Was he the gun slinging,
dirty talking lady's man or was he the honest hard working man? Well,
let's find out in the The Cowboy Way. This quest is a journey in
time to find out about the American cowboy's history. So, let's saddle
up for our journey to see what kind of man the cowboy really was.
The Tasks:
In the The Cowboy Way
you should be able to complete the following:
a scavenger hunt to find out cowboy history,
listen to a real cowboy talk about life on the ranch,
color pictures of a cowboy, cow, and horse,
choose a cowboy to report on, 1 page in length,
complete a quiz on the history of the black cowboy.
The Process:
To accomplish the tasks,
here are the steps that you will need to follow to find out what kind of
man the cowboy really was.
1.
Well, to start our journey to find out what kind of guy the cowboy really
was ya'll will start with a good Yee
Haw. This site
is a hunt to find out facts about the cowboy. This site gives you
a look at the clothes, life and history of the cowboy.
2.
Now take a listen to a real cowboy talk about life on the ranch.
At Buckaroos
round up the herd, click on Real Audio and take a listen to him
speak.
3.
The West was full of all kinds of cowboys. At this site, it gives
you a list of cowboys, good and bad, and allows you read into their lives.
So, let's take a trip to see the good
and bad guys. While on your trip, pick a cowboy and report
on him. The report needs to be one page in length and free of grammar
and spelling errors.
4.
At Coloring.com, it allows you to color while on the computer. Therefore,
let's color some pictures of a cowboy,
cow
and horse.
After you color each of them print them out.
5. Did you know that there were over 8,000 black cowboys that roamed the
West. Those cowboys faced many hardships even on the range.
First, read history
of the black cowboy. Afterwards, test your recall and complete
the black cowboy quiz.
The Evaluation:
Here are the things
that you will be evaluated on in completing The Cowboy Way.
Beginning
1
Developing
2
Accomplished
3
Exemplary
4
Score
Yee
Haw Hunt
Complete
the hunt with more than 4 errors.
Complete
the hunt with no more than 4 errors.
Complete
the hunt with no more than 6 errors.
Successfully
complete the hunt with no errors.
Buckaroos
Round up the Herd
Not
able to find and to listen to the cowboy.
Successfully
find and listen to the cowboy with much assistance from the teacher and
another student.
Successfully
find and listen to the cowboy with little to no assistance from the teacher
or another student.
Successfully
find and listen to the cowboy with no assistance.
Color
Pictures
Not
coloring or printing out the pictures.
Color
1 of the pictures and successfully print it out.
Color
2 of the pictures and successfully print them out.
Color
the cowboy, cow, and horse and successfully print each of them out.
Good
or Bad Guy Report
Compose
half of a page or less with many spelling and grammar errors.
Compose
half of a page report with some spelling and grammar errors.
Compose
three fourths of a page without grammar and spelling errors.
Compose
a page report without spelling and grammar errors.
Black
Cowboy Quiz
Complete
the quiz with more than 4 errors.
Complete
the quiz with no more than 4 errors.
Complete
the quiz with no more than 6 errors.
Complete
the quiz with no errors.
Conclusion:
I hope that ya'll enjoyed
The Cowboy Way. This should have given you an insight into the cowboy
history with a twist of fun. Hope ya'll come back to visit soon.
Credits & References:
I would like to thank
Dr. Lewis for having the patience and the help in completing this major
undertaking. I would like to thank the Good Lord most of all for
giving me the drive and a love for history.
There were many references
that were used and reused in completing this quest. Thanks to all
of them for providing me with information to make the quest easier.
Teacher Advice:
This quest should appeal
to all types of learners. The quest is designed more for slower and
resource students. However, it would be fun for all students and
even at lower grades as well.
Then learner needs
to have basic computer knowledge. I would recommend that history
of the West be briefly discussed with the students prior to the quest.
This quest will need
to be done individually. It will take many class sessions unless
you have a large computer lab in your room. This could be done as
homework or as an extra credit assignment. The Cowboy Way can be
used for art, history, and writing.
There may be one
stumbling block that you may encounter. On Buckaroos Round up the
Herd, if you do not have Real Audio then it will not work. However,
this will not hamper the rest of the lesson.
Created by Amanda
Lemly for EDU 506 @ FHU School of Education by Dr. Bruce Lewis
on November 10, 2001.
a scavenger hunt to find out cowboy history,
1. Well, to start our journey to find out what kind of guy the cowboy really was ya'll will start with a good Yee Haw. This site is a hunt to find out facts about the cowboy. This site gives you a look at the clothes, life and history of the cowboy.
2. Now take a listen to a real cowboy talk about life on the ranch. At Buckaroos round up the herd, click on Real Audio and take a listen to him speak.
3. The West was full of all kinds of cowboys. At this site, it gives you a list of cowboys, good and bad, and allows you read into their lives. So, let's take a trip to see the good and bad guys. While on your trip, pick a cowboy and report on him. The report needs to be one page in length and free of grammar and spelling errors.
4. At Coloring.com, it allows you to color while on the computer. Therefore, let's color some pictures of a cowboy, cow and horse. After you color each of them print them out.
5. Did you know that there were over 8,000 black cowboys that roamed the West. Those cowboys faced many hardships even on the range. First, read history of the black cowboy. Afterwards, test your recall and complete the black cowboy quiz.
