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\nConstitutional Convention\n

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\nEighth graders investigate Constitutional Convention debates. For this early American history lesson, 8th graders analyze speeches delivered by Benjamin Franklin at the convention and then research Franklin's life. Students...\n
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\nBenjamin Franklin Tercentenary\n
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\nBenjamin and the Way to A Good Life\n

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\nYoung scholars explore American history by reading biographical text in class. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson, students research the famous inventor by reading assigned text and answering reading comprehension questions afterwards....\n
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\nWill the Real Ben Franklin Please Stand Up?\n

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\nStudents explore the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin. In this colonial history lesson, students research Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer, a writer, a statesman, and an inventor. Students determine what his most...\n
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\nBen Franklin\n

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\nStudents meet Ben Franklin and research his life accomplishments. In this lesson plan about the history of Benjamin Franklin, students will visit several websites in order to learn about this Founding Father. Students follow a worksheet...\n
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\nBenjamin Franklin Word Search\n

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\nIn this Benjamin Franklin word search, students identify descriptions of Mr. Franklin. They locate 24 words that are provided with the puzzle. An answer sheet is provided.\n
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\nDo not Tax the Colonies\n

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\nIn this teaching primary resources worksheet, students read and excerpt of an interview with Benjamin Franklin regarding taxation . Students read the excerpt and discuss its significance.\n
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\nSetting Goals with Benjamin Franklin\n

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\nStudents discuss historical accounts and accomplishments of \"Benjamin Franklin\" which exemplify good character traits. They create a display of paper keys which describe these traits. They relate these traits to their future goals and...\n
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\nBenjamin Franklin’s Community Contributions\n

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\nStudents research Benjamin Franklin's community contributions. In this social studies lesson plan, students create a collage showing things they can do to improve their communities.\n
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\nMatching Game with the US Constitution\n

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\nIn September we celebrate Constitution Day. Begin the celebration with a grand conversation about the US Constitution. Follow up the in-depth discussion with a learning game in which scholars match terms to images such as...\n
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\nBen Franklin's Inventions\n

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\nStudents discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions.  In this biography lesson, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today.  Students create a commercial in an...\n
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\nThe Perfect Man: Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography\n

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\nEleventh graders study the characteristics of an autobiography. They read from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and discuss and write an essay regarding some of his quotes.\n
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\nThe Revolutionary War\n

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\nMarch your students off to war with this presentation, which provides details to the American Revolution such as important figures (Jefferson, Franklin, Henry), facts about the Declaration of Independence, and definitions of key terms. A...\n
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\nThe Enlightenment: Matching #1\n

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\nMatching exercises can help learners build a functional vocabulary related to many different concepts. They match ten ideas and key players commonly associated with the Enlightenment to their definitions. Ben Franklin, Edward Gibbon, and...\n
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\nBenjamin Franklin: the Scientist / Inventor\n

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\nIn this Ben Franklin instructional activity, students read a five paragraph text about the accomplishments of the famous inventor. Students answer two essay questions. Part of the instructional activity appears to be missing as the...\n
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\nWORDS FRANKLY SPOKEN\n

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\nStudents visit appropriate websites to discover quotes from Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. Working in pairs, they choose three quotes on which to elaborate and then write two original quotes.\n
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\nMy Place In Time\n

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\nSixth graders interpret Franklin's style, his ease of writing and content, using this to inspire, motivate and guide them to do more writing. They list Franklin's civic accomplishments and political accomplishments. They name 4...\n
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\nBen Franklin\n

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\nReaders are asked to use the provided graphic organizer to list the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage about the inventions of Benjamin Franklin.\n
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\nPersona in Autobiography\n

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\nA talkative old man? A naïve believer in Human Perfectibility? A Sage? Who is this guy, anyway? The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin launches a study of the way Franklin uses structure, style, and purpose, as well as different...\n
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\nTHE GULF STREAM\n

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\nStudents explore how to describe the Gulf Stream, how Benjamin Franklin charted it, and correctly plot it on a map.\n
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\nTaking a Page From Franklin\n

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\nStudents analyze sentences from Benjamin Franklin. They use their notes to state the same ideas in essay form. They compare the new work to Franklin's orginal work.\n
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\nBen Franklin: Highlighting the Printer\n

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\nIngenious: Franklin Assembles a Scientific Community\n

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\nFew Americans have heard of the burgeoning scientific community known as the America Philosophical society, started by none other than Benjamin Franklin. With inquiry, research, and discussion, high schoolers come to understand their...\n
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\nThe Four Oxen and the Lion\n

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\nLong before Benjamin Franklin advocated for standing together against the British, Aesop warned about the dangers of a group divided in his fable \"The Four Oxen and the Lion.\" An audio retelling of the story describes a quarreling herd...\n
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\nJefferson vs. Franklin: Revolutionary Philosophers\n

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\nYoung scholars cite connections among Franklin's Albany Plan of 1754, his Plan of Confederation of 1775 and the U.S. Constitution and/or the Declaration of Independence. In an essay, they give examples of the philosophical and political...\n
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