Introduction
This lesson is centered around the United States frist President George Washington.
Task
This lesson is centered on George Washington. Students will learn about history of Washington. Starting from his birth all the way to his time as a war hero, finally leading to his time as president. This lesson will key on key dates an vocabulary dealing with our nations first president.
Students should be able to define the following listed below:
History- the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
General- the chief official of a religious order.
War- a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare,as by land, sea, or air
President- the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive ofthe United States.
Academic Expectations- Students should be able to write about key parts about George Washingtons life. Also be able to compare and contrast things from the past with current events.
Process
1. Begining of class I will introduce George Washington as our topic of discussion.
2. I will ask students tell me what they know about George Washington. I will ask them if they knew anything besides the normal "he is on the dollar bill, and on the quater"
3. We will go over the key vocabulary words.
4. I will show the class a few videos about Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrD15VKgr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvE9fb--Dig
5. After watching the clips the students' will then write a one page paper over this question. "If it wasn't for George Washington and was alive durring our time now, what would he fight for today?" The students' will be graded on their subject knowledge of George Washington, grammer, and structure of their pharagraphs and sentences. All four vocabulary words musy be used in paper.
Evaluation
CATEGORY |
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4 - Above Standards |
3 - Meets Standards |
2 - Approaching Standards |
1 - Below Standards |
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Focus or Thesis Statement |
The thesis statement names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed. |
The thesis statement names the topic of the essay. |
The thesis statement outlines some or all of the main points to be discussed but does not name the topic. |
The thesis statement does not name the topic AND does not preview what will be discussed. |
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Accuracy |
All supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. |
Almost all supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. |
Most supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. |
Most supportive facts and statistics were inaccurately reported. |
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Support for Position |
Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader\'s concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument. |
Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. |
Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. |
Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences). |
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Grammar & Spelling |
Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
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Evidence and Examples |
All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. |
Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. |
At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. |
Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained. |
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