Introduction
BEN FRANKLIN: FOUNDING FATHER, SCIENTIST
Standard: Presentational Writing - Student will be able to present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of readers on a variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context in the target language.
REMEMBER: Retain and recall information taught in the various videos and articles in this assignment.
UNDERSTAND: Explain, describe or summarize details about the life and work of Ben Franklin.
APPLY: Practice previous learned skills in composition, spelling, and grammar to draft a paper using the newly learned facts about Ben Franklin.
ANALYZE: Make connections about the life of Ben Franklin and his work in their importance to the United States and the world as a whole.
EVALUATE: After viewing the videos and reading the articles assess what information is relative to the composition's topic.
CREATE: Draft an original composition.
Task
Your Assignment is to write a 2 paragraph paper about the life of Benjamin Franklin. As you watch the videos and read the articles, pick something about him that you found interesting. He was a great thinker, scientist and politician. There are many interesting facts about him you could choose to write about!
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Write about one or several of Benjamin Franklin's inventions.
- Explain how Benjamin Franklin conducted experiments using the scientific method.
- Describe Benjamin Franklin's role in the founding of our country.
- Tell about Ben's life as young man.
Process
Get ready to write!
As you watch these videos and read the articles below write down ideas and facts that peak your curiosity. This is help you have a list of topics to narrow down the theme of your composition. You will have one school week and a weekend to complete this assignment so be sure to take your time and be thoughtful. Develop a strong topic sentence. Remember to check your spelling, grammar and punctuation as you write.
Video 1:
Video 2:
Video 3:
Read the articles:
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-9-13/18-about-ben/153-scientist-and-inventor
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-9-13/18-about-ben/156-legacy
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-9-13/18-about-ben/155-timeline
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/printer-booklover-author/18-about-ben/154-diplomat-and-statesman
Evaluation
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Handwriting |
Neat letters, proper spacing. |
Mostly neat and spaced. |
Needs some work | Sloppy writing |
| Capitalization | Used correctly, everytime | Mostly correct | Some correct | None used |
| Punctuation | Used correctly, everytime | Mostly correct | Some correct | None used |
| Spelling | All words are correct | Mostly correct | Some correct | All words are incorrect |
| Complete Story | All parts of a story | Most parts of a story | Some parts of a story | No parts of a story |
Conclusion
Ben Franklin was both a politician and scientist. He was an extraordinary person who made a lot of contributions to the United States and the to the world as a whole. Take the Ben Birthday Quiz and see how many questions you can get right. This is just for fun and won't be graded but show us how much you know!
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/images/gamepdfs/journeyperson-ben-birthday-quiz-questions-2021JAN15.pdf
Here's a fun word search to complete using some vocabulary words from our lesson.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/images/gamepdfs/journeyperson-wordsearch-2.pdf
Credits
Webquest Lesson:
https://www.createwebquest.com/webquests
Video Credits:
Homeschool Pop: "Benjamin Franklin for Kids" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LcMXnZfFFY
LearnBright: "Who is Benjamin Franklin?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiT73rvnxog&t=2s
Fresberg Cartoons: Biography Cartoon Network: "Benjamin Franklin Biography" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOF0OCI1xIc
Articles Credits:
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Specific pages included:
Timeline: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-mobile-14/18-about-ben/155-timeline
Legacy: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-mobile-14/18-about-ben/156-legacy
Diplomat and Statesman: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-mobile-14/18-about-ben/154-diplomat-and-statesman
Scientist and Inventor: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/about-ben-and-gpo-mobile-14/18-about-ben/153-scientist-and-inventor