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Welcome to my second thematic unit publication on the Internet. My first unit, The Colonization of Mars, can be viewed by using the provided link. My name is Alexis Johnson-Jimenez. In 1994-95, I was hired by the Teach for America program. I taught a fourth-grade bilingual Spanish class at P.S. 128 in New York City. Since moving back to Iowa, I have decided to work toward my elementary education certification at a small liberal arts college.
If you have visited my personal homepage you have learned that I truly enjoy science fiction and fiction in general. I enjoy it because it allows me to temporarily "remove" myself from reality while still learning about ancient places, people, and tackling social and personal issues. I have found that fiction is a valuable tool in helping children become more involved in their learning. Let's face it, as kids we all loved to see animals talk, dress in human clothes, and teach us about right and wrong. It is for the love of fiction (and the making of history less boring for children) that I have constructed this thematic unit on Benjamin Franklin's life as told from the viewpoint of his dear friend, Amos the mouse.
In the following pages you will find my project in its entirety. I must warn you that it is quite long. Although I had a specific set of students in mind when this was designed, I hope that I have made it flexible enough to meet the needs of any student population.
Feel free to copy, print, and modify this unit to meet your needs. All I ask is that you e-mail me with questions and comments on improvements that I can make.
If you don't have the time to read through this whole thing or would prefer to have a copy of it to edit at your own leisure, I would be more than happy to burn a copy of this unit on CD for you. The CD would include all the lesson plans and internet links in standard MS Word, MS Works, or WordPerfect formats that are ready for modification and printing.
E-mail me and we'll work something out.
PLEASE NOTE: This unit is a modified version of Linda Scott of the San Diego County Office of Education's unit. I reviewed her unit and modified it to meet the needs of the children I had in mind. All credit for the initial ideas are given to Linda Scott when applicable. Please visit her vision of this unit at:
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/ben/bentg.html
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