Young history sleuths examine an inventory of the belongings of a Virginia colonist and use deductive reasoning to determine what the document reveals about colonial life. They then use a Venn diagram to compare the inventory with a partial inventory of their home and belongings.

Concepts

colonial america, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, slavery

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Model for younger learners how to analyze and draw conclusions from an inventory of belongings

Classroom Considerations

• Requires individual copies of the four handouts

Pros

• Includes a teacher reference on colonial life
• The step-by-step plan also includes extension and summary activities

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4