Past and Present

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Past and Present (compare and contrast)
Created by Sherry McCombs and Myken Fogt
Teacher Page
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TEACHER PAGE OBJECTIVE After reading Sarah
Mortons Day and Samuel Eatons Day, students
will compare and contrast lives of people, past
and present in writing. PROCEDURE Read both
books aloud before doing this activity. Both
books are somewhat long, so this may be a 2-3 day
activity. 1. Teacher will click through each of
the slides. 2. Students will log their answers
in their journals. any 2 books with
Thanksgiving themes will work

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LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF HOW PEOPLE DURING SARAH
MORTONS AND SAMUEL EATONS TIME, LIVED AND
WORKED.
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On the next slide, you will see pictures of
how we live today.
LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF HOW PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK
NOW.
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List at least 3 ways in which people from the
past and people from now are alike. 1. 2. 3.
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List at least 3 ways in which people from the
past and people from now are different. 1. 2. 3.
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In your journal, make a Venn Diagram. Label one
circle Sarah and the other, Samuel. Using
the diagram, compare and contrast the two
children.
Or, compare two different characters from the
books you used in place of the two that were
suggested.
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Give thanks for everything you have!