Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5
Uniting the Slaters and Boyers
SS.A.2.2.3 - Students understand various aspects of family life, structures, and roles in different cultures and in many eras
SS.A.6.3.3 - Students will know the significant individuals, events, and social, political and economic characteristics of different time periods in Florida’s history
Objectives:
- Students will interpret literature to understand that there are differing points of view
- Students will apply the steps in the decision making process to historic situations
- Students will analyze causes and effect
- Students will identify symbolism of a quote
- Students will interpret information
- Students will use artifacts and primary sources to acquire information about Cracker life in the 1890s
- Students will interpret information in visuals
Materials:
- Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski – Chapters 8-15.
- Strawberry Girl Journal
Time: Four fifty minute classes
Procedures:
Setting: Classroom
Day 1
- Read chapters 8 & 9
- Complete journal entries for chapters 8 & 9
Day 2
- Read chapters 10 & 11
- Complete journal entries for chapters 10 & 11
Day 3
- Read chapters 12 & 13
- Complete journal entries for chapters 12 &13
Day 4
- Read chapters 14 & 15
- Complete journal entries for chapters 14 & 15
Evaluation:
- Completed journal entries for chapters 8-15.
