Total Duration: |
31 to 60 Minutes |
Materials and Resources: |
A copy of Lafayette's Visit Receipt for each set of partners. A copy of Lafayette's Visit to Alabama (Encyclopedia of Alabama) for each set of partners. A sheet of copy paper for each student Rulers Pencils Colored Pencils |
Technology Resources Needed: |
Document camera to display primary source, if available Laptops to research items on the receipt and locate appropriate images for invitation, if available |
Background/Preparation: |
The teacher should review the importance of Lafayette to America's fight for independence. If the students are not familiar with the Grand Tour that took place for the 50th birthday of the U.S., they should review the Encyclopedia of Alabama's article about the Alabama visit. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2152 See the attached bibliography for more information about Lafayette's involvement in the U.S. |
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Assessment Strategies |
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Acceleration: |
Students may research celebrations that took place in other sites, such as battlefields and reunions with Revolutionary dignitaries. They may design invitations to those events. For additional information: See attached bibliography for additional reading for acceleration |
Intervention: |
Students may work in pairs to complete the reading and the invitation. Students may be given the important information and be allowed to copy the information on the invitation. Students may be allowed to create the invitation on a laptop/computer using an appropriate publishing program. |
View the Special Education resources for
instructional guidance in providing modifications and adaptations
for students with significant cognitive disabilities who qualify for the Alabama Alternate Assessment.
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