Last updated: March 8, 2019
Lesson Plan
Molding of a Leader: Lesson 3
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- State Standards:
- NATIONAL/STATE STANDARDS:
PA Education Standards
English/Language Arts: 1.2.5 A, 1.6.5 D
Character Education - Recognize, identify, exhibit good character. - 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
What life event was most impacting for Eisenhower and how did that event help build his character?
Objective
Students will read and analyze selections from various stories.
The students will use a graphic organizer to list character traits and give specific examples from the selections that show President Eisenhower was a person of character.
Background
In this lesson, he students will read one or more of the stories from the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and identify a character trait that Eisenhower learned from the experience or that he displayed in the story.
Preparation
Molding of a Leader: Lesson 3 Materials
Includes the following stories:
Work and Play
Athletics by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Outdoor Life and Favorite Pastimes
At the Point
Ike's First Command: Camp Colt
The D-Day Decision
Towards the Presidency
and...
Graphic Organizer
Assignment Template
Teacher References
Procedure
- The teacher will review the preceding day's A Lesson in Time, and reinforce the definition of good character.
- The teacher will explain that the students will be reading stories from President Eisenhower's life as a young boy, a West Point cadet, a young officer, a general and a president. As students read the stories, they are to look for good character traits Eisenhower either displayed during the experience or learned from it. The traits will not be named in the story. The students will have to draw their own conclusions from the reading.
- Students will use a graphic organizer to identify each trait , and cite examples from the story. This may be done in groups or with partners.
- Students will be encouraged to discuss their findings, and compare the President's experiences to their own.
5. Students could be asked to share their story with the rest of the class.
Additional Resources
Check out the other lessons:
Introduction - Molding of a Leader
Lesson 1 - Defining a Person of Character
Lesson 2 - The Development of Character Over Time
Lesson 3 - Getting on the Right TRRACC - Ike's Stories
Lesson 4 - Defining Responsibility
Site Visit - President Eisenhower : "A Man of Many Hats"