George Washington: Inflectional Endings

This is lesson #3 in the text unit series for George Washington by Philip Abraham, focusing on pages 6, and 12-18. In this lesson, students will identify common inflections on targeted words that relate to why George Washington is recognized as an individual that represents the United States. Building upon previous lessons, students will use words that contain inflections that change a word from present tense to past tense to further understand why George Washington is a historical figure that represents the United States.

During this unit, students will use the text, George Washington, to explain how George Washington is an individual that represents our country, how he demonstrated patriotism, and a responsible citizenship. Students will engage in a read aloud spread out over several lessons emphasizing vocabulary, text features, and identifying relevant details the central idea of the text, George Washington. In addition, students will write expository texts that explain why George Washington is recognized as a national symbol/individual and opinion texts identifying characteristics of a responsible citizen.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.
Resource ID#: 209526 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 1
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: George Washington, characteristics, represents, past tense, historical figures, national leader, letters, president, inflectional ending, Washington, ELA, civics, integrated lesson plan, symbols, symbol, Philip Abraham, present tense
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Unit/Lesson Sequence,  Worksheet,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment,  Learning Goal
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Lesson Plans- Grades K-5

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