If any students have something to add to the hero board, allow them to place it up there and share with the class. If any student would like to submit their hero on , allow them. Add to the “L” on the K-W-L chart. Student Assessment -Students will refer to the definition of public service given in class and the description of how Roosevelt showed an act of public service when evaluating the student’s description of when the student did an act of public service. -Students will locate Hyde Park, New York on a map and write a sentence for why this was an important place in Roosevelt’s life. -Teacher will assess students’ timeline using the timeline rubric -Refer to warm it up with Franklin booklet rubric for any additional assessments. -Teacher will informally evaluate students based on their answers to the review questions. Accommodation Activities: Teacher can make a copy of the New York map for students to have of their own instead of reading from the board. Peer tutoring is allowed. Students can be grouped together heterogeneously if needed to perform or draw their interpretation of The Roosevelt Rap verse he/she is given. Teacher will walk around to give assistance when needed. Enrichment Activities Students can use Microsoft Paint to draw pictures of public service, Franklin D. Roosevelt as a baby, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s house, Franklin and Eleanor getting married, or a family portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife, himself and kids. Print any drawings and add to “Warm it up with Franklin” booklet. Appendices Appendix A: The Roosevelt Rap Appendix B: Map of Specific Locations of Franklin Roosevelt’s Life Appendix C: Map of New York Appendix D: Timeline Rubric Appendix E: Warm it up with Franklin rubric, 2 pages Appendix A
Appendix E Warm it up with Franklin Booklet Rubric Total Points _______/45 Points Exceeds Expectations 3points Meets Expectations 2 points Does Not Meet Expectations 1 point Organization Have all assignments and in order: Definition of heroism, What makes a hero?, Who are your heroes?, timeline, map, public service page, diligence and courage page, flowchart of heat, warm it up with Franklin worksheet, FDR’s ABC, Job/Advertisement, Scrapbook page, and letter Have all assignments Missing an assignment Definition of heroism Wrote the definition the class agreed upon and titled it Wrote the definition the class agreed upon Did not write the class’s definition What makes a hero? Answered all questions & opinion of a hero reflects answers Answered all questions Did answer all questions Who are your heroes? Answered all questions and wrote more than 1 sentence Answered all questions and wrote 1 sentence Did answer all questions Timeline Timeline is completed & is titled Timeline Timeline is completed Not completed Map of specific locations of Franklin Roosevelt’s life All three locations are correctly located & labeled and explanations of each city being important to FDR are correct All three locations are correctly located and explanations of each city being important to FDR are correct All three locations are not correctly located and/or explanations of why each city was important to FDR are not correct Public Service page Includes definition of public service and gives more than 1 example of public service Includes definition of public service and gives 1 example of public service Does not include definition of public service and/or example does not refer to definition Diligence/Courage Page Includes both definitions of diligence and courage and has more than 1 example of each and they relate to the definition Includes both definitions of diligence and courage and has 1 example of each and they relate to the definition Does not include definition of both words and/or examples of each do relate to the definition Flowchart of heat Flowchart is completed and titled “Warming up with Franklin” Flow chart is completed Not completed Warm it up with Franklin worksheet Filled out worksheet and answered questions correctly, included degrees symbol and Fahrenheit after temperature Filled out worksheet and answered questions correctly Not completed
helped Americans. This can be done individually or with partners, it is the student’s choice, however, each student needs their own job advertisement. This will go in the “Warm it up with Franklin” booklet. See appendix B for rubric. Students will share with the class their advertisement and why they believe the school needs this position. Closing Activities (30 minutes) Randomly call among students to answer these questions: “How did Franklin Delano Roosevelt help Americans when many people lost most of their money and their jobs during The Great Depression?” He created the New Deal which provided people with jobs. “What character traits did President Roosevelt possess in order to help so many Americans during a hard time? “Diligence and Cooperation “How did Roosevelt show the characteristic traits diligence and cooperation?” He worked very hard to find programs to give people jobs. He worked with his wife Eleanor to reach out to Americans and help them. “What is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s nickname?” FDR “What happened in 1933?” Roosevelt became President of the United States “What are “fireside chats?” Roosevelt’s radio speeches “How is the Great Depression similar to what is going on now?” People are losing their jobs and homes just like the Great Depression. “Why did the Americans reelect President Roosevelt again in 1936?” They reelected him because they loved the New Deal and how much it helped them. Did President Roosevelt show heroism today? yes, by helping people in a time of need. Students should refer to the definition of heroism. Students will add Washington, D.C to their map of specific locations of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life. Write a sentence on how Washington, D.C. affected his life and why it was important to him. Note to teacher: Students may need to add to this sentence after lesson five. Students will add the following to their timeline: 1933- Roosevelt became President and he put the New Deal in place, 1936- Roosevelt was reelected as President. See appendix C for rubric. If any students have something to add to the hero board, allow them to place it up there and share with the class. If any student would like to submit their hero on , allow them. Add to the “L” on the K-W-L chart.
Total Points ________/12 Exceeds Expectations 3points Meets Expectations 2 points Does Not Meet Expectations 1 point Job Creates a job for the school and gives a description of why it is needed and gives an example Creates a job for the school and gives a description for why it is needed Does not create a job for the school or give description for why the job is needed Advertisement Advertisement is creative and appealing. Includes the name of the new creation. Illustration reflects the name of the new creation. Advertisement includes the name of the new job. Illustration reflects the name of the new job. Advertisement does or does not include the name of the new job. Illustration does not reflect the new job. New Deal Student wrote how the New Deal created by FDR helped Americans and gave examples Student wrote a sentence on how the New Deal created by FDR helped Americans Did not write a sentence on how the New Deal created by FDR helped Americans Spelling & Grammar Correct grammar and fewer than 3 misspelled words. 1-2 Grammar mistakes and fewer than 3 misspelled words. More than 2 grammar mistakes and/or 3 or more misspelled words. Appendix C Rubric for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Timeline Total Points Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations 2 Does Not Meet Expectations 1
Appendix D Rubric for Scrapbook Page Total Points ______/9 Exceeds Expectations 3points Meets Expectations 2 points Does Not Meet Expectations 1 point Job drawing Job chosen represents a job during World War II (building machinery, fighting in the war, growing war gardens, or picking up scraps of metal) and the drawing reflects the job. Drawing or painting is easy to understand what it is being represented. Includes title on the front page: World War II, 1939-1945 Job chosen represents a job during World War II and the drawing reflects the job Job is not one of the choices and/or drawing does reflect job chosen Description of job Has a description of why he/she choose this job and gives examples. Has a description of why he/she choose this job. Does not have a job description. Back of page Paragraph includes why it was important to stop the leader of Germany from taking over other countries and how FDR showed leadership, courage, and diligence. Gives plenty of details and includes liberty in the description. Paragraph includes why it was important to stop the leader of Germany from taking over other countries and how FDR showed leadership, courage, and diligence Paragraph does not include why it was important to stop the leader of Germany from taking over other countries and/or how FDR showed leadership, courage, and diligence
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