Last updated: October 7, 2019
Lesson Plan
Hope Inspired Community
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- Common Core Standards:
- 4.RI.3
- State Standards:
- RI4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas or concepts in a historical, scientific or technical text including what happened and why based on specific information in the text.
- Thinking Skills:
- Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.
Essential Question
How does your community inspire hope?
Objective
Identify significant events in the life of Bill Clinton and generate a timeline of his ascension to the American Presidency
Preparation
Given a copy of "So You Want To Be President" by Judith St. George (available by loan from the site), table space, a roll of butcher paper and markers for constructing the timeline from left to right of President Clinton's ascension to the American Presidency.
Procedure
Read the book aloud, take the tour of the Birthplace Home, then research and generate a timeline for Bill Clinton's political progression to the Presidency.
Related Lessons or Education Materials
Copy of Judith St. George's book, "So You Want to be President"
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