TEACHER RESOURCES GUIDE Opening the Door West Plus! Opening the Door West Plus! MULTIMEDIA KIT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Concept Developed by: CD Compatible Computer eTSEO DVD Player or DVD Compatible Computer Educational Technology Services for Southeastern Ohio Internet Access Minimum Requirements: DVD Playback Capability Mark Brewer The Opening the Door West Plus! Project Associate Director for Telecommunications WOUB Radio & Television is a Collaboration of: Executive Producer 4Shelburne Films 4WOUB Center for Public Media Fred Charles Harner Executive Director, eTSEO 4eTSEO Educational Technology Services for Southeaastern Ohio Educational Technology for Southeastern Ohio Project Manager This project is made possible by a grant from eTech Ohio, Jayne Stehle which was created July 1, 2005, by the Ohio Legislature to advance education and accelerate the learning of Ohioans K-12 Educator, Applications Specialist & Multimedia of all ages through technology. eTech Ohio joined the for- Content/Curriculum Developer, eTSEO mer functions of the Ohio SchoolNet Commission (OSN) Educational Technology Services for Southeastern Ohio and the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Curriculum & Content Developer Commission (OET). Teacher Guide Editor/Writer Penny Passavant Special Projects Supervisor, eTSEO Educational Technology Services for Southeastern Ohio Consultant Ellen Shelburne Producer Opening the Door West Documentary Shelburne Films David Shelburne Writer, Editor and Director Opening the Door West Documentary Shelburne Films FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Bailey Lewis Director and General Manager web: www.woub.org/doorwestplus WOUB Radio & Television email: [email protected] WOUB Center for Public Media subject: Opening the Door West Plus! Soozan Palsa WOUB TV Graphics & Photography Manager Attn: Opening the Door West Plus! WOUB Radio & Television Ohio University WOUB Center for Public Media 9 South College Street Athens, Ohio 45701 740-593-1771 Marilyn Krupa Graphic Assistant WOUB Radio & Television WOUB Center for Public Media i MULTIMEDIA KIT Opening the Door West Plus! Opening the Door West Plus! MULTIMEDIA KIT Welcome to the Opening the Door West Plus! Multimedia Kit and Teacher Resources Guide. The core of this multimedia kit is the two-hour long, award-winning historical documentary Opening the Door West produced by Shelburne Films in conjunction with WOUB as an Ohio Bicentennial project. The documentary is the story of the Ohio Company of Associates, a group of Revolutionary War officers and soldiers, and how, in 1788, they first opened the door for westward expansion in the new United States’ Northwest Territory. PURPOSE The Opening the Door West documentary content aligns with the Ohio Social Studies and Language Arts Academic Content Standards benchmarks and indicators for students in fourth and eight grades. A Teacher Resources Guide and Bonus Materials have been added to the to enhance teaching and learning of the Academic Content Standards. The Teacher Resources Guide and Bonus Materials extend learning experiences and provide suggestions for teach- ing topics related to Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, and Fine Arts content areas. GRADE 4 INDICATORS Social Studies: HISTORY 4 Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including the terms of the Northwest Ordinance. Language Arts: COMMUNICATIONS 4ORAL AND VISUAL 1 Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact). 2 Recall the main idea, including relevant supporting details, and identify the purpose of presentations and visual media. 3 Distinguish between a speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts. GRADE 8 INDICATORS Social Studies: HISTORY 8 Describe and analyze the territorial expansion of the United States including: a. Northwest Ordinance c. Westward movement including Manifest Destiny; Social Studies: GOVERNMENT 7 Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States. Language Arts: COMMUNICATIONS 4ORAL AND VISUAL 1 Apply active listening strategies (e.g., monitoring message for clarity, selecting and organizing essential information, noting cues such as changes in pace). 2 Identify and analyze the persuasive techniques (e.g., bandwagon, testimonial, glittering generalities, emotional word repetition and bait and switch) used in presentations and media messages. 3 Determine the credibility of the speaker (e.g., hidden agendas, slanted or biased material) and recognize fallacies of reasoning used in presentations and media messages. 4 Identify the speaker’s choice of language and delivery styles (e.g., repetition, appeal to emotion, eye contact) and how they contribute to meaning. Opening the Door West Plus! MULTIMEDIA KIT ii Opening the Door West Plus! OVERVIEW MULTIMEDIA KIT CONTENTS: THE DVD THE FULL LENGTH ORIGINAL DVD VERSION OF THE OPENING THE DOOR WEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY • Introduction • The Ohio Lands – A description of the land beyond the Ohio River. • The Ordinance and the Company – Formation of the Ohio Company and the creating of the Ordinance of 1787. • Fort Harmar – Description and purpose of the military fortification build in 1785 to “protect the Indians from the settlers.” • Adventure Galley, or Going Out of the World – The journey from the East and arrival in the Ohio country. • Field of Mars – the Ohio Company’s civilian fort, Campus Martius. • Adelphi – The village at “The Point” became the commercial center of the settlement that grew into the city of Marietta. • Spies and Rangers – Experienced frontiersmen were hired by The Ohio Company to protect the settlements. • Farmer’s Castle – The second year saw the settlement expand to Waterford, up the Muskingum River, and Belpre, 12 miles down the Ohio River. • The Starving Year – Hardship and deprivation characterized the third year. • Big Bottom – The massacre of 12 settlers begins the five-year “Indian War” of the 1790s. • The Door Opens – The Federal Government finally comes to the rescue. BONUS MATERIALS: Animations: • The animations are from the documentary with additional footage and new voiceovers. Additional Interviews: • These interviews are with the same history scholars from the WOUB/Shelburne films documentary Opening the Door West. They offer additional insights and detail to topics from the documentary such as the Northwest Ordinance and women on the frontier. iii MULTIMEDIA KIT Opening the Door West Plus! Opening the Door West Plus! OVERVIEW MULTIMEDIA KIT CONTENTS: THE CD TEACHER RESOURCES GUIDE (Adobe Acrobat PDF files): • Social Studies for grades four and eight 4 Suggested activities and teaching topics 4 Internet resources to extend teaching activities 4 Databases listings detailing linkages between the WOUB/Shelburne Films documentary Opening the Door West, the Bonus Materials, and the Social Studies topics and activities. • Vocabulary lists and glossaries for grades four and eight. • Math, Art, and Music Ohio Academic Content alignment suggestions for grades four and eight. Science alignment suggestions for grade eight. 4 Internet resources 4 Databases listings detailed linkages between the WOUB/Shelburne Films documentary Opening the Door West, the Bonus Materials, and the content area topics and activities. • Ohio Social Studies Indicators for grades four and eight • Ohio Holistic Writing Grading Rubrics • Documentary Producer Ellen Shelburne’s Bibliography for Opening the Door West. BONUS MATERIALS: Audio files: • Four complete musical selections from the sound track CD of WOUB/Shelburne Films documentary Opening the Door West. 4 The four complete sound tracks are examples of American, European, African American and Native American Indian music. 4 The selections are from the 1751 to 1820 Federal period. PDF files: • Historical documents and scale drawings • Text of original primary sources from the Hildreth Papers, Slack Collection, Dawes Library, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio • Image Files: Still images of people, places, and events from the documentary. Each image is accompanied by a brief description. Image files: • Still images of people, places and events from the documentary. Each image is accompanied by a brief description. Opening the Door West Plus! MULTIMEDIA KIT iv Using the Opening the Door West Plus! MULTIMEDIA KIT The Opening the Door West documentary is 119 minutes in length. Teachers may wish to show the documentary in one setting – in fourth grade as a culminating activity and in eighth grade as an introductory or culminating activity. The documentary is broken down into twelve chapters and any chapter may be played individually. Teachers may want to select a teaching topic or one of the activities described for a topic and plan lessons around it. There are five Social Studies topics for fourth and eight grades. Each topic lists several suggested activities. Each of the Subject Area topics also includes Internet resources. GRADE FOUR Social Studies Topics: • Using Primary and Secondary Sources to Understand History (Journal and Letter Writing) • The Citizens and the Government • Indian Wars of the 1790s • Comparing Cultures in Early Ohio: New Englanders, French, African Americans, women, children, and Native American Indians. • Economics in Early Ohio • Additional Grade 4 Social Studies Indicators and Resources Subject Areas • Mathematics • Art • Music Appendix • Vocabulary Lists • Glossary • Ohio Model Assessment 9 Point Holistic Writing Rubric GRADE EIGHT Social Studies • Primary