In Pursuit of Freedom
A Pathfinder
for
Third Grade
by
Diane Brannen, Jodye Butler, Katie Mitchell
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Imagine living in a different time – a
time in which African Americans were
sold and owned as property or when
women were not allowed to vote as
citizens of the United States. Imagine
living in a time when men had to
sacrifice their own lives to gain
independence for the people of this
country. It is through the efforts of our
country’s past heroes – through their
diligence, courage, and leadership that we enjoy the rights and freedoms
that define our democracy. By learning
about key historical figures throughout
U.S. History, students will gain
understanding of the life experiences,
environments, and character traits that
guided these significant individuals in
their pursuit of freedom.
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Plan and Purpose This pathfinder addresses standards
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SS3H2, SS3G2, and SS3CG2, which will
teach students about historical figures who
endeavored to expand the rights and
freedoms of people in a democracy. The
resources included can help a teacher
develop a unit study or a student locate
information on a specific topic. After
learning about each key individual’s
contribution to developing and sustaining
democracy, students will be able to identify
the character traits that drove these
individuals forward. Students will also be
able to explain the geographical and
cultural environments in which each
individual acted and the obstacles each had
to overcome. By meeting these standards,
students will have a better understanding
and appreciation of our country’s history,
its heroes, and their roles as responsible
citizens of this country.
Georgia Performance Standards
SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people’s rights and
freedoms in a democracy.
a. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony
(women’s rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt (New Deal and
World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and human rights), Thurgood Marshall
(civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and voting rights), and César Chávez
(workers’ rights).
b. Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to
overcome and describe how they overcame them.
SS3G2 The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the
historical figures in SS3H2a.
a. Identify on a political map specific locations significant to the life and times of these
historical figures.
b. Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of
these historical figures.
c. Describe how each of these historical figures adapted to and was influenced by his/her
environment.
d. Trace examples of travel and movement of these historical figures and their ideas across
time.
e. Describe how the regions in which these historical figures lived affected their lives and
had an impact on their cultural identification.
SS3CG2 The student will discuss the character of different historical figures in SS3H2a.
a. Describe how the different historical figures in SS3H2a display positive character traits of
cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership.
b. Explain how the historical figures in SS3H2a used positive character traits to support
their beliefs in liberty, justice, tolerance, and freedom of conscience and expression.
c. Explain how the historical figures in SS3H2a chose when to respect and accept authority.
Books
And then what happened,
Paul Revere?
by Fritz, Jean.
This resource discusses the life of Paul
Revere and his midnight ride to alert
other colonists that the British Army
was about to invade.
Brown Honey in
Broomwheat Tea
by Thomas, Joyce Carol
With touching illustrations that
enhance the text, this book offers a
compilation of poems celebrating
African American heritage.
Cesar Chavez : a photoillustrated biography
by Davis, Lucile
In this book, the life story of labor
activist Cesar Chavez is presented.
Included within this text is discussion
and information about how Chavez
helped create a union to protect
migrant farmers.
The people could fly :
American Black folktales
by Hamilton, Virginia
This book is a compilation of
American Black folktales, offering 24
stories about the experiences of those
bound by slavery. This book is a
winner of the Coretta Scott King
Award.
The Children's Book of Heroes
50 American heroes every kid
should meet!
Edited by Bennett, William
by Denenberg, Dennis
This publication provides a collection
of poems, fictional and nonfictional
stories, and traditional tales about a
variety of heroes.
Profiles of fifty different men and
women important to America’s history
are given in this book. These men and
women are individuals who have
contributed positively to the world in
the areas of art, politics, science,
education, music, athletics, journalism,
and more.
Discovery Education United
Streaming
Go to the following link to search for the segments found on the
next page - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
(You need to register first and then just search for the following titles.)
Los Angeles County Office of Education. (2000).
Migrant Workers: Cesar Chavez and Student Perspective [Video Segment].
Mazzarella Educational Media. (2001).
Brown v. Board of Education: The Supreme Court Ends School Segregation [Video Segment].
Discovery Education. (2001).
Paul Revere and the Minutemen [Video Segment].
100% Educational Videos. (2003).
Abolitionists [Video Segment].
Mazzarella Educational Media. (2001).
Brown v. Board of Education: The Supreme Court Ends School Segregation [Video Segment].
Discovery Education. (2005).
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site [Video Segment].
Summer Productions. (2006).
Women's Suffrage Movement: Gaining Equality for Women [Video Segment].
Corbis. (2006).
Eleanor Roosevelt with National Youth Administration Leader [Image].
Brite Productions. (1989).
Men of Our Time: Franklin D. Roosevelt [Full Video].
Lou Reda Productions. (2004).
Civil Rights: President Signs Historic Bill [Video Segment].
Historical Figures
... where to find them on the
World Wide Web
Paul
Revere
Paul Revere Memorial Association
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/
Google Images
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm
Voices of the American Revolution (A great site created by Fourth and Fifth
Graders from Sherwood School in Highlands Park, Illinois for the 2003
ThinkQuest Contest)
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/prevere.htm
Frederick
Douglas
PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/archive/frdo/fdlife.htm
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/doughome.html
Google Images
Susan B.
Anthony
Women in History
Google Images
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/anth-sus.htm
Spartacus Educational
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWanthony.htm
Gale Cengage Learning
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/anthony_s.htm
Mary McLeod
Bethune
Women in History
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm
Google Images
Spartacus Educational
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAbethune.htm
Florida Memory
http://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/marybethune/bethune_bio
3.cfm
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
FDR Library
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
Google Images
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/franklin-d-roosevelt
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html
Brainy Quote
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/franklin_d_roosevelt.html
Eleanor
Roosevelt
Google Images
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first-ladies/eleanorroosevelt
Women’s International Center (great video clips)
http://www.wic.org/bio/roosevel.htm
Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Eleanor_Roosevelt.aspx
Thurgood
Marshall
Google Images
Thurgood Marshall College
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm
Bio.TrueStories (video clip)
http://www.biography.com/articles/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241
U.S. Postal Service
http://www.stamps.org/kids/images/thurgood.pdf
Lyndon B.
Johnson
The White House
Google Images
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/lyndonbjohnson
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/biographys.hom/lbj_bio
.asp
Miller Center
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/lbjohnson
Cesar
Chavez
The White House
Google Images
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamationcesar-chavez-day
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/
Gale Cengage.com
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/chavez_c.htm
Other Useful Sources
Teach the Children Well is a great website (Index) of links
to sites carefully selected for students, parents, and teachers by Elaine Doolittle, M. ED.
http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com/social.html#col
Heroes Around Us provides handouts and lessons using their
materials and technology to teach about heroes. Rubrics are included and websites about
heroes are linked for easy access. Teachers and students will enjoy this resource learning
about characters and heroes.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/heroes-around171.html?tab=3#tabs
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Google Images
Video Segments
• 100% Educational Videos. (2003). Abolitionists [Video Segment]. Retrieved April 11,
2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Brite Productions. (1989). Men of Our Time: Franklin D. Roosevelt [Full Video].
Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Corbis. (2006). Eleanor Roosevelt with National Youth Administration Leader
[Image]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Discovery Education. (2001). Paul Revere and the Minutemen [Video Segment].
Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Discovery Education. (2005). Frederick Douglass National Historic Site [Video
Segment]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Los Angeles County Office of Education. (2000). Migrant Workers: Cesar Chavez
and Student Perspective [Video Segment]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Lou Reda Productions. (2004). Civil Rights: President Signs Historic Bill [Video
Segment]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Mazzarella Educational Media. (2001). Brown v. Board of Education: The Supreme
Court Ends School Segregation [Video Segment]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Summer Productions. (2006). Women's Suffrage Movement: Gaining Equality for
Women [Video Segment]. Retrieved April 11, 2010, from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Bibliography of Websites for Historical Figures
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(n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from American Revolution: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/prevere.htm
(n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Franklin D. Roosevlet Presidential Library & Museum: http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
(n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Thurgood Marshall: http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm
(2010). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Brainy Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/franklin_d_roosevelt.html
Academic Programs. (2010). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from Miller Center of Public Affairs:
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/lbjohnson
America's Story from America's Library. (1999). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from americaslibrary.gov:
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_escape_i_r.html
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from the White House:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/franklin_d_roosevelt.html
briefing room. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-cesarchavez-day
Eleanor Roosevelt. (2008). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Women's International Center: http://www.wic.org/bio/roosevel.htm
Eleanor Roosevelt. (2010). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Eleanor_Roosevelt.aspx
Franklin D. Roosevelt. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
Hispanic Heritage. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from GALE Centage Learning:
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/chavez_c.htm
Judgment Day. (1998). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from PBS.org: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html
Lyndon B. Johnson. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from the White House: http://www.biography.com/articles/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241
Mary McLeod Bethune. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Spartacus Educational: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAbethune.htm
Mary McLeod Bethune - Life History. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Florida Memory State Library & Archives of Florida:
http://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/marybethune/bethune_bio3.cfm
Mary McLeod Bethune. (2010, March 9). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Women In History: http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm
Paul Revere Memorial Association. (2008). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from The Paul Revere House: http://www.paulreverehouse.org/
Paul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution. (2010). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Archiving Early America:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm
President Lyndon B. Johnson's Biography. (2010). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from Lydon Baines Johnson Library & Museum:
http://www.biography.com/articles/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241
Susan Anthony. (2002, January 7). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Spartacus: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWanthony.htm
Susan B. Anthony. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Women in History: http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/anth-sus.htm
The Fight in the Fields. (2004). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from pbs.org: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/
The Life of Frederick Douglass. (2010, March 26). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from nps.gov: http://www.nps.gov/archive/frdo/fdlife.htm
The Presidents. (2009). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from pbs.org: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html
Thurgood Marshall. (2010). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from biography.com: http://www.biography.com/articles/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241
Thurgood Marshall Biography. (2010). Retrieved April 10, 2010, from bio.true story: http://www.biography.com/articles/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241
Women's History. (1996). Retrieved April 5, 2010, from GALE Cengage Learning:
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/anthony_s.htm
Resources
Books
Bennett, W.J. (Ed.). (1997). The children’s book of heroes. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Davis, L. (1998). Cesar Chavez: A photo-illustrated biography. Mankato, Minn.: Bridgestone Books.
Denenberg, D. (2006). 50 American heroes every kid should meet! Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook.
Fritz, J. (1973). And then what happened, Paul Revere? New York: G.P. Putnam’s.
Hamilton, V. (1985).The people could fly: American Black folktales. New York, NY: Knopf.
Thomas, J.C. (1993). Brown honey in broomwheat tea. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Other sources
Doolittle, E.M. (2010). Teach the Children Well: Colonial America. Retrieved April 13, 2010, from
http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com/social.html#col
Follett Library Resources. (2010). Titlewave. Retrieved April 13, 2010, from http://www.flr.follett.com/
Shea, M.E. (2010). Heroes around us. Retrieved April 13, 2010, from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/lesson-plans/heroes-around-171.html?tab=3#tabs