Heroes or Villains
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Sherri Conard and I do a portion of our
library unit having students determine, based on their research, whether a figure
in history is, or was, a hero or villain.
Depending on their research and point of view it is possible to have differing
viewpoints. In talking with Sherri, I
decided to do a twist on this based on what I’ve read about our first seven
presidents in Joy Hakim’s book. Our
Presidents did not always conduct themselves in a heroic manner.
OUR FIRST
SEVEN PRESIDENTS:
George
Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John
Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
1. Students will identify our first seven
presidents using library resources (World Almanac or any encyclopedia) or the Ebsco Host Web.
DOK #1
2. Students will select one of the seven
to research further using Biographies, Biographical dictionaries, Biography
Reference Bank , Encyclopedias, Almanacs or Ebsco Host Web**No more
than 4 students per president. R6.A.2
3. Students will make a list of “good”
and “bad” decisions or activities that their president was involved in during
their life. DOK#2 & #3 They must be able to defend their choices
with research. R6.A.1.3.1
4. Gather with the other 3 or 4 students
who had the same president and,
A. Compare their results.
B. As a group, students will present
their collective results to the balance of the class. DOK#4
I love the idea of learning to evaluate the character/actions of those we esteem. They are going to need those tools as future voters. I am glad to see Ebsco Host Web introduced at this age.
ReplyDeleteI like that the students will have to defend what they've labeled "good" or "bad". Is it too complex to introduce the idea of interpretation? I would be interested to know how much of the good/bad is the students' opinions versus the sources they read.
ReplyDeleteRhonda