90 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 5B | Thomas Jefferson
Use a Making Choices activity for follow-up. Directions: I am going to
describe some people. If the person I describe is someone you would
admire, say, “I would admire him/her.” If the person I describe is not
someone you would admire, say, “I would not admire him/her.” Try to
answer with a complete sentence.- a policeman who protects our neighborhood
- I would admire him or her.
- a robber who steals something
- I would not admire him or her.
- a person who tells the truth, even when it is hard
- I would admire him or her.
- a soldier who fights for our country
- I would admire him or her.
- a person who hurts others on purpose
- I would not admire him or her.
End-of-Lesson Check-In
Founding Fathers- Choose four students to focus on and record their scores on the Tens
Recording Chart. For this kind of informal observation, you should
give a score of zero, five, or ten based on your evaluation of students’
understanding and language use.
0 Emergent understanding and language use
5 Developing understanding and language use
10 Proficient understanding and language use - Distribute Response Cards 1 and 2.
- Tell students that you will state an important fact about one of the
Founding Fathers they have learned about, George Washington
or Thomas Jefferson. If the fact is about George Washington,
they should hold up Response Card 1. If the fact is about Thomas
Jefferson, they should hold up Response Card 2.
- He was the leader of the American army.
- Response Card 1: George Washington
- He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- Response Card 2: Thomas Jefferson