LESSON PLAN
LP#: 1
Date:
Course: Social Studies
(or Technology)
Teacher: Parker
Grade:
Middle School
GOAL: The student will be able to identify important founding fathers and their contributions (setting a foundation for lessons later in the unit).
STATE
STANDARD
Civics-Gov’t
Standard
BENCHMARK
INDICATOR
OBJECTIVE
ACTIVITIES/TIME
ASSESSMENTS
MODIFICATIONS
2. The student
understands the
shared ideals and
diversity of
American society
and political
culture.
4. The student
identifies important
founding fathers
and their
contributions.
Review founding
fathers, in order to
set the foundation
for later activities in
the unit.
--Discussion of
“Minute
Biographies,” using
web graphic
organizers found at
“Resources” at
www.usd281.com/
prerepublic
(20 minutes)
-- Students begin to
research their own
“Minute
Biographies” (20
minutes)
(More info below at
“Directions for
students”.)
Rubric to be used
when the
assignment is
complete found at
www.usd281.com/
prerepublic
Although working
on separate
assignments,
students can be
paired by teacher for
research, keeping in
mind any necessary
modifications.
MATERIALS:
Materials available online at www.usd281.com/prerepublic: (1) Scanned pages from the book Minute Biographies [by Nisenson, S., and Parker, A. (USA,
1931)] about John Adams (p. 11); Thomas Jefferson (p. 88); George Washington (p. 152); and Benjamin Franklin (p. 68). (2) Online graphic organizers.
(3) Online rubric for the assignment. (4) Students will need textbook, (or other books such as We The People), paper, and pencil.
TECHNOLOGY (plug in or battery): Hardware: Teacher computer (battery) and overhead projector; Software: Web browser; Other: Internet connection.
(Student use of computers for this lesson is not mandatory.)
Directions for students: After looking at scanned pages from the book, Minute Biographies, we will spend approximately 20 minutes of class discussing the founding
fathers John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin. As part of this unit you will develop a biography page using a similar format as the ones
used in Minute Biographies. It will be on one of the four founding fathers assigned to you: George Mason, James Madison, Thomas Paine, or Samuel Adams. We will begin by
researching your assigned "founding father" using your social studies textbook, or other books, such as We The People. Write down notes that you will use later.