Mary Beth Stephens Overview|Introduction|Tasks|Process|Evaluation|Conclusion|Resources Overview: Students will design a scrapbook of historical figures that have expanded people’s rights and freedoms in democracy. They will research six different historical figures for their scrapbook. The students’ scrapbook will contain information on Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B Johnson. Each student will need to provide helpful information that will assist the governor with his Fourth of July speech. 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 & World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations & human rights),Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society & voting rights), and Cesar Chavez (worker’s rights) b. explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome, and describe how they overcame them Introduction: Paul Revere Many Americans have expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy. These historical figures ha important in ensuring our rights that we have today. overcame many obstacles as they fought for our independence, civil rights, women’s rights, educationa voting rights, and worker’s rights. The governor has asked us to help him write a speech has to deliver to Congress on the Fourth of July. Franklin D Roosevelt It is your responsibility to record information in a sc about historical figures that have helped shape our n a democracy. We will present this scrapbook to the g to aid him in writing his speech. Susan B. Anthony Fredrick Douglass Lyndon B. Johnson Tasks: You will create a page for the Democracy scrapbook. First, you will be placed into a group that will gather information on a specific historical figure. Secondly, your group will design a scrapbook page using the researched information on your historical figure. Next, share your group’s scrapbook page to your classmates. M Mc Bet Then, you will combine your group’s scrapbook page to create a class scrapbook. Finally, submit your class scrapbook to the governor. Process: Paul Revere Your job is to research Paul Revere and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. How did Paul Revere help fight for our independence? 2. What characteristics did Paul Revere possess that made him a good leader? 3. How did Paul Revere make a difference in our lives? Fredrick Douglass Your job is to research Fredrick Douglass and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. Who was Fredrick Douglass? 2. How did his experiences change the way people viewed slavery? 3. How did Fredrick Douglass help to change civil rights for Americans? Susan B. Anthony Your job is to research Susan B. Anthony and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. What did Susan B. Anthony accomplish for women’s rights? 2. How did this affect our country? 3. How did her accomplishments affect women today? Mary McLeod Bethune Your job is to research Mary McLeod Bethune and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. What are events in Mary McLeod Bethune’s life that led her to education? 2. What did she accomplish as an educator? 3. How did Mary McLeod Bethune’s accomplishments affect Americans? Franklin D. Roosevelt Your job is to research Franklin D. Roosevelt and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. What important program did Franklin D. Roosevelt help pass while he was in office? 2. How did the New Deal help Americans then and now? 3. What war did the United States enter while Franklin D. Roosevelt was president? Lyndon B. Johnson Your job is to research Lyndon B. Johnson and design a page for the scrapbook. Use your researched information and pictures to include in your group’s scrapbook page. Questions to guide your research: 1. What are some of the programs that were approved under Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency? 2. How did those programs help Americans? 3. What did Lyndon B. Johnson accomplish for American’s voting rights? Ideas for presentations: Powerpoint Concept Map Summary Table Evaluation: Group Planning -- Research Project : Democracy Scrap Teacher Name: Mrs. Stephens Student Name: CATEGORY 4 ______________________________________ 3 2 Ideas/Research Questions Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful, creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. Researchers identify, with som adult help, at least 4 reasonab ideas/questions to pursue wh doing the research. Delegation of Responsibility Each student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by the group, what information s/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed. Each student in the group can clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating. Each student in the group can with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information s/he is responsibl for locating. Plan for Organizing Information Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final research product. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings. Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final research product. All students can independently explain this plan. Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. A students can independently explain most of this plan. Conclusion: After researching and creating your scrapbook page for the governor, discuss in class the struggles and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome. Next, discuss how things might have been different if these historical figures had not made a difference in the history of democracy. Then, discuss important Americans that fight to ensure our rights today. Students could create and design a mini-scrapbook of someone in the present that expands people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy. Resources: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html http://earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/biography.html http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/home.htm Credits: Pictures: http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/patriotic.htm A webquest by Mary Beth Stephens