Assessment Ideas
Webquests
Webquests can be a good method of assessment and a good learning tool as well. The following websites are all different types of webquests. Some serve better as assessments while some will be more useful during the learning process. They all explore different aspects of Lenape life and culture.
http://www.rivervaleschools.com/schools/roberge/web_quests/lenape_webquest2.htm
This website focuses on eight different questions regarding the Lenape way of life. It asks questions about many aspects of their life, from their homes to their gender roles to their food and more. It is done individually. The students are expected to answer the questions using websites provided, and then find clip art and pictures to go with their work. A rubric is provided.
http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/south/3eweb/lenapewebquest.htm
This website has four main tasks where the students learn about different aspects of Lenape life such as their interaction with the Europeans, their plants, their Pow Wows and their words. It includes a simulation of The Walking Purchase between the Lenape and the sons of William Penn. Students work in groups of three or four and keep a journal throughout the project. Websites are provided for student use.
http://www.delranschools.org/94120112215134270/site/default.asp
The best of the websites for a webquest. It focuses on one essential question, which is, How is life for the Lenape different today than it was hundreds of years ago?"Students work in groups of four, each working on a different "role" or aspect of the project. Includes web pages and a graphic organizer for each role. Also includes a teacher page with standards, objectives, materials, implementation plan, etc. The end material is a brochure for which the website provides a rubric.The project takes 10 days.
Culminating Activity Combining Social Studies and Language Arts through Drama
The following link was created by a drama teacher who explains how his fourth grade students created a play based on Oregon Trail. While this can be used while studying Lenape, it could also be used in order to assess student knowledge at the end of the unit. While it may seem that this is too time consuming it could be combined with Language Arts and the mechanics of writing. This may increase student engagement in writing, as well as allowing you more time to work on the project during the day. This could be a whole class project, or you could use flexible grouping and allow small groups of students to create their own plays. This is also a great way to differentiate, pairing strong writers with weaker ones, and assigning different jobs for group members (copy writer, editor, director,etc).
http://www.childdrama.com/trail1.html
