A NATION DIVIDED
Margit E. McGuire, Seattle University
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Overview of Storypath: A
Nation Divided
| Episode
1 Creating the Setting: Chattanooga
Students create a frieze
of the natural environment and then a three-dimensional town of
the early 1860s.
 
|
Episode 2 Creating
the Characters: The Families Students
create family characters who live and work in Chattanooga at that
time.
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| Episode 3 Building
Context: Historical Events of the Time Students
research historical events and people of the time period.
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| Episode 4 Critical Incident:
The Underground Railroad
A
slave catcher comes to town searching for members of the Underground
Railroad.
|
| Episode 5 Critical Incident:
A Presidential Election Students
participate in a discussion of the presidential candidates and
then vote for their candidate of choice--if their character is
eligible to vote.
|
| Episode 6 Critical
Incident: The Onset of War
Students
learn of the onset of war and decide which side they will support--North
or South--and the consequences of choosing sides.
|
| Episode 7 Critical
Incident: The Siege
Students
learn of the major battles and events that led to the siege of
Chattanooga and then work together to survive the siege. |
| Episode 8 Concluding
Event: Peace and Rebuilding
Students
decide on a monument and ceremony to commemorate the events and
rebuild good will in their community.
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with the permission of Highsmith, Inc.
Download "Storypath: A Nation
Divided" in PDF format. There are two files. Part I and II. The
files
will be named "part1.pdf"
and "part2.pdf" and may be opened and
printed using free Adobe
Acrobat reader software.
Links to WEB sites that will support
A Nation Divided Storypath.
Links to Literature that will support
A Nation Divided Storypath.
Classroom Photographs: Creating
the Frieze
Click here to see how the
frieze develops over a number of days: DAY 1,
DAY 2, DAY 3, DAY
4, DAY 5, WORD BANK
Thanks to Sara Junkin and
her class at North City Elementary School, Shoreline, WA
Storypaths units are available
from Highsmith, Inc. (www.teachstorypath.com)
Call 1-800-678-7263 or Fax 1-800-934-3479 |
