make generalizations as they interpret seasonal cycles at the American and English Farm sites. They will also identify selected artifacts of the period |
Activity: Read and Discuss Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall (ISBN 0-14-050441-9) (Pre-visit activity)
Materials:
Copy of Ox-Cart Man, as many of the following items as possible: wool, shawl, mittens, candles, linen, brooms, shingles, potatoes, barrel, apples, honey and honeycomb, turnips, cabbage, maple sugar, feathers, wooden box, bag, needle, wintergreen peppermint candies, and pictures of ox, ox cart, yoke & harness, iron kettle, Barlow knife
Procedure:
Day 1:
1. Read Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall (ISBN 0-14-050441-9) pages 1-12 (stop when he arrives at the Portsmouth Market). (Whole group as read aloud.)
2. Students recall what he packed into the cart (see materials list above).
Day 2:
1. Read Ox-Cart Man pages 13-24 (stop at coins still in his pockets).
2. Discuss: What did the Ox-Cart Man do at the market? What did he buy and why? Show items or pictures of iron kettle and Barlow knife, needle and wintergreen peppermint candies. (Economics connection can be made in this section of the book)
Day 3:
1. Read Ox-Cart Man pages 25-37.
2. Discuss: What does the family do when he returns home? What do you think the Ox-Cart Man will do next fall?
3. Complete the attached graphic organizer of the seasonal cycles described in the book.
Assessment: Completion of the graphic organizer (teacher answer sheet).
| Virginia Standards of Learning | ||
| VS .1 | The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history; b) determine cause and effect relationships; d) draw conclusions and make generalizations; | |
| VS.4 | The student will demonstrate knowledge of life in the Virginia colony by a) explaining the importance of agriculture and its influence on the institution of slavery; b) describing how European (English, Scotch-Irish, German) immigrants, Africans, and American Indians (First Americans) influenced the cultural landscape and changed the relationship between the Virginia colony and England; d) describing how money, barter, and credit were used. | |
| ENG 4.4 | The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction. a) Explain the author's purpose. b) Describe how the choice of language, setting, and information contributes to the author's purpose. c) Compare the use of fact and fantasy in historical fiction with other forms of literature. d) Identify major events and supporting details. e) Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials. f) Identify sensory words. | |
| ENG 5.5 | The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction. a) Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials. b) Describe character development in fiction and poetry selections. c) Describe the development of plot and explain how conflicts are resolved. d) Describe the characteristics of free verse, rhymed, and patterned poetry. e) Describe how an author's choice of vocabulary and style contributes to the quality and enjoyment of selections. | |
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