George Washington: A Resume for the Job of Father of Our Country

William P. LaRose, History Teacher, Athol-Royalston Middle School (ARMS), Athol MA

Objective

Goals

1. Students will learn how to write HTML coed and create a webpage about George Washington
2. Students will learn how to write a resume and cover letter.
3. Students will engage in internet research about George Washington’s life.
4. Students will research biographical information and become familiar with the accomplishments of George Washington.
   

Massachusetts Curriculum Standards

US History

• US 1.1Explain the political and economic factors that contributed to the American Revoultion.
• US 1.2Explain the historical and intellectual influences on the American Revolution and the formation and framework of the American Government.
• US 1.4Analyze how Americans resisted British Policies before 1775 and analyze the reasons for the American victory and the British Defeat during the Revolutionary War.
• US 1.7Explain the roles of the various founders at the Constitutional Convention...
• US 1.22Summarize the major policies and political developments that took place during the presidencies of George Washington (1789-1797)...
  

English Language Art Curriculum Standards

• ELA General Standard 13: NonfictionStudents will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. See Grade Level Standards ELA 13.18, ELA 13.19, ELA13.20
• ELA General Standard 19: WritingStudents will Write with clear focus, coherent organization, and suffcient detail. See Grade Level Standards ELA 19.16, ELA 19.17, ELA 19.18, ELA 19.21. ELA 19.23
• ELA General Standard 21: RevisingStudents will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice (diction) in their compositions after revising them. See Grade Level Standards ELA 21.4, ELA 21.5, ELA 21.6, ELA 21.7
• ELA General Standard 23: Organizing IdeasStudents will organize the ideas in writing in a way that makes sense for their puropose. See Grade Level Standards ELA 23.7, ELA 23.8, ELA 23.10
• ELA General Standard 24: ResearchStudents will gather information from a variety fo sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the information they obtain, and use it to answer their own questions. See Grade Level Standards ELA 24.4
• ELA General Standard 25: Evaluationg and Writing PresentationsStudents will develop and use appropriate rhetorical, logical, and stylistic criteria for assessing final versions of their compositions or research projects before presenting them to varied audiences. See Grade Level Standard ELA 25.4
• ELA General Standard 27: Media Production Students will design and create coherent media productions with a clear controlling idea, adequate detail, and appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and medium. See Grade Level Standards ELA 27.4, ELA 27.5

Instructional Technology Curriculum Standards

• ITS Standard 1Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software and connectivity. See Grade Level Performance Indicators: ITS 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 1.31, 1.34

STUDENT TASKS

1. Students will take part in Internet research and complete George Washington Timeline Information Sheet. Click here for George Washington Info Sheet
   
   Internet Links on the Life of George Washington--Use to fill out GW Info Sheet.
   George-Whitehouse
   George-US ARMY
   George-Infoplease
   George-Biography
   George-Williamsburg
   George-xroadsvirginia
   George-Mt Vernon
   George-PBS
   George-French/Indian
   George-Enchanted Learning
   
2. Learn how to write a resume/type out a resume. Click here for resume Template
3. Learn how to write a cover letter/type out a cover letter Click here for Cover Letter Template
4. Create a Webpage George Washington: The Father of our Country Click here for HTML Directions Sheet