The learner will:

• explain how historic figures of a particular time period or event have worked for the common good of their community.

Anticipatory Set:
Show students the pictures of the memorials commemorating historic heroes. Ask them to identify the event, who is being honored, and why.

 

• Using your copy of Walk Down The Mall (Attachment One), assign students one hero each to research. Record the student's name in the box that represents the hero they will be researching. Distribute Presentation Guidelines (Attachment Two) and inform students that they will be creating a memorial that portrays their assigned hero. Review the scoring guide at the bottom of Attachment Two. Allow students to do their research and begin their memorials. After allowing time for research, instruct the students to complete their memorials for homework.
  
  

• Distribute A Walk Down The Mall (Attachment One). Ask students why the attachment is titled A Walk Down The Mall. (Note: Correlation to the Memorial Mall in Washington D.C. which goes from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol). Instruct students to write one or two key words from each presentation. Allow a couple of minutes for each student to share their project with the class.

 

Teacher Note: The heroes listed on Attachment One represent four different eras of history. When students are presenting their memorials, some distinction should be made between time periods. They are divided as follows:

1. Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
2. Revolution and New Nation, 1754-1815
3. Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
4. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877

As students finish, display the memorials in chronological order.

Have students work on their memorials for homework.