Task & Process

Stage 1 Research: Your team will use the websites and books listed in the Resources section of this WebQuest to learn more about your topic. You will record your findings in a provided notebook. We will use the research information in Stage 2 of this WebQuest.

|Research Questions| Here are the questions that you will answer in your notebook.

The Life of Children team>

• • How did students learn? Did they go to school? What was school like?

  • What was a normal day like for children and their family?

  • What were some ways children had fun?

The Food and Drink team>

• • What were some of the meals eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

  • Were the food choices different for city families compared to farming families? If so, how?

  • Where did many families get their food from?

The Clothing team>

• • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by children?

  • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by women?

  • What were the usual pieces of clothing worn by men?

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Stage 2 Book Creation: Each class will use the iBook program to write their book with each team writing a chapter about their topic.

To complete this task, your teams will follow this process:

• 1. Each team will meet with Mr. Carpenter to share their notes.

  2. You will then work together to write your chapter.

  3. The entire class will work together to answer the question: How does the life of children today compare to that

  4. of children living during colonial times? The class will work together to write a final chapter that answers this question.

  5. Mr. Carpenter will work with each team to draw illustrations for their chapter and the final shared chapter.

  6. The text and illustrations will be added to the iBook to create the book.

Go to Resources to start your research.

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