America the Beautiful
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Social Studies Vocational/Technical | |
| Author | Linda Work
Ruth Potts Peggy Grantham | |
| Description | The unit includes the American form of government which
includes the three branches of local, state, and national government. It focuses on the Legislative Branch and how a bill becomes a law. The students view the process of selecting a President and research and study the lives of Presidents. Students identify the rights and duties of citizenship. Students search on the Internet to identify American symbols and what they mean. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Microsoft Publisher
Projector Adobe/Acrobat Photo Del Printer Microsoft Office Microsoft Creative Writer Internet | |
| Grade Level | 4 5 6 | |
| National Standards | Social Studies
8. Understands the institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how these elements were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Technology 1. Knows and characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems Language Arts 4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes | |
| Career Clusters | Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | Judicial
Executive Legislative bill law veto unconstitutional citizenship naturalization civil rights | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview
Lesson 1: Alive and Real-the Government Lesson 2: How a Bill Becomes a Law Lesson 3: Mr. President, Mr. President, Sir Lesson 4: Citizenship, U.S.A. Lesson 5: American Symbols | |
| References | States and Regions, Hartcourt Brace and Company, 1997
A Resource Guide for Jean Fritz's American History Books, Coward, McMann and Geoghegan, Inc., 1982 Wooden Teeth-Jelly Beans--The Tupperman Files, ISBN 590-97439-4 Good Ideas to Help Young People Develop Character, Josephson Institute of Ethics, 1996-1998 U.S. History Part 1, Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc., 1992 | |
| English IGO or CSO | 4.69, 4.70, 4.71, 4.72, 5.62, 5.97, 5.98, 5.100, 6.90, 6.91, 6.92, 6.93 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 4.1, 4.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10, 5.4, 5.8, 5.9, 6.4 | |
| Vo Tech IGO or CSO | 4.77, 4.78, 4.79, 5.65, 5.66, 6.59 | |