James Monroe Lesson Plans

1. Grade 4 Topic: North American Explorers from an Aboriginal perspective
...class discussion. 1-2 Poor. Writing is short and incomplete. Writing does not show different perspectives. No interpretation or opinion based on class discussion. 0 Incomplete. Assignment not done or not handed in. These marks will be recorded for Social Studies. 5) RESOURCES: Harley, Ruth. Captain James Cook. Monroe Eisenberg illus. New Jersey; Troll Associates, 1979. ??????????? This is an excellent book to use in contrast to Encounter. It is the European perspective of the story of James Cook. It would be a good book to bring into the classroom after students have an understanding of perspective and use...

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3. Vampire
...iate amount of time to read the book, in class and out. 5. NOW, WE NEED TO SEE HOW MUCH THE STRATEGY HELPED YOU REMEMBER. For assessment purposes, give the five questions for students to answer in oral or written form. q Main characters: Harold, the dog; Chester, the cat; Bunnicula, the rabbit; Mr. Monroe, the father; Mrs. Monroe, the mother; Toby, the younger son; and Pete, the older son. q Place and time: Doesn't really say, a good guess would be modern-day America. q What did the main characters do? Chester became convinced that Bunnicula was a vampire, Harold tried to calm Chester, and the family was o...

4. Pennsylvania State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 4, Chapter 5: Write and Perform a Play
...they can choose and read a biography of one historical person to include in their play. Students may choose from: Aaron Burr Dr. John Cochran General Baron Johan DeKalb Major General Nathanael Greene Alexander Hamilton Brigadier General Henry Knox The Marquis de Lafayette John Marshall Allan McLane James Monroe Baron von Steuben Martha Washington Then, instruct students to read Weather Report at Valley Forge 1775-1782 to understand what the weather conditions were like at Valley Forge during the encampment. If necessary, help students navigate the site to find each section. Student Project Sheet Print the...

5. Scavenger Hunt in the White House
...of the Blue Room? - Formal gatherings such as receiving lines Where are presidential receiving lines often held? - Blue Room Who was the first president to order furniture for the Blue Room? - James Monroe Where did the original furniture for the White House come from? - France What five presidential portraits are in the Blue Room? The first four presidents to live in the White House - Adams...

6. Mrs. Robinson and Other Historical Songs
...Procedures: 1. Distribute to students the chart of songs below: Song Title Historical Person or Event Vocation The Death of General Wolfe General Wolfe Soldier Why, Soldiers, Why General Wolfe Soldier The Ballad of Major Andre Benedict Arnold Traitor John Brown's Body John Brown Abolitionist Jesse James Jesse James Robber Casey Jones Casey Jones Engineer Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham, Martin and John John F. Kennedy Civil Rights Calypso Captain Jaques-Yves Cousteau Explorer Christofo Columbo Christopher Columbus Explorer Mister Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Explorer Columbus...

7. Who Were They Really, These Presidents?
...omputers 4. Finished product URLs: All Presidents Welcome to The Amercian Presidency http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/prescont.html The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov POTUS - Presidents of the United States http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS American Presidents http://www.americanpresidents.org James Buchanan The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jb15.html Presidents of the United States http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/jbuchanan.html Think Quest http://www.thinkquest.org/library/ Virtualology http://www.virtualology.com/uspresidents/jamesbuchanan.net/ Millard Fillmore Welcome to The...

8. The Copy
...ake millions of copies of Presley's genes and preserve these minuscule globs in artificial gemstones to be made into a line of necklaces, earrings and other collectables... Mr Mullis's company, Stargene, has quietly gained rights to hair samples snipped from scores of celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, Geronimo, James Dean and Albert Einstein. Even America's first couple, George and Martha Washington, are due to have their DNA revived in time for next year's presidential election. Mr Mullis ... is something of a controversial figure. He was listed as a witness for the defence in the O....

9. Diplomatic Duties
...of American presidents, and Editor write letters critiquing the policies of specific presidents. Ask a Reporter Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Web Navigator _ Suggested Time Allowance: 1 hour Objectives: Parent Students will: Connections 1. Examine an idea behind the Monroe Doctrine, one of the first Conversation American foreign policy documents. Starters 2. Explore the positions and relationships of small countries on Family Movie the United Nations Security Council by reading and discussing "How Guide to Win Friends and Influence Small Countries." Vacation 3. Research the...

10. Billy Joel Lesson Plan
...e Didn't Start the Fire Explanation of lyrics http://www.teacheroz.com/fire.htm "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye" Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye CHORUS We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't li...