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Interdisciplinary Lesson

            (ELA & American Government)

 

Topic:  African American Dreamers

Focus:   Communications with Family 

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State Standards:

ELA:

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  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text including imaginative, connotative, and content-specific meanings using context, affixes, or reference materials (R.L. 1 B)

 

  • Using appropriate text, determine two or more themes in a text, analyze their development throughout the text, and relate the themes to life experiences; provide an objective and concise summary of the text (R.L.1.D)

 

  • Review, revise, and edit writing with consideration for the task, purpose and audience.(W.3.A)

 

 American Government:  

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  • Compare the various processes pertaining to the selection of political leaders at the federal, state and local level. (9-12. GV.4.GS.C)     

 

Materials Needed:

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  • Handout:  Parents and Students Talking to Each Other 

  • Duration:  30 Minutes  

 

Individual Assignment:

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To get students to connect more closely to election outcomes, they should interview a family member about elections. The Parent and Students Talking to Each Other form that students were given prior to Lesson One should be used for this activity.  

 

Small Group Instruction:

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Students should be placed in small learning groups to discuss and tabulate their survey results items by item.  

 

Whole Group Instruction: 

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The group results should be shared with the entire class.  The compiled class results should be used to allow students to draw conclusions.  The teacher may use the conclusion to generate a class discussion. The teacher may choose to use a graph format of their choice to summarize the data.             

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

Parents/Guardians and Students Talking to Each Other

 

Directions:    Interview one or both of your parents/guardians by asking and recording your parents’ answers to the questions below. Each person’s response should be recorded on a separate sheet.

 

     1. Did you vote for Barack Obama for President in 2008?   _____Yes     _____No

 

 

        Why?  __________________________________________________________

 

 

       Why not?________________________________________________________

 

 

   2. What position in Congress did former President Obama hold before he became President?

 

   3. Do you know the titles of the three books former President Obama has authored?  What are they?

 

   4. Where was former President Obama born?

 

   5. Who raised former President Obama?

 

   6. What colleges did former President Obama attend?

 

   7. Does the former President have any sisters or brothers? If yes, how many and what are their names?

 

   8. What are the names of the former President’s daughters?  What is his wife’s name?

 

   9. To what political party does former President Obama belong?

 

 10. What types of former President Obama memorabilia are available for display  in homes and public places?

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