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Vikings in America
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Ideas from Teachers
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(Gr. 7)
Objective
To aid student understanding of Vikings and their daily life by having students write an essay intended to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Materials
- NOVA's "Vikings in America" program
- six-trait scoring guide
- writing materials
Procedure
Students choose an essay category and produce a five-paragraph essay related to Vikings, using the video as an informational tool. Possible essay topics include:
Persuasive: Were the Vikings a barbaric people, or are they misunderstood adventurers? Convince your reader of your opinion.
Expositive: Describe daily life for Vikings. Include information on farming, sea travel, and other aspects of daily living.
Imaginative: Create a diary entry from the point-of-view of a Viking on a voyage to America.
Assessment
Score papers using six-trait scoring guide, which scores on the following qualities:
1-Ideas
2-Organization
3-Voice
4-Word Choice
5-Sentence Fluency
6-Conventions (mechanical correctness)
Scoring Key
6-Exemplary
5-Strong
4-Proficient
3-Developing
2-Emerging
1-Beginning
Sent in by
Colleen Medlock
Highland Park Middle School
Beaverton, OR 
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