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= = = = =A collaborative effort to redesign an existing U.S. History Lesson= by Lynda Nikodem and Seamus Hearne

**Summary of Original Lesson Plan:**
Students will identify leaders in their community by taking a look at leaders from the past. The teacher uses thier principal as an example of a good leader and one who possess good leader qualities. The discussion will continue about other local leaders (mayor, police chief, town council members etc..), and ends with the president of the United States. These Qualities are charted on the board or on chart paper. The teacher then has students take a look at figures they have recently read about in class: Paul Revere, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. A new chart is created with these leaders names at the top. Underneath their names, students are encouraed to discuss which traits/qualities from previous chart can be listed under each person. The final piece of this lesson has students write a paragraph about what it takes to be a leader and why Revere, Washington, and Jefferson were considered good leaders.
 * Topic:** US History
 * Grades** 3-5
 * Objective:** The purpose of this lesson is that students will learn that leaders possess certain qualities or traits that have helped to make them successful. Great leaders exist both in the past as well is in the 21st century, and students will be able to recognize both.
 * What students are doing in this lesson //before// we cange it:**

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 * Here is a little primer on what other students think are leadership qualities.**

**The Web 2.0 tool we are using is Museum Box.**
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