Famous American Project Presenter: Carrie Pennebaker

Essential and Unit Questions Essential Question –Who are famous Americans and why are they important? Unit Question –Who is………………? –What did they contribute? –Why are they special?

Unit Summary We will be learning about famous Americans. Each student will research their own famous American and use that information to create a 5- 7 slide power point presentation.

State Standards Covered Social Studies 2.5 Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride). Writing 1.1 Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus. 1.3 Understand the purposes of various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas). Speaking 2.2 Report on a topic with facts and details, drawing from several sources of information.

Project Ideas Martin Luther King Jr. Harriet Tubman Jackie Robinson Ella Fitzgerald Booker T. Washington

Do we have the time? This project covers several standards across the curriculum and enables us to cover them with one project. Third grade will love us for introducing Power Point!!!!! It will look cool at Open House

Still Not Convinced? PLEASE keep in mind that this is just a simple power point where we are only introducing very simple power point skills.

The following is a sample slide…… Are you on the edge of your seat?

Martin Luther King Jr. There are three things that you should know about Martin Luther King Jr.

See???? Wasn’t that Easy??!!!!!!!!

Aren’t We Excited?? Let’s Get Started……..