The Process

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You will be assigned to a group of four students.
You will either choose a role to play or your teacher will assign one to you from this list:

Role

Resources

Oregon Trail Pioneer---one of a half million people who traveled the trail between 1843 and 1869 in order to "Go West!"

New Mexico Settler---one of several hundred priests, noblemen, servants, or family members who came in the 1600s to colonize the area for Spain.

Chinese Worker---one of the millions of immigrants who came to the United States to work in minimum wage jobs during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Pilgrim---an early settler to the North American continent who from Europe.

 

Use the resources provided to research your role, and your Travel Journal to record your findings.
Once you have collected and recorded all the information in your Travel Journal, you will meet with members of other groups who have the same role as you, and you can compare information to be sure everyone has the necessary facts.
Play a game to check your understanding of the early immigrants.    
Working with your teacher, you will design a ss)imple costume for your television appearance. 
You will appear on the television program, and demonstrate your knowledge about your role.

 

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