Tiffany Stevens Grading period 1 10/6 to 10/9

History
Early American Heroes
Grade/Grade Range: 6, 8, 9, 12
Complexity:
Strand: Civics and Government, American History
Standard/Access Points:
SS.6.C.1.Pa.a Recognize that citizens vote for leaders.
SS.8.A.3.Su.c Recognize a contribution of one of the Founding Fathers,
such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, or George Washington.
SS.912.A.1.Pa.b Use appropriate sources to obtain information about
history.
1. Objectives:
a. Students will understand the following:
i. A leader demonstrates certain traits, qualities, or

characteristics.
ii. Leaders exist in America today and existed in early

American history as well

2. Materials Needed
a. Curriculum N/A
b. Teaching
i. Books on Early American Leaders:
1. Paul Revere
2. George Washington
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Ben Franklin
3. Monday
a. Who is the leader at our school?
b. What does he do?

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c. Name qualities that leaders have
d. What other places have leaders?
e. Have leaders always existed?
f. Talk about early American leaders
4. Tuesday and Wednesday
a. Review yesterdays lesson
b. Group work: Each group will listen to a book about an Early
American Leader. They will make a list of qualities for their leader.
Students will name one contribution of their leader.
5. Thursday
a. Do all leaders get elected?
b. Compile list of qualities for leaders.
c. Do the following leaders have these qualities?
i. President
ii. Principal
iii. Other leaders listed on Monday
6. Summary of the Lesson
a. Americas Founding Fathers included (list of founding fathers
chosen). We decided that the qualities that leaders need based off
our Founding Fathers are (list we made)
7. Evaluation of the Lesson
a. Students ID qualities of leadership
b. Students can name at least 1 Founding Father