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.
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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
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CATEGORY
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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