Unit 12: Benjamin Franklin, Part II

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Benjamin Franklin Statue

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Unit 12 [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Elementary[/flag]

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Unit Overview

Subjects Covered: Grammar, Literature, Composition, History
Time Period: Reformation and Revolutions
Grade Level: Elementary: 1 – 5
Civilization: American
Literature: Amos Fortune, Free Man – by Elizabeth Yates

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Unit Description

“Next to William Penn, the person who did the most for Philadelphia was a young man who had gone from Boston to make his home among the Quakers. He lived in a small house near the market. On a board over the door he had painted his name and business…” – D. H. Montgomery

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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles

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History is HIS Story – God’s story of love, mercy, and redemption through Christ.
- He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. — Ephesians 1‍:‍9-10
God’s providential hand governs and times all events and provides for His Creation according to His plan and purposes.
- The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.- Acts 17: 24 – 27

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Unit 12 Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Elementary[/flag]

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[tab_title]Lesson One: History[/tab_title]

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Lesson One Assignments:

Read the article: Benjamin Franklin, pages 4 10.
After reading the article, summarize the story you read by either:
Retelling it out loud to your teacher or parent.
OR
Completing an appropriate notebook page.
Either way, be sure to include the answers to the discussion questions and an overview of key people, dates, and events in your summary.
Be sure to visit www.ArtiosHCS.com for additional resources.

Lesson One Discussion Questions:

What had Philadelphia grown to be by 1733?
Besides William Penn, who did a great deal for Philadelphia?
List four things Franklin did at the newspaper.
What other publications did Franklin publish?
What saying of Solomon’s did Franklin’s father use to repeat to him?
Did Franklin ever stand in the presence of any kings?
Describe Franklin as a boy.
Where did he live when he was growing up?
How did Franklin save money to buy books?
Describe Franklin’s landing in Philadelphia.
Where did Franklin find work?
What happened to him when he went back to Boston on a visit?
Why did Franklin go to London?
What did he do there?
What did they nickname him in the printing-office?
What did Franklin do after he returned to Philadelphia?
What does Franklin say about eating “sawdust pudding?”
Describe Franklin’s plan of life.
What did he do for Philadelphia?
What experiments did Franklin perform?
Describe what Franklin did with a kite.
What two things did Franklin find out from flying the kite?
What did he invent?
What two things did Franklin do in the Revolution?
Describe his funeral.
How many counties and towns in the United States are now called by his name?

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Literature Assignment

Read the chapters entitled “Hard Work Fills the Iron Kettle 1781-1789,” “Amos on the Mountain,” and “Auctioned for Freedom” in Amos Fortune, Free Man.
As you are reading the final four chapters of this book, you will need to listen carefully for words and phrases that remind you of Amos’ freedom; these can be words that Amos himself uses, or that Elizabeth Yates uses in her depiction of her life.
Make a list of these words and phrases on index cards as you read, and aim to have 10-20 of them by the time you are finished with the book.

Composition Assignment

View “Colonial Slavery Image 3,” found in the Resources section of the website. Again, follow the same procedure of examining the artwork for several minutes and then covering it up. Choose one word that represents a feeling that this image brings up in your mind.
Now create a flapbook that has five flaps in it. Visit the Resources section of the website for instructions on how to make this flapbook if necessary.
- On the cover of your flapbook, write the word that you have chosen to represent this image.
- On the five flaps, write: Looks Like, Smells Like, Sounds Like, Tastes Like, Feels Like.
- Inside each flap, write several phrases, or groups of words, that complete that description.

You can see examples of a completed Senses Flapbook within the Resources section, but you should use your own ideas!

Grammar Assignment

Complete the Subject and Verb/Adverbs Application Activity on the Artios Home Companion website.

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VIDEOS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE PREVIEWED BY PARENTS BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO WATCH VIDEOS. SOME VIDEOS MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SENSITIVE TOPICS.

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