Roanoke Conspiracy

Correlation to State Content Standards

8.1: Students understand the major event preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.

7.7.1 Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and develop­ment of urban societies.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Gather new evidence and formulate their own conclusion about the disappearance if Roanoke. (8th Grade)

2. Create a globe identifying the position of the continents, equator and prime meridian.(7th Grade)

Common Core Literacy Standard

WHST 2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,...

WHST 8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,...

Anticipatory Set (3 min.)

SDAIE: Discuss: Name the 7 continents of the World. (7th Grade)

Students will explain why Roanoke is a big deal in History. (8th Grade)

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/CER: Roanoke's Conspiracy: Teacher will go over the instructions of the assigment and the use of the multi colored pen; Blue is for Claim, Green is for Evidence, and Red is for Reason(8th Grade)

SDAIE: Model: Balloon Globe : Teacher will go over the directions for creating their globe on a balloon and read the directions to them. Teacher will answer any question. Teacher will model how to work in pairs. (7th Grade)

Guided Practice (10 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/CER: Roanoke's Mystery: Teacher will model think aloud and proper CER writing with the students to answer questions based on Roanoke. (8th Grade)

SDAIE: Monitor: Balloon Globe: Teacher will monitor the class as they students work in pairs. (7 Grade)

Independent Practice (25 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/CER: Roanoke's Mystery: Students will gather information and write down a quick summary of the new evidence that has been uncovered about what really happened to the colony of Roanoke. Students will decide if the information presented to them is enough to change what history has told us about Roanoke or should we change the information. (8th Grade)

SDAIE: Monitor: Balloon Globe: Students will work in pairs to complete their globe. They will label the continents, cut out the continents and then paste them on the balloon. (7 Grade)

Homework

N/A.

Closure (3 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Dismiss Class.

Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students

EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.

RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.

GATE: Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.