For this week's project, I chose option 2. In this activity, students would be required to map the course of the Anglo-Saxon ancestors. There are three groups of people involved in this migration of people: Angles, Jutes, and Saxons. Students would have to determine where each group of people originated and their destinations. The map is a demonstration of a sample student assignment. Along with creating a map demonstrating these sites, students would also have to research and report why each group of people migrated to a new location, what impact this had on their way of life, and how they integrated with other groups of people.
Students will be completing this project as part of their introduction into Anglo-Saxon life and Beowulf. I like the idea of them creating the map because it will help them to remember locations and reasons why these people moved and how it affected their lives.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106922762046610726497.000464f3241c46733ce5c&ll=54.239551,1.186523&spn=11.648416,27.905273&z=5
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What a great project for your students. Maps can show not only routes of movement but also reasons for movement. Google Earth can provide historical information. What if we could layer a segment of time with climate or natural disaster information (a history teacher discussing the Donner party might be an example). Your students are going to end up with a much richer experience now.
ReplyDeleteI can feel your frustration with the piecemeal changes being made at your school. I found in the past when we did that approach I need to make adaptations to each new change, it wasn’t cohesive. But you are right that having the funds to implement at complete overhaul of a school district isn’t readily available for most at this time (who knows, that could change soon). I too like the idea of SUTE and the idea that everyone is on the same page prior to implementation.
Jim W.