Ciera Hensley

EDU-225
April 4, 2015
Szymanski

RAFT
Social Studies: Historical Thinking
Use multiple perspectives, primary sources, context, and reasoning skills to
understand the significance of events, people, ideas and institutions.
Row 1

ROLE (student)
A time traveler

AUDIENCE
Aspiring time
travelers

FORMAT
An informative
lesson

Row 2

A newscaster

Viewers of the
local news
channel

An informational
news report

Row 3

A teacher

Students

A calendar of
events

TOPIC
Youre explaining
to aspiring time
travelers how to
look for important
dates in history
and how to
differentiate
between events
that happened in
the recent and
distant past.
Reporting a story
about the start of
Crook County.
Use Prineville as
the local
community.
You are designing
a calendar listing
all the important
school days,
holidays and other
important
community events
for your students
to use as
reference.

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Objective:
2.1. Identify individuals who had an impact on the local community and explain how people and
events of the past influence the present
Student Role:
A Time Traveler
Audience:
Aspiring Time Travelers
Format:
An informative lesson
Topic:
Youre explaining to aspiring time travelers how to look for important dates in history and how
to differentiate between events that happened in the recent and distant past.
Directions:
1. Watch video on discovery streaming
2. Take notes on a hand held white board
3. Type your notes so that it is legible
4. Practice reading your script aloud until you feel you can read it fluently and with
expression.
Resources:
Websites to visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history
Assessment:
Prepare an interactive lesson for a mock classroom full of students wanted to become time
travelers. Share with them the important dates in history to look for.
You will be graded on your final presentation for creatively, accurate information and fluency.

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Objective:
2. Identify when the local community was established and identify its founders and early settlers
and recognizing continuity and change in local and regional communities over time.
Student Role:
Newscaster
Audience:
Viewers of the local news channel
Format:
An informative news report
Topic:
Reporting a story about the start of Crook County. Use Prineville as the local community.
Directions:
1. Visit www.cityofprineville.com for more learn about our community.
2. Using the pre-printed information guide, record the answers to the questions provided.
3. Turn the answers to the questions into a short news story.
4. Memorize this new cast.
5. Create a 3-5 slide PowerPoint with pictures of important aspects of this community.
6. Present your news cast to the class.
Resources:
Websites to visit:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Prineville-Oregon.html
http://visitprineville.org/
http://www.cityofprineville.com/
Assessment:
Present your memorized newscast using your PowerPoint as a visual aid.
You will be graded for overall performance and final presentation.

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Objective:
.3. Identify and describe community celebrations, symbols and traditions and explain why they
are important to some people.
Student Role:
A teacher
Audience:
A Student
Format:
Yearly calendar of events
Topic:
You are designing a calendar listing all the important school days, holidays and other important
community events for your students to use as reference.
Directions:
1. Research important dates in history.
2. Research important dates in your local community and in your school district
3. Use Microsoft excel to create a chart of all the important dates
4. Design a calendar outline all the important dates. Be creative

Resources:
Websites to visit:
http://crookcounty.k12.or.us/about/calendar/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902416.html
http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/14-american-history-timeline.htm
Assessment:
2 points for every important holiday or historical date listed up to 120 points.
10 points for overall appearance of the calendar.
5 points for creativity.
This activity is worth up to 135 points.