- Find information on a web page.
- Use the computer to organize ideas.
- Use a word processing program to draft, revise and publish information.
- Follow the 5 Golden Rules when using a word processor.
- Use special keys on the keyboard to make capital letters.
- Use correct posture when keyboarding.
- Check out the towns we might visit.
- Can you find these towns on this map of Massachusetts?
Plymouth
1. Go to Plimouth Plantation!
2. Make an idea web to help you remember all the new things that you are learning about Plymouth in 1621. Be sure to include ideas about both the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims.
3. Write a letter to tell what you learned on your trip!
Lexington
1. Start with this overview, then ride along with Paul Revere! Go to Lexington Green!
2. Make an idea web to help you remember all the new things that you are learning about what happened in April, 1775 in and around Lexington. Be sure to include ideas about both Paul Revere's ride and the battle at Lexington Green.
3. Write a newspaper article about what happened in and around Lexington on April 18th and 19th, 1775.
- Example
- Grading checklist
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You Choose
Choose a town to visit (click here to see the list of towns) and write a letter or newspaper article about what you learned.
CHALLENGE!
Can you place the three towns that you visited on a timeline, according to when each place was famous? Where would you fit on the timeline? Use the year that you were born for the date.
