“Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues”

For further information contact… Jessica G. Fredricks Deborah Congdon Bethune Academy 900 Avenue F Haines City, FL 33844 (863) 421-3334 [email protected] [email protected]

2007 - 2008 Idea Catalog of Excellence n PROGRAM OVERVIEW guitarist) were provided by the music guitars, ukuleles will work just as well. teacher, who introduced students to the (Two electric guitars are provided for Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues is 12-bar blues, teaching them to play it on in the adapter grant budget.) Regular an exciting program that uses lessons electric guitar and even coaxing students classrooms, an Internet computer lab about Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, to write their own blues lyrics! and media center were used. This project and B.B. King to teach creative writing, But that is just the beginning: once used people as resources – get out character development, music, and there and learn about your community language arts to students in fourth students were bitten by the service bug, resources! grade. This project has a high degree they wanted to do more. We partnered of community involvement and is a with a local church shelter that runs wonderful way to open your students’ a soup kitchen to feed the homeless. n ABOUT THE DEVELOPER eyes to service opportunities in your Students visited the shelter, worked Deborah Congdon graduated from community. a lunch shift serving the homeless, the University of Central Florida with a and then hosted a concert in honor of We started by identifying Franklin’s B.S. in Elementary Education. In 2006 Reverend Baker, the pastor in charge of greatest talent as service to others. she was the recipient of the Bright House the church outreach. Franklin had many faces: inventor, Networks National STAR Teacher Award scientist, statesman, musician, and This project revitalized our and the Disney Teacheriffic Award for printer, but he believed that all his community! her innovative project “Storm Troopers”, inventions should serve the public which helped students learn how to be interest. He thrived on identifying a n OVERALL VALUE safe before, during and after a hurricane. need, and then sought to meet that She has been teaching fourth grade at This program makes education into a Bethune Academy for 10 years. need. By making liberal use of United community affair, and presents students Streaming, students will be able to view with opportunities for service to others. Jessica Fredricks graduated from Cable in the Classroom programs from Student leadership will skyrocket! Florida Southern College with a B.M.E. TLC Elementary School, A&E, and even in Music Education. In 2007 she was the listen to Martin Luther King’s “I Have A n recipient of the Bright House Networks Dream” speech. LESSON PLAN TITLES National STAR Teacher Award and a • Faces of Franklin In this project, collaboration is the Teacher to Teacher Connection grant for name of the game! Our media specialist • Franklin the Publisher her innovative project “South American helped students research different “Faces • Franklin the Musician Adventures”, which took students on a virtual tour of the South American of Franklin” for presentations, and our (Additional Lesson Plans available by continent with hands-on lessons involving technology specialist helped students contacting the program teachers) access an online harmonica math, science, reading, and music. She has been teaching music at Bethune ( invented by Franklin). n MATERIALS Classroom teachers engaged students Academy for 9 years. in “I Have a Dream” journal writings. Our school has an electric guitar H H H Lessons on B.B. King (famous blues lab, which was helpful during the blues portion of the project. If you do not have “Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues” J Fredricks & D Congdon Lesson Plan No 1: Faces of Franklin

n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS n EVALUATION/ Social Studies, Language Arts, Music Summary of Activity ASSESSMENT Teacher facilitates discussion Student enthusiasm for utilizing reviewing information gleaned from A&E technology in their research skyrocketed! n GRADES channel program “Special Presentation: J Students demonstrated a greater Fourth Ben Franklin” about why Franklin was desire to learn about such an important figure in American and other important figures prominent history. Students divide into cooperative in American history. The enthusiasm n OBJECTIVES learning teams to brainstorm the six roles generated by this creative approach that Franklin undertook in the program: spilled over to other subjects, as well Students will: inventor, writer, businessman, scientist, – students now create rhythmic chants • view the History Channel program diplomat and postmaster. Assign each to learn their vocabulary words each Special Presentation: Ben Franklin team one of the six “Faces of Franklin”, week in reading! • identify key vocabulary terms used give each team five minutes to write to describe Franklin in the program words to a rhythmic chant that teaches how Franklin’s presence in those roles • use the Internet to conduct affected the future of American history. research into Franklin’s many Go around the room and allow the H H H accomplishments groups to share their creations then • improve creative skills by writing give five more minutes to create dance rhythmic chants about Franklin’s life moves to accompany their chant. Allow them to share. While each team is writing their music chants, pass out the Franklin Web Scavenger Hunt. Move group to lab, direct them to the Franklin n SUNSHINE STATE website and allow them to complete STANDARDS the web scavenger hunt to learn more • SS.A.4.1.1 “Faces of Franklin”. • LA.B.2.2.3 Method of Implementation • MU.A.3.2.1 / Collaboration: The fourth grade teacher prepared the students by introducing Benjamin n MATERIALS Franklin (SSS: SS.A.4.1.1). She We utilized United Streaming videos, collaborated with the music teacher, our computer lab, internet, television with network manager, lab manager, and scan converter, Cable in the Classroom, media specialist to positively impact student learning assuring that various and LCD projector. learning needs (aural, visual and kinesthetic) of our students were met. The music teacher actively engaged the students in writing (SSS: LA.B.2.2.3) and notating (SSS: MU.A.3.2.1) their rhythmic chants. The media specialist researched various sites to ensure the safety and validity of the sites being utilized in the web quest. The network manager, in conjunction with the lab manager, assured a successful lesson by preparing the lab in advance of the students’ arrival and being actively involved in their web quests.

2007 - 2008 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues” J Fredricks & D Congdon Lesson Plan No 2: Franklin the Publisher

n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS n EVALUATION/ Language Arts, Social Studies Summary of Activity ASSESSMENT View the next segment from the Through the use of technology, United Streaming video of the A&E student interest in their writing improved. n GRADES Channel program “Benjamin Franklin: Seeing their words in print was a highly Fourth Citizen of the World”, which deals with effective motivational tool. They were Franklin’s printing and writing career. eager to move around the room and read After identifying the first newspaper that the words of their peers. n OBJECTIVES Franklin owned (), divide into cooperative learning teams. Students will Tell them that over the next 2 weeks • view the A&E Channel program they are going to create and publish a Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the newspaper. Have each team create a World, name for their newspaper, then pass out H H H the Front Page activity sheet. Give each • discover Franklin’s importance to the team 10 minutes to write a short factual press news item about life at school. When • view the TLC Elementary school time is called, allow teams to share. program Pendemonium, episode Introduce the concept of adjectives, “The Great China Chase: then view the United Streaming video Adjectives” of the TLC Elementary School program • identify aphorisms attributed to “Pendemonium: the Great China Chase, Franklin from Poor Richard’s Adjectives”, then discuss how adjectives Almanack can spice up a story. Instruct students to rewrite their original story by including • improve creative skills by writing and lots of adjectives. Allow 5 minutes editing newspaper articles to rewrite, then 10 minutes to share stories. Transfer class to the Lab, where students will type their spiced-up stories n SUNSHINE STATE in Microsoft Word and publish their first STANDARDS newspaper stories. • SS.A.4.1.1 Method of Implementation / • LA.B.2.2.4 Collaboration: The fourth grade teacher prepared the students by introducing Benjamin n MATERIALS Franklin (SSS: SS.A.4.1.1). She collaborated with the network manager, We utilized United Streaming videos, our lab manager, and media specialist computer lab, internet, television with to positively impact student learning scan converter, Cable in the Classroom, assuring that various learning needs of and LCD projector. our students were met. The classroom teacher actively engaged the students in writing (SSS: LA.B.2.2.4) their news items. The media specialist downloaded appropriate programs from United Streaming for teacher use. The network manager, in conjunction with the lab manager, assured a successful lesson by preparing the lab in advance of the students’ arrival and being actively involved in their typing and publishing endeavors. 2007 - 2008 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues” J Fredricks & D Congdon Lesson Plan No 3: Franklin the Musician

n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS researched various sites to ensure the safety and validity of the sites being Music, Social Studies, Language Arts, Summary of Activity utilized in the web research. The Science View the United Streaming video network manager, in conjunction with of the TLC Elementary School program the lab manager, assured a successful “Pendemonium: The Posse in Australia lesson by preparing the lab in advance n GRADES – Punctuation”. Discuss the importance of the students’ arrival and being actively Fourth of punctuation marks. Divide into involved in their web research. cooperative learning teams and pass out the Punctuate This! cooperative learning n OBJECTIVES sheets. Allow 5 minutes to complete this n EVALUATION/ Students will activity. Invite one person from each team ASSESSMENT to write their best sentence on the board • view the TLC Elementary WITHOUT punctuation, and assign each The interactive online glass School program Pendemonium, team a different sentence to solve. Give harmonica activity had a tremendous episode: “The Posse in Australia: 30 seconds for team consultation, then positive effect on the students’ motivation Punctuation” have someone from each team add and understanding of the scientific • research Franklin’s musical punctuation to their assigned sentence. principles of sound, as well as their instrument invention, the glass Continue until all students have had composition skills. Students were armonica one sentence displayed on the board. encouraged to bring up the site and play Remind students that Franklin was an their composition for their families at • classify musical instruments inventor, and make a list of items that home to increase parental involvement according to sound production he invented on the board. Describe and understanding. (percussion, wind, string, brass) the “”, an instrument that uses crystal and water to produce sound. Demonstrate sound production with 3 crystal filled with different n SUNSHINE STATE amounts of water. Explain that today STANDARDS they will experiment with an interactive H H H glass harmonica online, and they will • SS.A.4.1.1 create a 16-beat melody using the • LA.B.1.2.2 online instrument. Pass out the Glass Harmonica research papers, move to • MU.B.2.2.1 the Lab and direct them to the website. • SC.H.1.2.5 Allow them to complete their research and composer their melody. Method of Implementation / n MATERIALS We utilized United Streaming videos, Collaboration: our computer lab, internet, television with The fourth grade teacher prepared scan converter, Cable in the Classroom, the students by reviewing Franklin Additional and LCD projector. the musician (SSS: SS.A.4.1.1). Collaborating with the music teacher, Lesson Plans available network manager, lab manager, and by contacting media specialist, she positively impacted student learning, assuring that various the program teachers learning needs were met. The music teacher actively engaged the students in writing (SSS: LA.B.1.2.2) and notating (SSS: MU.B.2.2.1) their melodies and how those melodies were produced (SSS: SC.H.1.2.5). The media specialist

2007 - 2008 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Franklin’s Soup Kitchen Blues” J Fredricks & D Congdon Lesson Plans Materials Budget

Materials Budget Supplier Item Description Cost Qty total Cost

http://store.aetv.com/html.product/ DVD: Special Presentation: index.jhtml?id=75907 Benjamin Franklin, Citizen of the World $24.95 1 $24.95 ______http://store.aetv.com/html.product/ index.jhtml?id=71737 DVD: Ben Franklin 24.95 1 24.95 ______http://www.academicsuperstore.com/ market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=786300 Software: Microsoft Expression Web.1.0 79.95 1 79.95 ______http://www.digitalproaudio.com/ dimavery-strat-guitar-kit-black.html Electric Guitar Kit including amplifier 229.00 2 458.00 ______Discovery Education -- Individual Homeschool License United Streaming for 12 months 149.99 1 149.99 ______Books-a-Million Various titles: Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, Jr. B.B. King, James Brown 55.00 1 55.00 ______

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______Subtotal $791.85 Exempt Teacher:______Jessica G. Fredricks ______Tax if applicable Shipping if applicable $8.15 Teacher:______Deborah Congdon ______TOTAL School:______Bethune Academy BUDGET $800.00 AMOUNT

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Collaborative Work Skills : character development

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Attitude Never is publicly Rarely is publicly Occasionally is Often is publicly critical of the project critical of the project publicly critical of the critical of the project or the work of others. or the work of others. project or the work of or the work of other Always has a positive Often has a positive other members of the members of the attitude about the attitude about the group. Usually has a group. Often has task(s). task(s). positive attitude about a negative attitude the task(s). about the task(s).

Problem-solving Actively looks for and Refines solutions Does not suggest or Does not try to suggests solutions to suggested by others. refine solutions, but solve problems or problems. is willing to try out help others solve solutions suggested by problems. Lets others. others do the work.

Pride Work reflects this Work reflects a Work reflects some Work reflects very student’s best efforts. strong effort from this effort from this student. little effort on the part student. of this student.

Working with Almost always listens Usually listens to, Often listens to, shares Rarely listens to, to, shares with, and shares, with, and with, and supports the shares with, and Others supports the efforts supports the efforts efforts of others, but supports the efforts of others. Tries to of others. Does not sometimes is not a of others. Often is not keep people working cause “waves” in the good team member. a good team player. well together. group.

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