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media type="custom" key="29117641" Leaders Across Centuries Elizabeth Street EDUC 355

PROMPT: Ever thought what it would be like to meet somebody from the past? To sail across the Delaware with George Washington, or to sit with FDR during one of his Fireside Chats? I want you to write a story doing just that! Choose three different presidents from three different time periods (1700s, 1800s,1900s, or now) and describe your time with them. Be sure to: Include three factual details for each president. Use sensory descriptions of the presidents and their time period Have a beginning, middle, and end to your story Use dialogue between your character and the president(s) Describe their values of democracy (what they believes in) HAVE FUN :) Standards:  5.H.2.2  Explain how key historical figures have exemplified values and principles of American democracy  W.5.3  a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize and event sequence that unfolds naturally  b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situation  c. Use a variety of transitional words,phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events  d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely  e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events

I really liked working on this assignment. It can be used in so many different ways and across a range of grades. In the classroom a teacher could use this for an assignment like we have done to pull in standard 6 and Technology Literacy for 21st Century Skills. It could be really fun during math class when students are doing a group assignment. The students could upload their work onto the voice thread and say step by step how the problem was solved. The wiki page is really useful for classrooms because it is kind of like a Google classroom, but it is more "user friendly" for younger children. Overall, I would more than likely use this technology again in my own classroom!