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Staff Ride

throughAmerican

History June 2009

Dr D’Ann Campbellhistorian and tour guide

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Day 1-2 Plymouth Rock

Fly on

Southwest

airline to

Providence

Rhode

Island

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Day 3 Boston

• Colonial Boston 1775 Freedom Trail website

• USS Constitution

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Day 4: Lexington, Lowell Mills

• Industrialization in America began in these mills (factories) Visit restored Lowell mills near Boston

Battle of Lexington 1775

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Day 5: Sturbridge Village• Recreated farm

village of 1840s– when most Americans lived on farms

• What did they do, how did they live?

• Old Sturbridge Village Website

Check out this building

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Day 5: Shakers: original Hancock village – with Shaker meal

• Shaker website What’s famous about Shaker sex?

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Day 6: ER and FDR Library,Hyde Park New York

• Tour museum• Explore archives• Look at original letters• Talk with the experts• FDR website• ER = Eleanor

Roosevelt

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Day 6: West Point

• Tour the Point• Discussions with

professors• Teaching military

history• History website

We will see the chain used to block the river.

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Day 7-8New York City• NY Historical

Society

• Museums

• Ellis Island

• Statue of Liberty

• Ground Zero

• Wall Street1925 map →

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Night on Broadway!!

• Half-price tickets (you pay)

• browse shows

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Day 8: Home!!After 8 days and 7 nights

1950s postcard of the El Noh Ranch-O-Tel motel at 1425 Adams Ave. (Route 80 and 99)

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Your Obligations

• Keep a journal on staff ride & take photos

• Prepare a 1 pg reflection piece about trip

• Brief other participants about 1 site

• Prepare a group lesson plan to present at end of summer institute (use primary sources)

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Summer Institute & Annual Workshops

• One week summer program

• Attended by all social studies teachers

• Develop a lesson plan to be tested the next academic year

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To Bring on the Staff Ride

• A designated buddy (cell phone with you)

• Water bottle

• Comfortable shoes

• 1 suitcase for every day wear, 1 for curriculum materials/souvenirs

• Digital camera, extra batteries

• Medications (provide us a list of medicines, allergies, emergency numbers)

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also To Bring With You

• Alarm clock

• Extra glasses, toiletries, pillow

• 1 nicer-than-daywear outfit

• Umbrella/raincoat, sunscreen, jacket

• Journal, laptop, tote bag

• Most important: An on time attitude