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This Land is Made for You and Me

The Mission

Request to the Department of the Interior offices at Marconi Academy:

(Private and Confidential)

It has been brought to the attention of the president that there is a conflict of interest in the Illinois territory. There are settlers who are having problems living in peace on their land. Native Americans are causing problems for the settlers. Business is booming for the traders. Transportation moguls are planning new railroads across the territory.

It is imperative that this situation be studied and recommendations presented to me using PowerPoint within four weeks.

Signed: President James Madison

President James Madison

The Process

To accomplish your task you will need to do the following:

	Divide into four groups of five students of your choice. You will be
	assigned your historical group to research: Settlers Native Americans Transportation Traders
	You will be assigned roles within your group.

	Complete a KWL chart about your chosen group.

	Conduct internet and multi media research that goes with your group.
	Settlers Native Americans Transportation Traders
	Use Inspiration software to create a web of your group’s historical characteristics. Settlers Native Americans Transportation workers Traders

	You will use Microsoft Word to create a diary entry based on your group’s historical identity. You will use the Inspiration diagram that you created to help you.

	Create a diorama illustrating your group’s identity.

	Now that you have a greater sense of your group’s historical identity, you will be invited to a round table discussion to air your opinions on the arrival of 150 new settlers.

	Organize your findings into a PowerPoint presentation.

	Slide 1: Title Slide & student names Slides 2-4: Description/history of the group Slide 5: Conflict (if any) Slide 6: Optional photos, etc. Slide 7: Recommendation

	Present your recommendations to President James Madison using your PowerPoint presentation.