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Crossroads of Empire 2011: Fort Niagara Lesson Plan

Crossroads of Empire 2011: Fort Niagara Lesson Plan. Our Presentation. Go through our goals and objectives. Go through the lesson. Questions?. Lesson Overview. Format : Document-Based Question Product : Well-constructed paragraph response Big Idea: “Place matters.” Thomas Chambers

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Crossroads of Empire 2011: Fort Niagara Lesson Plan

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  1. Crossroads of Empire 2011: Fort Niagara Lesson Plan

  2. Our Presentation • Go through our goals and objectives. • Go through the lesson. • Questions?

  3. Lesson Overview • Format: Document-Based Question • Product: Well-constructed paragraph response • Big Idea: “Place matters.” • Thomas Chambers • Essential Question: Why was Fort Niagara “the key to the continent?” • Daily Objective As a result of this lesson, students will… • Students will understand how geography influences a society’s economy. • Students will be able to explain why the French, British, and Iroquois competed for the location at Niagara. • Students will be able to synthesize primary source documents and use them to construct a response.

  4. Warm-up Activity (Done with Students) • “The importance of this place is almost inconceivable; it is the key to the whole continent.” • Arthur Young, 1759 Activity: In pairs, brainstorm what makes a place important.

  5. Introduction to Fort Niagara (Done with Students) • French established the first post here in1679. • In 1726 France created the modern fortification with the construction of the impressive "French Castle." • Britain gained control of Fort Niagara in 1759, during the French & Indian War, after a nineteen-day siege.

  6. Questions?

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