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Subjects
Grade
Brief Description
Test knowledge of the Wright brothers by playing "Hollywood Squares."
Objectives
Students will
Keywords
Wright brothers, reading, comprehension, game, aviation, transportation, Hollywood Squares, tic tac toe
Lesson Plan
In this activity, you will read aloud The Wright Brothers, a brief biography. Students will listen carefully, because they will play a Hollywood-Squares-style comprehension game after listening to the story. You might even encourage them to makes note about important information as you read; then allow student to use their notes as they play the game.
Alternate ideas:
- Provide a copy of the biography for each student to read by herself or himself. You might give the reading as a homework assignment; let students know there will be a quiz (the Hollywood Squares game) the next day. Their teammates will depend on them to have read carefully.
- Use a projector attached to your computer to project the pages of this online biography as you read aloud. Click the images that are included to see them larger.
The Game
For the game, set up nine desks -- three rows of three desks -- at the front of the classroom. (This will mimic the Hollywood Squares set, which looks like a tic-tac-toe game board.) Choose nine students; have each student sit at one of the desks. Arrange the rest of the students into two teams.
Play continues until one team has three Xs or Os in a row. That team wins the game. For the next round, choose nine new "celebrities," and divide the retired celebrities between the two teams.
Assessment
Select ten questions from the Wright Brothers "Hollywood Squares" Question List. Those ten questions will comprise a quiz. Students will correctly answer at least eight of the ten questions.Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading
for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing
Research Skills
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.2 Physical Science
NS.K-4.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.K-4.7 History and Nature
of Science
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.2 Physical Science
NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.5-8.7 History and Nature
of Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.2 Physical Science
NS.9-12.4 Earth and Space
Science
NS.9-12.7 History and Nature
of Science
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. History
GRADES 5 - 12
NSS-USH.5-12.6
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
NSS-USH.5-12.7
Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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