Founding Fathers

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• Founding Fathers

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Introduction

• Congratulations! Your vote counts! We need an
  exciting new bulletin board. You have been
  selected to choose the next design for our
  bulletin board based on the Founding Fathers. Now
  who will you vote for??

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Task

• Your group will consist of 4 people. Each group
  member will choose a Founding Father to research,
  Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin
  Franklin, or James Madison. Each member will
  research the chosen founding father and fill in
  an outline on that person. Then the group will
  share their information with each other, create a
  collage of the Founding Father they are choosing
  to cast their vote for, and debate with the other
  groups as to why their candidate should win.

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Process

• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Step 1 Assign a Founding Father for each person
  to research.
• Step 2 Each group member will use the outline
  form to research their Founding Father. There
  are websites to aid you in the gathering of your
  information. You may use your textbook or books
  from the library as well. Make sure to include
  any important or interesting fact! All outline
  papers will be turned in.
• Step 3 Once each group member has completed
  their outline sheet you will come back together
  as a group and discuss your Founding Father.
  Share what you have learned!
• Step 4 After each group member has shared their
  Founding Father the group has to decide which one
  you think should be the theme for our bulletin
  board. Remember, you'll have to tell the class
  who you're voting for and be ready to discuss the
  reasons why as well.
• Step 5 Once the group has decided on their
  Founding Father you will now make a collage on
  poster board to show the class who you're
  supporting and why. You can use magazines,
  pictures, markers, drawings, whatever you can
  think of that will help your poster board look
  great. Make sure to include your Founding
  Father's name, date they were born, date they
  died, title or profession, and 3-5 important
  facts or contributions they made as well. Be
  creative! This will be turned in with each group
  member's outline at the end.
• Step 6 After the collages have been completed
  each group will share them with the rest of the
  class. Be sure to tell why you chose your
  particular Founding Father and what makes them
  important. After the discussion a vote will be
  taken to see which founding father has won.
• Step 7 Turn in individual outlines and group
  collage.

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Thomas Jefferson

• Description
• You have been assigned to research Thomas
  Jefferson. Use the outline
• paper to guide you in finding the correct
  information. Remember to collect
• as much information as possible so that you can
  tell your group all about
• Thomas Jefferson. You can look up information on
  Jefferson by clicking the
• links below, using your textbook, or by looking
  in books from the library.
• Internet Links
• Multiple sites about Thomas Jefferson Yahoo
  Kids
• White House site on Presidents U.S. President
• Smithsonian on U.S. Presidents Smithsonian for
  kids
• Jefferson's Life
• Signers of the Declaration of Independence
• Other Resources
• Social Studies textbook and/or books about
  Jefferson in school library.

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George washington

• Description
• You have been chosen to research George
  Washington. Use the outline paper to guide you
  in finding the correct information. Remember to
  collect as much information as possible so you
  can tell your group about George Washington. You
  can look up information on Washington by clicking
  on links below, using your textbook, or by
  looking in books from the library.
• Internet Links
• Multiple sites on WashingtonYahoo Kids
• Smithsonian on the PresidentsSmithsonian Kids
• White House on the PresidentsWhite House
• Washington Biography
• PBS on Washington
• Other Resources
• Social Studies textbook and/or books about
  Washington in school library.

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Benjamin Franklin

• Description
• You have been chosen to research Benjamin
  Franklin. Use the outline paper to guide
• you in finding the correct information. Remember
  to collect as much information as
• possible so you can tell your group about
  Benjamin Franklin. You can look up
• information on Franklin by clicking on links
  below, using your textbook, or by looking in
• books from the library.
• Internet Links
• Multiple sites on Franklin Yahoo Kids
• Franklin as an American Hero American Heroes
•     PBS on Franklin
• Facts and Inventions Franklin Institute
•     Biography of Franklin
• Other Resources
• Social Studies textbook and/or books about
  Franklin in school library.

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James Madison

• Description
• You have been chosen to research James Madison.
  Use the outline paper to guide
• you in finding the correct information. Remember
  to collect as much information as
• possible so you can tell your group about James
  Madison. You can look up
• information on Madison by clicking on links
  below, using your textbook, or by looking
• in books from the library.
• Internet Links
• Multiple sites for Madison Yahoo Kids
• Social Studies on Madison Social Studies for
  Kids
•     PBS on Madison
•     Smithsonian on Presidents
• Biography on Madison White House on Presidents
• Other Resources
• Social Studies textbook and/or books about
  Madison in school library.

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Conclusion

• Now that we have heard the debate for each of
  the Founding Fathers, who will win? Did your
  Founding Father win? Do you wish you could
  change your vote? What do you think was the most
  important contribution made by each of the
  Founding Fathers? Each Founding Father played an
  important part in the history of our country.
  Hopefully now each of you has a better
  understanding of their contributions and why
  they're still remembered today.

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Outline

• A copy of the following outline will be given to
  each student to complete on their Founding
  Father.
• Student Name and Group
• Name of Founding Father
• Biography Information
• Year Born
• Year Died
• Brief Description of Life
• Important Facts and Contributions (list 3 to 5)

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Rubrics

• Click on an item in the list below to view the
  proper rubric. There is one for both the outline
  and poster.
• Rubric for Outline
• Rubric for Poster