Unit 15: Opening of the Frontier

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Daniel-Boone-Portrait

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Unit 15 [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Elementary[/flag]

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Unit Overview

Subjects Covered: Grammar, Literature, Composition, History
Time Period: Reformation and Revolutions
Grade Level: Elementary: 1 – 5
Civilization: American
Literature: Sign of the Beaver – by Elizabeth George Speare

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Unit Description

“Daniel Boone, a famous hunter from North Carolina, opened up a road through the forest, from the mountains of Eastern Tennessee to the Kentucky River. It was called the ‘Wilderness Road,’ and over it thousands of emigrants traveled into Kentucky to settle. Boone, with others, built the fort at Boonesborough, Kentucky, and went there to live. That fort protected the settlers against the [Native Americans], and so helped that part of the country to grow until it became the state of Kentucky…” David Henry Montgomery

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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles

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History is HIS Story – God’s story of love, mercy, and redemption through Christ.
- He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. — Ephesians 1‍:‍9-10
God’s providential hand governs and times all events and provides for His Creation according to His plan and purposes.
- The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.- Acts 17: 24 – 27
Godly leadership and servanthood are necessary for one to be a true reforming influence.
- Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many..- Matthew 20:26 – 28

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Unit 15 Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Elementary[/flag]

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Lesson One Assignments:

Read the article: Daniel Boone, pages 8 – 11.
Define each vocabulary word in the context of the reading and put the word and its definition in the vocabulary section of your notebook.
After reading the article, summarize the story you read by either:
Retelling it out loud to your teacher or parent.
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Completing an appropriate notebook page.
Either way, be sure to include the answers to the discussion questions and an overview of key people, dates, and events in your summary.
Be sure to visit www.ArtiosHCS.com for additional resources.

Lesson One Discussion Questions:

How did Daniel Boone help his father on their homestead?
Where did Boone go when he became a man?
What did Boone cut on a beech tree?
What was the purpose of the Wilderness Road?
Describe the fort at Boonesborough.
Describe how Boone’s daughter was stolen by Native Americans.
Describe how Boone was captured by the natives and how they adopted him.
What did Boone do when he became old?
What did Kentucky get for him?
Where is Boone buried?

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Literature Assignment

Since you have already created an Author Profile for Elizabeth George Speare, you do not need to make another one; however, it would be wise to go back and review the information that you discovered about her last semester.
Read Chapters 1 – 5 in Sign of the Beaver.

Composition Assignment

If you are using this curriculum as part of a class, you should each select a different colony so that you can have a full “Research Library” on the original colonies when you are done.

- You should begin by researching your topic, using both print and internet sources. As you research, you should write source cards and note cards for your research book.
  - Source cards contain the information about the source that you are using (book, periodical, newspaper article, website, interview, etc.), while note cards contain the information that you obtain from the source.
  - Visit the Resources section of the website for links showing examples of source cards and note cards.
  - To create a well-rounded research paper, you should have a minimum of 4 different sources (with a source card for each one) from at least 2 different types of sources (book, websites, magazine, etc.), and a minimum of 20 different note cards.
- As you find information that you might want to use in your research book about your colony, you should re-write that information in your own words; this is called “paraphrasing.”
  - Paraphrase information about only one topic on each note card. For instance, if you find information about both the founder of the colony and rituals performed in the colony in the same source, you should create two separate cards for these.
  - One good way to do paraphrasing is to only write notes, rather than full sentences, while you’re researching; then when you return to your notes during the writing phase of this project, you will have forgotten exactly the way it was written and the words that you write will truly be your own.
  - It is important that you learn to paraphrase now, because you will be expected to do that with everything that you write as you get older. Once you reach high school and college, many teachers may even fail your work if you have copied the words that someone else has written!
- Now, after all of that talk about paraphrasing, let’s talk about using quotes.
  - Quotes from reputable sources make your writing sound more credible and professional, so look for solid quotes as you do your research and note taking.
  - Your final paper should contain at least one, but no more than three, quotes in your book. You should use quotation marks around any quote that you use word for word from your source.
  - If there are not quotation marks around the information on your note card, it will be assumed that this information is paraphrased.

One more note on sources: there is a lot of debate in the education world about whether or not Wikipedia.org should be accepted as a source. For the purpose of this research book, this source should be fine; however, remember that not all of your future teachers will be willing to accept this site as a source. Here’s a hint, though, if you find an article that you’d like to use on Wikipedia, scroll to the bottom of the page and find the links to the “References” used within the article; these will frequently make for more solid sources.

Grammar Assignment

Read the notes on Patterns 1 & 2, beginning on page 5.
Complete the corresponding exercises on the Artios Home Companion website (remember that these exercises may be printed directly from the “Grammar Exercises” section of the website).

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VIDEOS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE PREVIEWED BY PARENTS BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO WATCH VIDEOS. SOME VIDEOS MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SENSITIVE TOPICS.

Biography of Daniel Boone

Timeline of Daniel Boone’s Life

Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail

List of Boone Historical Sites

Daniel Boone Trivia Game