Blending historical fiction, primary sources

& ideasMovement – key idea in history

What are examples of movement in science?

Movement & DSL

What are examples of movement in science?

Movement of Molecules Diffusion – occurs in solutions containing

particles Example 1 – Evaporation of perfume Example 2 – Salt dissolving in water

Movement & DSL

How about in geography & history?

How about westward expansion?Connect historical fiction, primary sources, & inquiry

Let’s explore an example – Dakota Dugout

Several weeks ago you read the article in the Philadelphia Argus about farming in South Dakota. You, your husband, and three children decided to move to South Dakota. You were able to travel by railroad as far as St. Louis, Missouri. You must travel the rest of the way to South Dakota by wagon. Except for a change of clothes you sold all your belongings before leaving Philadelphia. The sale of your belongings paid for the railroad ticket, the wagon, and the horse. Now you must decide what to take with you on the wagon.

The trip to South Dakota is 500 miles. Travel by wagon averages about 25 miles a day. There are some small towns along the way but sometimes they are two-three days apart. The closest town to where you want to settle is half a day away. Space on the wagon is limited. The wagon is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. You need to carefully plan what you are going to take on the trip. What will you take on the wagon?

Theme – westward migration(Note connection to Your Life in a Box activity)

How long will trip take? What about delays?

What time of year? What type of clothing will

you need? What kind of food &

supplies will you need for trip & once in S. Dakota?

What might you pick up on trip?

As a teacher, what questions would you ask?

Before packing, answer these questions

What would you include on your list?

What aspects of social studies are represented in what they might put on the list?

As I read story what images about a dugout as a place to live came to mind?

As I read story what images about a dugout as a place to live came to mind?

Put yourself in this place & time, what would it be like to live here?

You and your fellow students are reporters for the Philadelphia Argus newspaper. Last month your newspaper ran an article on the biggest story of 1876, the Battle of the Little Big Horn. This battle took place near the Black Hills of South Dakota. The articles on the Little Big Horn were the first time people in Philadelphia learned anything about the Dakotas.

Your editor thinks people need to learn more about this new frontier. He wants all of you to write some articles about life in the Dakotas. He suggested you write three articles. One article will describe what a house is like for a new settler. The second article will describe what it is like to farm in the Dakotas. The third article will describe the seasons in the Dakotas. He suggested including some pictures with the articles.

You also need to write some advertisements for the newspaper. One ad might describe a piece of farmland for sale. Another ad might describe house for sale. Often farmers put an ad in the paper for a wife. As with the articles, you also may put pictures with your ads

What if students created online news source on westward migration?

You are a farmer that lives in sod house shown earlier.

You just lost your wife. You have 4 children between ages of 4 and 10.

As you noted from the pictures, there is little near your farm, so the likelihood of meeting a potential wife is slim to none.

You decide to place an ad in the Philadelphia Argus

What would you put?Reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ClBwuL6a0

Let’s focus on the ad…