Task 3

     This lesson of the unit will be directed toward second graders.  My lesson will consist of comparing and contrasting the physical appearance of one of the historical homes in Murfreesboro today and the house the way it looked back in the day.  I would also like to focus on the layout of the inside and outside of the house.  I would like for my students to compare and contrast the way people dressed back then to the way we dress today and the lifestyles.
     Language arts will be integrated within the lesson by reading different books on homes and lifestyles and using literature circles to discuss the similarities and the differences.  The arts will be integrated, students will look at different pictures of homes and different pictures of the way people dress.  The students will also create clothing of their own that look like the culture of the past and present.  Social Studies will be integrated by students making a timeline of the changes of culture and when the different styles of landscape, architecture, and clothing style changed.  Math will be integrated using the addition and subtraction skills to see how long the change took.   The students will use the computer to research the different historical homes and owners and of the different art work.  They will also research the culture of the past.   Science will be integrated when the students map out the needs and wants of the different cultures.  The students will realize that the needs and wants are very different today.
     I will use different graphic organizers to prepare and teach the lesson.  At the end of the lesson the students will write in a journal and share what they learned. 
     I would use this link to show students two pictures: one of the portrait of a boy, after 1810 by Jacob Marling; and another picture of Mrs. James Russell, about 1770 by John Singleton Copley. (looking at the clothing and style)

http://ncmoa.org/artnc/worksofart.php?artist=null&medium=null&region=30&startPost=10

I will also continue to search for different styles of homes and the appearance of the slaves.