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PROJECT 2: COMMUNITIES: Past and Present By Erin Redwine   OVERVIEW Throughout this project, students are encouraged to examine past communities and ways of life. The students will evaluate how communities are and have been alike and different. The learners will also study the multiple roles of individuals in both communities--past and present. This project begins with an introduction of plantation life in North Carolina. I will spend eight days (one chapter per day) reading the Allen Parker slave narrative to the class. During this time, I will ask students questions to increase reading comprehension and interest in the story. I will also assess the students' prior knowledge and attitudes on the topic as the class reads through the narrative. After completion of the book, the children will begin the activities of the project. Each activity will begin with a selection of children's literature. Information from these books will be used as supplemental information to the Allen Parker narrative. Each piece of literature will enhance the students' understanding of plantation life in the South. Other books will also be available for children to read independently. Throughout these activities, I want the students to investigate the make-up of their own community and increase their awareness of past communities.   GO TO PROJECT 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 For additional information or comments about these Learning Activities, contact: Dr. Joy N. Stapleton, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction: Elementary and Middle Grades Education, School of Education, East Carolina University.