"George Washington: The Father of Our Country"
Objectives for Today
- Students will examine the presidency of George Washington and be able to answer questions about the effects of his time in office.
Agenda for Today
- You will write a list of at least 10 things you know (or think you know) about George Washington.
- You will watch some short video clips on George Washington and we will have an interactive discussion about the things we see in the videos.
- You will work in partner groups to discuss questions about the presidency.
- If time allows, we will take a 7-minute video tour of the Oval Office with President Bush.
READING CLASS
"Recognizing Theme" (Core Reading Skill #8)
Objectives for Today
- Identify ideas and insights about life and human nature expressed in literature.
- Form interpretations of narrative text by making inferences, generalizing, drawing conclusions, and analyzing.
Agenda for Today
- You will write a two paragraph description of Mr. Duncan's classroom.
- Mr. Duncan will distribute tip-sheets on this new core reading skill.
- We will do a shared reading exercise of a mini-read to help us practice this new skill.
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