Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Deborah Thomas
Deborah Lamp Jane Richards Blennerhassett Elementary | |
| Description | This unit will center around the life and habits of
the colonists of Virginia. Students will be studying their occupations, craftsmanship, economy, famous leaders, social customs and family life, politics, and their transition from English immigrants to Americans. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Internet,World Book 1999 CD-ROM, Microsoft
Word, digital camera | |
| Grade Level | 4 5 | |
| National Standards | Social Studies:
Understands how the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies Technology: Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs Uses electronic media to gather information (e.g., databases, Internet, CD-ROM, television shows, cassette recordings, videos, pull-down menus, word searches) Language Arts: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of informational texts (e.g., textbooks, biographical sketches, letters, diaries, directions, procedures, magazines) Uses prior knowledge and experience to understand and respond to new information | |
| Keywords | Colonial Williamsburg (or Williamsburg)
Thomas Jefferson George Washington Patrick Henry Slavery Craftsman Virginia | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Lesson 1: What's My Line?
Lesson 2: All My Trials, Lord Lesson 3: Respected Rebels Lesson 4: This is Like, Uh, English? Lesson 5: "Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard" | |
| English IGO or CSO | 4.32, 4.46, 4.50, 4.79, 4.78, 4.92, 4.81 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 4.95, 4.98, 4.26, 4.31 | |