Through+Time+London+Reinforcing+Activity

Lesson Plan Author: ____Ashley G. Lucas_____________________  Title of NCSS Notable Trade Book: **  || //Through Time London: From Roman Capital to Olympic City // by Richard Platt, illustrated by Mauela Cappon.  ||      || //Through Time London //is a detailed picture book that documents the changes the city of London has experienced over the ages. Contrary to the title: //From Roman Capital to Olympic City//, the book actually begins with the Neolithic Age and illustrates how the earliest settlements might have looked in 3500 B.C. Each page chronicles different time periods and shows how structures are modified and changed to fit the needs of the people living in the area. It also demonstrates the role of the countryside and the river Thames to London. Every page includes a small map of London to show how it has grown over the years. The book also spotlights important events in London’s history, such as the attack in A.D. 60 by Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, over the Romans and the Great Fire in A.D.1666. || NCSS Standards: **   <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || I. Culture II. Time, Continuity, and Change III. People, Place, and Environments VI. Power, Authority, and Governance VII. Production, Distribution, and Consumption VIII. Science, Technology, and Society || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Book <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">10 copies of the book or colored photo copies || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">By examining //Through Time London,// students will get a sense of how cities develop over time and how people adapted to their environment due to changes in power and needs of the people. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will also gain practice writing a play and collaborating with a partner. || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> //<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Exploration/ Introduction: // <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> //<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Development: // <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> //<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Expansion: //<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
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|| <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will work in teams of two and each team will be responsible for developing a three act play on one time period that is illustrated in the book. For example, one team will become experts on A.D. 60 //Boudicca attacks!// Another team will focus on A.D. 1602 //Shakespeare’s London//. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As experts students will need to develop a script and perform a short play based on the script to teach each other about their time period. The script should include the following elements: <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Identify the setting, time, and place where the story will be set. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Identify two characters (these characters should be based on two people they see illustrated on their era.) Ideally, students will pick characters that might have a different perspective on the event. For example, one might choose the woman who flees her home as a Viking sets her home ablaze, and another character might be that Viking. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Act I: The script should begin before the main action is taking place in order to give background information about what life is like during the time period based on what they read in the book. The characters should describe their daily routine and what they encounter when they walk around London. As part of this they should describe their clothing and their surroundings. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Act II should focus on an event taking place, which is the focal point of their time period. For the example of //A.D. 851 A Viking Raid//, the story should describe the raid and the reaction of the characters to the event. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Act III should take place after the major event and the students can project what they think might have happened in the case of the Vikings after the raids. As part of this students should situate Act III in the form of informing others about the event. This could be telling a story, a letter, a phone call, or an email. Students should consider how people during the time period would let others who were not present know about what had happened. For instance, during the Viking raids, with the exception of a few monks and nobility, few people would know how to read and write. Therefore, the story would presumably have been passed by word of mouth rather than in the form of a letter. In //A.D. 1783// //Georgian London// a letter would be more likely. During //A.D. 1963 Fame and Fashion// a phone call would be appropriate, and today it would be an email. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sequence: <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Day 1: The teacher will read a short three act play to familiarize students with this genre of writing. The teacher will show students the book //London: From Roman capital to Olympic City// and describe the assignment//.// Students will be assigned to a partner and an era to base their script on. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Day II: Students will begin working on their script. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Day III: Students will continue working on their script. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Day IV: Students will perform their scripts to the class. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Use the London Project Rubric for assessments. || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> || <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Expansion: Students will need to do outside research on the time period as part of the presentation. 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