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A Second Visit To Old Sturbridge Village-The Story Tour Lesson Plan

A Second Visit To Old Sturbridge Village-The Story Tour Lesson Plan

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A Second Visit To Old Sturbridge Village-The Story Tour

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Students conduct research on 1830s families and early New England culture. They conduct research on the Old Sturbridge Village website, participate in an online chat with a costumed interpreter, and continue to develop possible plots to use for writing a historical fiction piece.

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1830s rural new england, rural new england, sturbridge village, social studies

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4th - 8th

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Social Studies & History

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