At Home: 1700: Ollivier Daniel - Suggested Activities

Suggested Activities

1. Letter Writing

Pretend that you are Ollivier and write a letter to your family in Quebec describing your new life in Illinois. In your letter include a map you have drawn that shows your trip from Quebec to Illinois in 1725.

Think about how you would travel from Quebec to Illinois today? How long would it take?

2. Oral Interviews

Imagine that you lived in Illinois at the same time as Ollivier Daniel. What kind of work would you have choosen to do? Why?

Find a classmate and interview each other about your chosen occupations.
As a class, come up with interview questions.
Use who, what, why, and where. For example, "What kind of work do you do?"

3. Understanding Locks

Look at a padlock and think about:

What parts are needed to make a lock?
What skills are needed to make a lock?
Can you figure out how the lock is assembled? Disassembled?

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