Lesson 9: History of Illinois - 1600’s/Dual Timeline Objective Outcome Activities Supplies Multiple Intelligences Thinking Skill

Two Days approximately 45 minutes                      

Learning Standard: State Goal 16A: Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

Objective:  Compare and contrast the perceptions of different groups by creating a dual timeline.
Outcome: Dual Timeline (Visual)

Activities:

(Note: You may wish to make transparencies of the blank timelines in order to model the completion of timeline.)

Refer students to Early History of Illinois dual timeline in double entry journal.

1. Native American history (pg. 11, paragraphs 1 - 3).
2. Marquette & Joliet (pg. 11, paragraph 4 and pg. 13, paragraphs 1 - 4).
3. LaSalle (pg. 13, paragraphs 5 and 6).

	Read aloud (teacher or better readers) one section at a time "The Voyageurs" from A Historical Album of Illinois pp. 11-13
	Debrief  (whole class teacher directed) each section and fill out the blanks in the timeline with descriptions of the bold faced words.
	On the Student Outline Map of Illinois Direct students to draw the route Marquette and Joliet followed through Illinois Direct students to add Cahokia

Illinois Double Entry Journal Prompt page 14:

What attracted the French explorers to Illinois?

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Interpersonal, Spatial and Bodily-Kinesthetic
Thinking Skill: Analysis

Supplies:
1. A Historical Album of Illinois
3. Early History of IllinoisDual Timeline
4. Illinois Double Entry Journal

Student Groupings:
Cooperative Groups

Collaborators: Patti Besick, Mary Alice Lindvall, Sue Zerafa Created: 09/13/98 Modified: 07/31/01 School District 54, Schaumburg, Illinois http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/district54/socst/illinois/lessons/less9.htm