Beacon Lesson Plan Library
Who Is Who? What Do They Do?
Christy Clanton
Bay District Schools
Description
Who's Who? What Do They Do? Is a collection of student created rhymes that identify the names of representatives and executives in our government at the state level.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
SS.C.1.2.3
The student knows the names of his or her representatives at the local, state, and national levels (e.g., city council members, state representatives, and members of Congress) and the name of the his or her representatives in the executive branches of government at the local, state, and national levels (e.g., mayor, governor, and president).
Florida Process Standards
Information Managers
01 Florida students locate, comprehend, interpret, evaluate, maintain, and apply information, concepts, and ideas found in literature, the arts, symbols, recordings, video and other graphic displays, and computer files in order to perform tasks and/or for enjoyment.
Effective Communicators
02 Florida students communicate in English and other languages using information, concepts, prose, symbols, reports, audio and video recordings, speeches, graphic displays, and computer-based programs.
Materials
- Government official name slips for random assignment drawing
- Student paper and pencils
- Computer stations book-marked with websites and pre-loaded with Microsoft Publisher
- Scanner
- Printer with printing supplies
- Binder and page protectors for the class book
Preparations
1. Check connectivity of websites.
2. Gather materials.
3. Pre-load software.
Procedures
1. The teacher shares the state government website with the class.
2. Names of government officials are drawn at random by partner groups. Each partner team researches their assigned official.
3. Each partner group creates a rhyme that tells about their official.
4. Students peer-edit and revise rhymes. Students create published copies of their rhymes with scanned photos of their assigned official, if available, using a publishing program such as Microsoft Publisher.
5. Rhymes are put together in a class-made book titled, Who's Who? What Do They Do?.
Assessments
Students are asked to make a list of their government officials after reading the class-made book. Students should list the following state officials, indicating their first and last names and job title: governor, lt. governor, cabinet members, our district's senator, our district's representative; and State Supreme Court judges. Names and titles should be spelled correctly.
Web Links
Web supplement for Who Is Who? What Do They Do? (site updated 10/14/03--VCN) The Governor and Cabinet
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