John Quincy Adams Lesson Plans

1. Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families
...Printable Lesson Plan _ _ Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families _ _ Introduction "No man who ever held the office of President would congratulate a friend on obtaining it." These do not sound like the words of the father of one of our nation's Presidents. In fact, these words were spoken by John Adams our nation's second President and the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. How unusual is it for a father and son to become President of the United States? It has now happened twice in our nation's history: first with the Adamses and, more recently, with the Bushes. The le...

2. Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill
Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill Abigail Adams: First Ladies' Lives Skill: Middle School Time Required: Two to three class periods + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 6 Power, Authority, and Governance -+ NCTE Standard 3 Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and...

3. Childhood in the 18th Century
Childhood in the 18th Century Childhood in the 18th Century Abigail Adams: Education, Arts, Letters and Ideas Skill: Elementary School Time Required: Two to three class periods + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 2 Time, Continuity, and Change -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 4 Individual Development and Identity -+ NCTE Standard 1 Students read...

4. Abolishing Slavery in America
...participated in class and small-group discussions; conducted an adequate amount of research, produced a satisfactory essay. One point: Students participated minimally in class and small-group discussions; did not research their topic thoroughly; produced an incomplete essay. Back to Top Vocabulary John Quincy Adams Definition: President of the United States from 1825-1829; he also argued the case of the Amistad rebels before the Supreme Court, basing his defense on the principle that all men have the right to be free. Context: John Quincy Adams was successful in his bid to free the Amistad rebels; they returne...

5. The Drive to End Slavery: Leaders Who Cared
...nd illustrate a short biography of the person they selected. 3. Mount your essays and illustration on tag board and place around the room for a Gallery of People Who Cared. Extending the Lesson: One way to extend this lesson is to investigate the Amistad incident, in which both Joseph Cinquez and John Quincy Adams played a part. A good resources for this investigation is: The Amistad Trials http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM Sources & Resources: Web sites: Library of Congress, American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopa...

6. The Free and The Brave
...ts use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. -+ ISTE Standard 5 Technology research tools -+ ISTE Standard 6 Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools -+ + + Introduction: Within the first three years of his marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Senator John Kennedy had two back surgeries to alleviate chronic pain.Â During his convalescence, which lasted up to eight months in bed at one time, Senator Kennedy, with the encouragement of his new wife, wrote the Pulitzer Prize book, Profiles in Courage.Â In this text, eight senators are honored for their courage in do...

7. Boston Massacre
...nter friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Lesson Plan : AELP-USH0213 Copyright Statement The Boston Massacre An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Megan Danilko Email: madst100+@pitt.edu School/University/Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Date: January 23, 2002 Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject(s): Social Studies/US History Duration: 50 minutes Description: Students will be given background information about the Boston Massacre, and then they will be asked to examine the engraving of the event by Paul Revere. Students will determine the fla...

8. Digesting Digestion!
...nt.besides winning the election! Answer: Candidates must be 35 years old, must be born a United States citizen, and must have been a resident of the U. S. for 14 years. How many men have served as U. S. President? Answer: 43 Who was the first U. S. President to ever live in the White House? Answer: John Adams, the 2^nd President of the United States. When he and Mrs. Adams moved in, the paint was still wet! Directions: Now the fun begins as you enlighten students with fascinating presidential facts. As a group, read and discuss each presidential fact. PART I: Fascinating Facts about U. S. Presidents: (years ser...

9. Declaration of Independence
...776 Declaration of Independence was officially signed ? On this day in history representatives of the 13 colonies meeting at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress appointed a five person to prepare a declaration of independence. ? John Adams of MA ? Roger Sherman of Conn ? Robert Livingston of NY ? Ben Franklin of PA ? Thomas Jefferson of VA 2. Schoolhouse Rocks! Fireworks 3. It is literature as well as political history, or primary source. 4. Major writing at the time: pamphlets, essays, much done to persuade 5. What writing promst would Adam...

10. The Amistad Case
...s, divide students into groups of five. Instruct student groups to write and stage a one-act play about the events and personalities involved in the case. The acts might focus on the formation of the Amistad Committee by abolitionists Lewis Tappan, Joshua Levitt, and Symeon Jocelyn; the decision by John Quincy Adams to represent the Africans; the challenges of securing translators for the Africans; and Van Buren's concerns about the election of 1840. Encourage students to quote directly from the documents. Schedule a media specialist to videotape the final productions. 7. Ask student volunteers to research and...