Subject:  History
Topic:  Influential Americans
Grade Level:  3rd grade
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Click here to begin your research on the following web sites!
 

Ben Franklin

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002039F/ben_franklin.htm

http://web66.coled.umn.edu/hillside/franklin/jummy/Project.html

http://www.creativechances.com/quotes/author/ben-franklin.htm

Abraham Lincoln

http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln34.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/al16.html

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/

http://www.Spartacus.Schoolnet.co.uk/USAlincoln.htm

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html

Harriet Tubman

http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm

http://www.randomhouse.com/BB/teachers/tgs/harriet.html

http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/famous/tubman.html

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nhtubman.html

http://www.graceproducts.com/tubman/life.html

George Washington

 http://www.tamu.edu/scom/pres/speeches/gwstate1.html 

 http://www.mountvernon.org/ 

 http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/gwashington.html 

 http://www.nps.gov/gewa/ 
 

Susan B. Anthony

 http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/ 

 http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/biography.html 

 http://womenshistory.about.com/homework/womenshistory/library/bio/blanthony.htm 
 
 

Third Grade:  History Social Science

3.4  Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.
       (6)  Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms.

Third Grade:  Language Arts

Literacy Response and Analysis

2.3  Write personal and formal letters, thank you notes, and invitations:
     (b)  include the date, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature.

Listening and Speaking Strategies
1.0  Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
     (1.8)  clarify and enhance oral presentations through use of appropriate props.
 

Link to standards
Third Grade
 

Instructional Objectives

1. The students will gain knowledge about their famous person using pre-selected websites and books from the classroom and school libraries. 
2.  Students will analyze information and decide which information is important to present in their museum.
3.  They will gain knowledge that will later be turned into artifacts, timelines, letters, maps, etc... for the museum.
4.  The students will present their information to the class in the form of a museum.
 

Introductory Activity
The students will be put into groups of 4.  Each group will select one of the five famous people they would like to research.  They will explore the pre-selected websites and understand how they will be used for the project.  The students will also receive information about the museum, so they know what type of information they need to look for.  A pre-assessment will be given to check for prior knowledge of these Americans.

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Introductory Activity
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Enabling Activity
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Culminating Activity
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Sierra Gardens Elementary
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Roseville, CA 95661
Kristine Sly   e-mail  theslygirl@hotmail.com
Last Revised: 08/10/2000