This document provides a preview of the 3rd grade social studies curriculum for the second quarter. It will cover three units focusing on Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony. Students will learn about these historical figures who expanded civil rights and how they demonstrated character traits like courage and leadership. Teachers will use resources like biographies, images, charts and creative writing assignments to help students understand these figures and the time periods.

1. 3rd Grade
Quarter 2
Social Studies Preview
Presented by:
Betsey Olotka
School Instructional Specialist
elizabeth.kennedy@cobbk12.org

2. All Materials Available at:
http://3rdGradeQuarter2SS.wikispaces.com/

3. Quarter 2:
 Unit 3: Paul Revere
◦ Three Weeks
 Unit 4: Frederick Douglass
◦ Three Weeks
 Unit 5: Susan B. Anthony
◦ Three Weeks

4. Standards
 Americans who expanded people’s rights and freedoms:
◦ Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan
B. Anthony (women’s rights)
◦ Social barriers, restrictions, obstacles
 Character Traits:
◦ Cooperation, Diligence, Courage, Leadership
◦ Support beliefs in liberty, justice, tolerance, freedom of conscience
and expresssion
◦ When to respect and accept authority
 Physical and Human Geography:
◦ Locations significant to figures’ lives
◦ Impact of place on historical figures
◦ Adapted to and influenced by environment
◦ Travel and movement of historical figures and ideas over time

5. Available Resources
 American Heroes Biographies

6. Image Arranging
 Before beginning study of historical figures,
students attempt to sequence images
 Images serve as anchors all year

7. Comparative Chart
 Classroom
display and
personal copy
for student
 Updated
throughout
the year

8. Teaching Character Traits
 Introduce the character traits listed in the
standards using examples of from real life
and picture books

9. Character Badges
 After learning about a
historical figure, students
award them badges for the
character traits they
display
 Provide evidence
explaining why the
historical figure deserves
the badge(s)

10. Character Report Cards
◦ What evidence do we
have to support the
grades we have given the
historical figure?

11. Conversations Between Figures
 http://ifaketext.com/
 www.classtools.net/FB/home-page
www.classtools.net/FB/1898-K3HJVe

12. Alternative Perspectives
 Students write about a historical figure from the
perspective of an object that witnessed his/her
trials and accomplishments
Examples:
 The story of the midnight ride as told by the
horse
 The printing press in the office of The North Star
 The story of Susan B. Anthony as told by the first
ballot cast by a woman

13. Alternative Perspectives
 Add a quick technology
component by having
students record their
alternative perspective
writings using
blabberize.com
 http://blabberize.com/
http://blabberize.com/
view/id/1106423

14. RAFTing
 Role, Audience, Format, Topic

15. All Materials Available at:
http://3rdGradeQuarter2SS.wikispaces.com/