Lori+Carter

Lori Carter, Forest Ridge ES, Laurel, Maryland

I am happy to say that my unit is finally complete and the outcome was fabulous! I only wish that I could have finished in time to share earlier. However, the unit I planned to use this work with for 5th grade would not be appropriate until after Spring Break!

Here is the web site that I created:

https://sites.google.com/site/georgewashingtonbeliefs/

It has been a work in progress! I will upload the student materials within the next few weeks.


 * Day 1:** I introduced students to the concept of George Vs. George using the book, "George Vs. George" by Rosalyn Schanzer. However, time was an issue. I decided to create the VoiceThread to summarize the book in the way I needed for the unit. You will notice that I did not elaborate on the wars because these were covered completely by the classroom teacher.
 * Day 2:** We viewed an analyzed the Political Cartoon by James Gillray, "Argus". Students LOVED this activity and surprisingly were very astute at figuring out the symbolism and satire.
 * Day 3:** We will be discussing some of the themes of the Constitution and Bill of Rights by analyzing both primary sources.
 * Day 4:** We will look at some current events and discuss how our Constitution and Bill of Rights could support or perhaps hinder the events that we analyze.

This was quite an undertaking...but, well worth the time. I've never seen my students so interested in analyzing documents!