Focus: Unit Introduction Focus: Pierre Charles Focus: Benjamin Banneker Focus: Benjamin Franklin Activity 1: As a Discuss the term, L’Enfant Conduct a read aloud Conduct a read aloud class, complete community. Conduct a read aloud with accountable talk with accountable talk Bob “Cowboy Explain to students that with accountable talk using textbook pages, the using the Benjamin Builds a for the next few weeks using textbook pages, the 3rd Grade Biographies, Franklin bio (Appendix E). Community” they will be learning 3rd Grade Biographies, technology links, or a Teachers can also use activity. (%) about historic individuals technology links, or a book from Appendix A textbook pages, the 3rd that either founded a book from Appendix A about Benjamin Banneker. Grade Biographies, Activity 2: new community, shaped about Pierre Charles During the read aloud, technology links, or a Students can or expanded and existing L’Enfant. focus on the guiding book from Appendix A. write a book communities. During the read aloud, questions from the lesson. During the read aloud, trailer for one of Have students create a focus on the guiding Have students turn and focus on the guiding the biographies three-column chart in questions from the lesson. talk about possible questions from the lesson. they have read. their ISN. After each Have students turn and predictions and answers Have students turn and lesson, place the name of talk about possible to the questions. (%) talk about possible the historic figure in a predictions and answers Students may also stop predictions and answers column that best to the questions. (%) and jot answers to the to the questions. (%) describes their Students may also stop guiding questions in their Students may also stop contribution. and jot answers to the ISN. (%) and jot answers to the guiding questions in their guiding questions in ISN. (%) ISN. (%) Use the poem If I Could Build a Town as a read aloud (Appendix C). Have students complete the If I Could Build a Town activity (Appendix D). Expanding or Creating a Community Overview: Week 3 Enduring Understandings/Generalizations Guiding/Essential Questions
Focus: Unit Introduction Discuss the term, community. Explain to students that for the next few weeks they will be learning about historic individuals that either founded a new community, shaped or expanded and existing communities. Have students create a three-column chart in their ISN. After each lesson, place the name of the historic figure in a column that best describes their contribution. Use the poem If I Could Build a Town as a read aloud (Appendix C). Have students complete the If I Could Build a Town activity (Appendix D). Focus: Pierre Charles L’Enfant Conduct a read aloud with accountable talk using textbook pages, the 3rd Grade Biographies, technology links, or a book from Appendix A about Pierre Charles L’Enfant. During the read aloud, focus on the guiding questions from the lesson. Have students turn and talk about possible predictions and answers to the questions. (%) Students may also stop and jot answers to the guiding questions in their ISN. (%) Focus: Benjamin Banneker Conduct a read aloud with accountable talk using textbook pages, the 3rd Grade Biographies, technology links, or a book from Appendix A about Benjamin Banneker. During the read aloud, focus on the guiding questions from the lesson. Have students turn and talk about possible predictions and answers to the questions. (%) Students may also stop and jot answers to the guiding questions in their ISN. (%) Focus: Benjamin Franklin Conduct a read aloud with accountable talk using the Benjamin Franklin bio (Appendix E). Teachers can also use textbook pages, the 3rd Grade Biographies, technology links, or a book from Appendix A. During the read aloud, focus on the guiding questions from the lesson. Have students turn and talk about possible predictions and answers to the questions. (%) Students may also stop and jot answers to the guiding questions in ISN. (%) Activity 1: As a class, complete “Cowboy Bob Builds a Community” activity. (%) Activity 2: Students can write a book trailer for one of the biographies they have read. Expanding or Creating a Community Overview: Week 3 Enduring Understandings/Generalizations Guiding/Essential Questions
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