North Dakota History Discotan - Life Lessons, Historical Facts and Trivia

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1 WRITTEN BY: TITLE OF LESSON: GRADE LEVEL: SUBJECT AREA: Jay Erickson, Educator Roosevelt Elementary Fourth Grade North Dakota History / Influential North Dakotans Objectives: The student will identify an influential person In North Dakota s history and research that person to create a baseball card with historical information on the Rough Rider Hall of Fame inductee. Correlation with Standards: North Dakota Social Studies Standards Identify the contributions of prominent individuals to North Dakota History (e.g. Teddy Roosevelt, Rough Rider Hall of Fame Award winners) Prior Knowledge/Understandings of Students: This lesson is the 26 th and final lesson in the History of North Dakota Unit. Throughout the unit of study the students have studied about the First people in North Dakota during the Ice Age, early European explorers / fur trade, Lewis and Clark and the Corp of Discovery, Native Americans, the Westward Movement /Expansion, and the Homestead Act. We also take our students to Bismarck, our State Capitol, and to Custer s House in Mandan to visit historical sites. The field trip enriches our curriculum of North Dakota Studies. Materials/Resources: North Dakota History Disc Theodore Roosevelt Poster of quote from Theodore Roosevelt Laptop computer Projector North Dakota Student Reflection Journals Note cards Example of Rough Rider Hall of Fame baseball card Allocated Time: 5 class sessions at minutes each Introduction: Theodore Roosevelt was an influential person in North Dakota s history. Not only was he our 26 th President of the United States, but he also spent much of his life in North Dakota prior to his presidency because he enjoyed ranching in North Dakota. When he became the president he passed laws making sure scenic areas like the Badlands were protected. Vocabulary: Rough Riders

2 Teaching Procedure / Activities: 1. Read Teddy Roosevelt s quote: I would not have been President, had it not been for my experiences in North Dakota. 2. Discuss the importance of this quote for North Dakota. 3. View North Dakota History Disc Powerpoint Influential North Dakotans 4. Complete questions in reflection journal with a partner a. How was Teddy Roosevelt important to the history of North Dakota? b. If you could give someone a Roughrider Award, who would you give it to and why? 5. Web research Students will research the Rough Rider award winners at the following website: or 6. Students will share traits/characteristics of award winners and what they did to be recognized as an influential North Dakotan. 7. Display on projector note taking sheet for Rough Rider Award cards. (see handout) 8. Students will choose one Rough Rider Award winner to research and present it on a baseball card. (see sample) Every award winner will be written on board and as student s names are drawn they will select one award winner that they will research. 9. Reserve computer lab for students to research. This will be done over the next three days of class time. Accommodations for special needs, gifted and ELL students: Lesson plans will be shared with Special Education teacher and classroom para professionals. Special needs students will be paired with another student and work together to complete a baseball card cooperatively. Gifted students will have the opportunity to research an additional award winner. Assessment rubric: See attachment Closure: Upon completion of cards we will be having a baseball card celebration with popcorn and beverages. Students will share their award winner to the class and share interesting facts about the person. Cards will be attached to a paper clip and hung from the ceiling with fishing line for display purposes.

3 1. Log into computer with room number. Directions for formatting baseball cards 2. Open room folder and find individual folder. Save any information in room folder. 3. Open new Word document 4. Under format put document into 2 columns. 5. Pick out picture of award winner and click on the picture with a right click of the mouse and copy the needed picture. 6. Return to the document and decide where you want to start your card. Type in Rough Rider Award Winner on one line. 7. Center where you want your picture and paste it onto the page. 8. Beneath the picture type the person s name. To center the type, go to Format, paragraph, and set spacing bar to the center. 9. Feel free to change the font and size. 10. On the second column type in the needed information from the biography. 11. Shape the information you are adding so it makes a card. Or you may also cut it out and paste it onto a tag board or card stock to complete the card.

4 URL: Note taking sheet for Rough Rider Award Cards Study Guide questions: 1. Award recipient: 2. Reason for award: 3. Interesting facts about the person: a. b. c. d. e. 4. Character traits: 5. Date born: 6. Date of death 7. Home: 8. Occupation of significant contribution:

5 Assessment/ Rubric Understanding Advanced Proficient Student shows a sophisticated understanding of the content knowledge. Student provides in depth explanations and precise examples. Responses show a flawless understanding of key ideas well beyond what is typically found at the fourth grade level. Student shows a solid understanding of most of the content knowledge. Student provides complete explanations and sufficient examples. There are no significant misunderstandings of key ideas. Partially Proficient Student shows a limited or basic understanding of most of the content knowledge. Student provides simple explanations and /or limited examples. Responses may reveal some misunderstandings of key ideas. Novice Student shows little understanding of most of the content knowledge. Student provides incomplete or inadequate explanations and examples. Responses may reveal significant misunderstandings of key ideas.

6 Rough Rider Card (back) 2004 Award received: May 1 st Reason for award: Leading University of Mary students, staff, and community into developing a college of servant minded individuals. Interesting facts: 1. Member of Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery. 2. Taught at University of Mary since President of University of Mary in Under her leadership the enrollment more than tripled! 5. Active in leadership roles professionally and in her community. Character traits: leader, giving, thoughtful, dedicated, inspirational Born: 1940 Died: Home: Bismarck, North Dakota Occupation: Educator

7 (front) Rough Rider Award Winner Sister Thomas Welder