Oct. 21st- Oct. 25th Our Journey to Appalachia
    In an effort to support writing across the curriculum in art, the 4th and 5th graders will begin writing their narrative pieces based on historical fiction about the immigrants from Scotland that settled in the Appalachian mountains.  They will be using the following outline to help them compose this paper.  The due date is the week of Nov. 18th - 21st.  They are to turn in a typed copy of their work on the day they have art that week.  They also need to turn in their notebooks that contain all their pre-writing and rough drafts. 

OUR JOURNEY TO APPALACHIA

Deadline: Papers due the week of Nov. 18^th -22^nd, on the day you come to art.

You assignment is to write a narrative in the style of historical fiction.  Make sure you use all the words in the Word Bank. The words should help guide you through the most important parts of the story. Be sure to underline all your vocabulary words as you write your story and mark them off the list as you use them.  This will help you make sure that you are covering all the events.   Your paper should follow the following outline and have at least 5 paragraphs.  It can have more if you need them.

 Word Bank for Grades 4^th  -5^th

Immigrate, preparations, opportunities, weavers of wool, possessions, loom, quilts, heirlooms , freedom,  unknown, frontier, free land, settlers, pioneer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachia,  Ireland Scotland, Germany, ship, Atlantic Ocean, 6 week trip, poor conditions, crowded, port, Jamestown Virginia, dock,  Glasgow Scotland, West, Barbourville Ky., settlement,  Cumberland Gap, wagon train, frontier families, Wagon train,   Conestoga wagon, livestock, cows, ox, hogs,  chickens, sheep, ruts, roots,  corn, beans, squash, seeds, “three sisters”, supplies, necessities,  tools,  iron items, seeds, native American Indians, Cherokee, displaced,  trading goods and ideas, “squatters” rights, natural resources, clear the land, plant a garden, shelter, handmade, candles, baskets, pottery, woodworking, cabin,  quilting, weaving, loom.

Expostion:

Introductory paragraph must include the following information.

Setting: year 1845, Glasgow, Scotland

(You need to pick from one of the characters listed below and then write the paper in first person using words like I and me. )

Characters:  The Robinson family, includes Ma and Pa Robinson, their children George, age 12, Lizzie age 8, and their new baby Meg, age 1.  They will also take Grandma Stuart along with them. She is a master weaver.

Conflict: 

The Robinson Family has decided to immigrate to America and be one of the first families to go West into Ky. as pioneers.  Their destination is a settlement called Barbourville, near the Cumberland Gap.  There are several reasons they have decided to immigrate to America. First, their family business of weaving handmade wool is being threatened by a local factory.  Second, they are seeking the freedoms that only can be found in America.  Last, they hope to have a brighter future with the thought of free land.  They know it will be a hard and difficult journey, but are willing to take the risks. 

Rising Action:

Paragraph #2    Our Decision to immigrate

a.       why we should leave

more opportunities

freedom

to make more money making wool

b.       what  we would take

money from selling possessions

heirlooms

                         take loom to make money

Who would go.

c.        What will life be like in America

Unknown

Hope it’s worthwhile

Hard, exciting, scary

3.  Paragraph #3   Our Journey to America

             a. Crossing the Atlantic

                  saying good bye to family and friends

                  6weeks journey

                    bad food, stinky

                   March 1^st  to April 16th

                   arrived in the port at Jamestown Virginia

               b. Packing our Conestoga Wagon

                  first bought wagon with money from possession

                  bought necessities

                  bought seeds (for the 3 sisters, corn, beans and squash)

                   bought all the metal items we could not make by hand

                   packed up all the items

                  joined others to make a wagon train

c.       Traveling through the Wilderness

walked beside the wagon

                    Grand Ma and baby rode

                    Hard journey, rough trail, ruts, and roots

                    Scared of Native Americans  (Cherokee)

Climax:

  4.  Paragraph #4   Making a new Home in Appalachia

          a. Picking a place to settle

              Arrived in Barbourville Ky. near the Cumberland Gap

              In the Applachian Mts.

              Found a place close to the creek with flat land for a garden

              Lot of natural resources like wood from trees

          b. What to do first

              clear the land of rocks, trees and shrubs

               plant the 3 sisters

               keep it watered

          c. What to next

               Clear more logs and cut them to build a cabin

               Meanwhile slept and found shelter under the covered wagon

               Built cabin by hand with help from others

               Made all the furniture

           Made pottery to eat off

           Made candles to see and tell time with

           Made quilts for the cold winters

           Made toys from corn husks and wood

           Made baskets from reeds

           Did woodworking for most all the other things we would need

Falling Action and Resolution:

5.               Concluding paragraph

Be sure to include that Grand Ma Stuart started weaving wool  and used her loom to start making more money in our  new home.

     

You are to bring all your work with you to ART each week and to COMPUTER LAB.  You will be required to type your paper and will have time to do that in computer lab. 

Week one Oct. 21^st – 25^th Introduction to the ideas and instruction from Mr. Woodward. Begin paper in class.

Week two Oct. 28^th – Nov. 1^st  second week to work on paper in class, begin typing what you wrote in computer lab.

Week three Nov. 4^th – 8^th work on paper in class and type in computer lab.

Week 4 Nov. 11^th – 15^th finish writing paper and turn finish typing in lab.

Week 5 Nov. 18^th – 22^nd turn in typed copy of your work with all your prewriting.  DO NOT TURN IN WITHOUT YOUR PREWRITING!  KEEP all your prewriting, brainstorming, revisions, sloppy copies, etc.