Last updated: June 10, 2022
Lesson Plan
Becoming George Washington: Unit 5: Analyzing Documents
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- Grade Level:
- High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 90 Minutes
- State Standards:
- NATIONAL/STATE STANDARDS:
National Standards for History: Historical Thinking, Standard 2, 3, 4 and Era 2 Standard 1B. - Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts.
Essential Question
Why was Washington a successful leader later in life?
Objective
Student objectives: Students will…
· Explain two reasons why Washington was a successful leader later in life
· List two primary documents used to support their explanation
Background
This lesson plan helps students understand how to analyze primary source materials using four writings from Washington’s life and a portrait of Washington. Teachers can have students participate in a Document-Based Questions activity. Additionally more information about the “remarks” that Washington made on his French and Indian War activities is included.
Analyzing Documents, has a 3 page lesson plan for the teachers and the following additional material: 6 Student Resource pages, 1 Images page and an answer key. The lesson uses Washington's own words, and images to show how Washington became a successful leader.
Check out the other units for Grades 7-12
Unit 2: Young George Washington Grades 7-12
Unit 4: Becoming a Leader Grades 7-12
Preparation
Download the lesson plan, the image and the student resources.
Make copies for the students.
Teach and discus with the students.
Materials
Lesson Plan
Download The Lesson Plan Analyzing documents
Student resources and images
Download The Student Resources and Images Analyzing Documents
These are Washington's remarks on his French and Indian War experiences written for a biographer.
Lesson Hook/Preview
Original documents can help students understand George Washington and why he became such a successful leader. Later in his life Washington wrote about his French and Indian War experiences for a biographer. This document is not called the "Remarks."
Procedure
Follow lesson procedures in the downloadable lesson plan document. There is an explanation of how to the resource pages to construct a DBQ (document based question).
Assessment Materials
Answer Key Becoming George Washington
Rubric/Answer Key
Additional Resources
Becoming George Washington: Bibliography and other resources
Becoming George Washington: Introduction to the teacher's resource guide
The Fort Necessity National Battlefield website offers information about George Washington and the Battle at Fort Necessity.
Related Lessons or Education Materials
The teacher's resource guide "Becoming George Washington" also has units for students Grade 4-6:
Unit 1: Young George Washington Grades 4-6
Unit 3: Becoming a Leader Grades 4-6
This teacher's resource guide was written by Carolyn P. Yoder for French and Indian War 250, Inc. and was made possible by the Grable Foundation and the US Dept. of Education.