5th Grade Colonial Fair Project.     

 

 

 Developed By:  .

 

Tolulope Noah

 

 Former 5th & 6th Grade Teacher

 

Contact: tolu.noah@alumni.usc.edu

 

 

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What was it like to live in colonial times?

 

Here's your chance to find out!

 

Through this project, you will learn about what life was like in colonial times and how a person's social class (gentry, middling sort, lower/lesser sort, or enslaved) impacted their lifestyle. The project will be divided into two phases. During Phase I, you will work with a group to research one of the following colonial topics: education, trades, clothing, food, medicine, entertainment, daily life, or slavery. During Phase II, your group will participate in a Colonial Fair, during which you will dress up in colonial clothing and set up a booth in the auditorium (complete with artifacts and a presentation board) to inform visitors (other classes and parents) about the topic you researched. Continue reading in order to learn more about this exciting project!

 

PARENTS, an important letter was sent home in the Tuesday envelope about the artifact and costume requirements for the Colonial Fair! Click here to download another copy of the letter, or click here to view it. If you have any questions, please email me.

 

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PHASE I- RESEARCH REPORT OVERVIEW

 

Your group will select one of the following topics to research: education, trades, architecture, clothing, food, medicine, entertainment, daily life, or slavery. Each group has its own topic page on this wiki, which you can access by clicking on the link in the SideBar box on the right side of the screen. Your group's topic page includes a list of the focus questions that you will be researching and links to helpful websites, PDF documents, and book titles that you can use for researching your topic.

 

Each person in your group will research a different focus question about the topic. As you conduct research about your focus question, you will do all of your work on the wiki. Each student has his/her own Notes page, Rough Draft page, and Final Draft page on this wiki, which can be accessed from your group's topic page. As you research and take notes on the wiki, you must paraphrase information (put it in your own words) in order to avoid plagiarism. Also, you must keep track of all of the sources that you use for information.

 

Once you have finished researching and taking notes on your Notes page, you will write a multi-paragraph report about your focus question on your Rough Draft page. After everyone has completed their Rough Draft pages on the wiki, you will read each others' pages and provide feedback using the comments feature of the wiki. Carefully read the comments that have been posted on your Rough Draft page, and use the feedback to revise and edit your rough draft. Then, you will publish the "new and improved" version of your essay on your Final Draft page. You will also create a Works Cited list of all of the sources that you used for information. 

 

Click on the links below to download the important research report documents.

 

Research Report Requirements

 

Creating a Works Cited Page

 

 

PHASE II- COLONIAL FAIR OVERVIEW

 

Each group will dress up in colonial clothing, and set up a booth in the auditorium to inform visitors about the topic they researched. For example, there will be a food booth, a clothing booth, a medicine booth, etc.  Your booth will include the following:

 

• a Q & A flap board (presentation board) with the focus questions and answers that your group researched and related pictures, diagrams, and illustrations

 

 

 

• artifacts (models, samples, or supplies) related to your topic (For example, the clothing group may have samples of fabric, items used for mending clothing, a bonnet, etc)

 

 

 

 

In addition to creating a booth with a presentation board and artifacts, each group will also need to write a script and prepare a 5-minute presentation about their topic. For your presentation, you will pretend as if you are a person from colonial times and stay in character as you teach visitors about your topic. 

 

(Yup, those are leeches!)

 

 

 

Click on the links below to download the important Colonial Fair documents.

 

Q & A Flap Board Requirements    Planning Sheet

 

Artifact Requirements and Planning Sheet

 

Presentation Requirements and Planning Sheet

 

Colonial Costume Information

 

 

Here are some helpful websites for planning your presentation:

 

Colonial Williamsburg Biographies

 

Talk Like a Pilgrim

 

How to Speak, Eighteenth Century Style

 

 

 

EVALUATION

 

Click on the links below to download the rubrics for the research report and the exhibition.

 

Research Report Rubric (Individual Evaluation)

 

Colonial Fair Rubric (Group Evaluation)

 

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

❦ Monday, December 5-Thursday, December 8: Overview of project & selection of group topic and focus question to research ✔

 

❦ Friday, December 9- Friday, December 16: Research & note taking on Wiki   

 

❦ Wednesday, January 4- Friday, January 6: Work on rough draft and Works Cited page  

 

❦ Monday, January 9: PRINTED, double-spaced copy of rough draft & Works Cited page due by 8:30 a.m.   

 

❦ Monday, January 9-Friday, January 13: Create Q & A flap board at school (bring any supplies you want to use).  Begin making and collecting artifacts at home.  

 

❦ Wednesday, January 18: Work on second draft  

 

❦ Thursday, January 19: Second draft due  

 

❦ Thursday, January 19-Wednesday, January 25: Create script for presentation & memorize it.  

 

❦ Thursday, January 26: Artifacts (models, samples, tools, and other items) due. Two clean tablecloths or sheets for booth due (plain, striped, floral, or plaid design).  

  

❦ Thursday, January 26- Thursday, February 2: Rehearse presentation. Create artifact labels. 

 

❦ Thursday, February 2- Dress rehearsal (all groups present to 5th graders). 

 

❦ Friday, February 3: COLONIAL FAIR at 1:00 p.m. in the auditorium!!! Remember to wear colonial clothing and bring any remaining food or artifacts you need! 

 

*Due dates are subject to change*

 

 

WARNING!

 

Do your best work and have fun, or else...

 

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What is a Wiki?

 

A wiki is an online site that anyone can change or edit. Click here to watch a great YouTube video that explains what wikis are "in plain English."

 

This wiki is password protected so that only our class can edit it. Click on the link below for basic information about how to use this wiki. 

 

How To Use This Wiki

 

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Wiki Rules

1. Use academic language only.

2. Do not put your last name or any other identifying information (phone number, address, email address, etc) on this site.

3. Only edit your group's focus question pages

4. Do not make any inappropriate changes or additions to the site.

5. Remember that your comments reflect yourself, me as your teacher, and our school! Points of Pride apply here as well :)

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This project was designed and created by Tolulope Noah ©. Last updated 12/4/11.

Teachers are welcome to use ideas and documents from this website, but please provide a link back to my website (http://noahhorizon.pbworks.com/). For more information about this project, check out the For Teachers page. Thanks!