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  School District

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   Philadelphia Museum of Art
Days of Knights
Grade 6

We would like to do the same program for 3 different groups of 28 students.  We can do this over 2 or 3 days in the morning or one session in the afternoon.

Purpose/Objective:
The sixth grade Social Studies curriculum focuses on ancient civilizations.  e spent a substantial amount of time on the Middle Ages.  We developed projects on areas of the Middle Ages as chosen by the students.  We learn about feudalism, the Black Death, architecture, culture, knighthood.  This videoconference will be a culminating activity and the students should have a good working knowledge of the Middle Ages.  The students will see the video, "Castle" by David Mcauley.

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Candace LeClaire
215-684-7584

This integration plan was  used by a team of Grade 6 teachers at Duanesburg JSHS.
 

Social Studies Standard 2
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives

Time Required:

Planning - 1Hours

Pre Lessons Activities - 3 Weeks

Implementation - 3- one hour time slots

Post Lessons and Activities - 3 class periods

Assessment - 3 class periods

Logistical Planning:
Each class will practice with the system.  We will experiment with the best location in the library, regarding lighting, sound, and seating.  We will design a seating assignment for soft spoken students to be situated in the front.  A paraprofessional teacher will accompany special needs students.

Technique and Tools:
The students will do an oral presentation about the project they developed.  They will complete a unit test, a DBQ and several quizzes.  An additional writing assignment will be completed at the end of the video conference