Shaping a Community Overview: Week 2 Enduring Understandings/Generalizations Guiding/Essential Questions The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas Why do people form communities? have influenced the history of various communities. How did Christopher Columbus help create a new community? How was Juan de Onate’s discovery significant? How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to shaping communities? Students will. . . participate in discussions and express ideas in a written format. understand vocabulary concepts. use primary and secondary sources to gain information. identify individuals, including Pierre-Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, and Benjamin Franklin, who have helped to shape communities. describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities, past and present. Instructional Resources: Week 2 Teacher Materials Teacher Notes Assessments (%) Technology Exploring Social Studies This is a great resources Participation in Econedlink website - The Inventor: Benjamin Franklin where you can filter realistic discussions Reader’s Theather fiction books by grade level Written responses to bio w/ timeline – Appendix A Suggested and time in history. Here is guiding and essential – bio w/ timeline – Literature the link for . questions bio w/ timeline – Appendix C If I Build a Appendix D – Only2Clicks – Town poem Appendix D If I Could Build a – Town activity Appendix E Benjamin Franklin – Bio & Pic 3rd Grade Biographies in iXplore
Shaping a Community Overview: Week 2 Enduring Understandings/Generalizations Guiding/Essential Questions The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. Why do people form communities? How did Christopher Columbus help create a new community? How was Juan de Onate’s discovery significant? How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to shaping communities? Students will. . . participate in discussions and express ideas in a written format. understand vocabulary concepts. use primary and secondary sources to gain information. identify individuals, including Pierre-Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, and Benjamin Franklin, who have helped to shape communities. describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities, past and present. Instructional Resources: Week 2 Teacher Materials Teacher Notes Assessments (%) Technology Exploring Social Studies The Inventor: Benjamin Franklin Reader’s Theather Appendix A – Suggested Literature Appendix C – If I Build a Town poem Appendix D – If I Could Build a Town activity Appendix E – Benjamin Franklin Bio & Pic 3rd Grade Biographies in iXplore This is a great resources where you can filter realistic fiction books by grade level and time in history. Here is the link for . Participation in discussions Written responses to guiding and essential questions Appendix D Econedlink website - – bio w/ timeline – bio w/ timeline – bio w/ timeline – Only2Clicks
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