Ben Franklin's Autobiography Mini Unit with Paired Text, Keys to Success Theme
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This complete, easy-prep lesson anchored with an excerpt from Ben Franklin's Autobiography is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice comprehension and compare/contrast skills and remind students that they hold the keys to their own success. This resource is just not just questions and answers - you are getting a full blown mini lesson plan complete with a writing prompt and modern, real-world creative task at the end!
Student Experience: With two texts, one current and one classic, students will explore and evaluate concepts of success before they make their own info text defining success. The questions with each text are designed to have students truly dig into and respond thoughtfully and critically. After reading, the students will then examine some of Franklin's famous aphorisms and design their own "success infographic."
Included:
- Lesson plan with standards
- Super Simple Step by Step Sub Plan Form
- Franklin's abridged text and link to modern text
- Graphic organizers and questions with classroom annotations and answers
- Template and instructions for the infographic
- 1 PDF and ready-made-for digital version for Google (via force copy link)
Classroom success stories from other teachers who have tried this resource:
♥ "I love this unit...this year I used it with Tuesdays with Morrie and Morrie's aphorisms. I have found several articles online about creating a better self, and was inspired to build an entire text set around this lesson. Thanks!"
♥ "This was a great lesson to engage my traditional juniors and relate Franklin to their own lives."
♥ "Great product--well done--lots of higher-level thinking here. I love it!"
♥ "I am never disappointed when I purchase from this seller. I really like the paired texts. Thanks!"
♥ "It is hard for me to find ways to make the literature from The Revolutionary Period relatable to the lives of my students, so I was eager to try this idea out, and it was a huge success. Thank you!"
♥ "I will be starting my year with this assignment! It was searching for paired text to use with a mixed grade, at-risk classroom. This is perfect!"
♥ "Can be used to introduce the theme of success/pursuit of happiness. Great for class discussion."
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