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I chose the assignment with the 4th grade class.

E-mail:

Hi, I think that this unit is a wonderful idea. I'd be more than happy to write up my part of the unit plan and to pull resources for the kids to use when they come in. I also thought of making a list of web resources for them to use as well and giving them all the website address so that students with Internet access at home can work on the assignment at home as well. I look forward to working with you on this creative and fun assignment!

Nick.

Lesson Plan

Subject Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 4

Unit Title: Biography Unit: Museum of National History – People Wing

Lesson Title: The People’s Choice.

- Students will find use various sources to find information about an individual of their choice to include in a fictional new wing of the Museum of National History. - The students will learn and demonstrate knowledge of ethical information gathering. - The students will learn what a “primary document” is and where to find such materials. - Students will gain search strategies which will allow them to find information about their selected individual.
 * Objectives:**


 * Standards:**
 * -** AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner – Standard 1 - Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge.

- AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner – Standard 4 – Pursue aesthetic and personal growth.

- I will show the students a slideshow presentation of individuals who I would include in my own personal People Wing in the Museum of Natural History. These people in my People Wing would be: J.K. Rowling(Harry Potter author), Derek Jeter(Baseball player), Abraham Lincoln(President) and Martin Luther King Jr.(civil rights leader).
 * Anticipatory Set:**


 * Teaching/Instructional Process:**

- I will inform students of a wide variety of books pre-selected for students to choose including individual and collective biographies. I will also inform students about various reference materials that they might utilize such as encyclopedias or almanac’s to find information about their individual.
 * Input:**

- I will also give each student a handout of a compiled list of web sites that are appropriate for searching for biographical information and a list of web sites for searching for “artifacts” – primary documents, photos, newspaper articles. I will also have this list available for students to access at the library website for those students with Internet access available at home.

- Along with the cooperating teacher, on a SMARTboard, we will demonstrate what a proper paragraph description of a person inducted into the People Wing would look like as well as what the two “artifacts” that would be included with the description of the person in the display. - I will also demonstrate what key phrases or words students should use to find information for their paragraph and/or their “artifacts” - Boolean search strategies, keyword searches, etc.
 * Modeling:**

- We will also ask students questions throughout the presentation such as: o What would be a good source to look for information about your individual? o Where you would find pictures of your individual? o How do you make sure a source is a primary source? - After showing the students the examples of a primary document, I will ask for those students who understand what I have modeled for them to raise their hands. The students that do not raise their hands I will assist on a one-on-one basis.
 * Checking for Understanding:**

- The cooperating teacher and I will observe students doing their work and look at what they have completed and suggest ways to improve add or edit the information they have and ask about the “artifacts” they already have or are trying to find. - We will also suggest additional sources for them to use to research as well if they are having trouble getting specific information about their person or finding a particular “artifact” for their person.
 * Guided Practice or Monitoring:**


 * Closure:**
 * -** Students will complete an “exit pass” which includes two questions: Who did you pick to include in the People Wing and why? and What information did you find about your person today?

- Students will have either a book or printed out material about the individual they are including in the people’s wing and must list 3 things that they learned about the person from the material.
 * Independent Practice:**