Famous People of Today and Yesterday
Who are our heroes? How do these views change over time?
Choice Boards- Differentiated Group Work

Time Line:  40 minutes a day for 6 weeks

Students will work in small groups of their choice to research famous people that interest them.  They will choose a famous person from each category and determine how they will present that information to the class.  They can present their information in any way they find appropriate including:  Power Point Presentation, poster, game board, a Blabberize (Web 2.0 recording of their speech where the person's mouth moves to the recording), a skit, etc.


They will be given 2 days to research, 2 days to prepare a presentation, and will then present to the class.

Choice Board

Guided Note Taking

Blabberize Instructions

Rubric for Group Presentation


ELA-2.I.2.1. Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information in expository text.
Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
ELA-2.I.2.2. State the purpose in reading (i. e., tell what information is sought).
ELA-2.I.2.4. Ask clarifying questions about essential textual elements of exposition (e.g., why, what if, how).
ELA-2.I.2.5. Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.
Strand II. Writing
ELA-2.II.1.0 Writing Strategies
Research
ELA-2.II.1.3. Understand the purposes of various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas).
Strand III. Listening and Speaking
ELA-2.III.1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies
Comprehension
ELA-2.III.1.1. Determine the purpose or purposes of listening (e.g., to obtain information, to solve problems, for enjoyment).
Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
ELA-2.III.1.5. Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus.
ELA-2.III.1.6. Speak clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of communication (e.g., informal discussion, report to class).
ELA-2.III.1.7. Recount experiences in a logical sequence.
ELA-2.III.1.9. Report on a topic with supportive facts and details.
History and Social Science
Grade Two People Who Make a Difference
HSS.2.5. Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and 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).