My goal for this class is to help students become better readers, and better at reading comprehension, but my ultimate goal is to instill the love of reading and learning in these students. There is so much we can learn from the past and the people who came before us and I want the students who take this class to become lifelong readers and learners. 

In this fast-paced ongoing class, learners will read one Who Was/Is…, What Was/Is…, Where Was/Is… book per week. (Students will need to obtain their own copy of the book prior to class and read through the entire book.) During each class, we will have a short introduction to meet our classmates and the teacher. After introductions, we will discuss the information presented in the book as well as discussing the literary elements and text features from the book. 

Each week, students should bring three quotes or summaries of important information they took away from the book during their own reading. Each learner will have time to share and be expected to share at least one piece of information, possibly more depending on the conversation and how many students are in class. 

We will discuss the literary elements and text features present in the book. These may be maps, photos, charts, or graphs. 

During each class, I will also have comprehension questions to go over with learners to make sure they read and understand the information presented in the book. 

As time permits, at the end of class, we will do a fun Kahoot! or Quizlet based on the information in the reading for the week. 

November 8: What Was the Boston Tea Party?
November 15: Who Was Paul Revere?
November 22: Who Was Benedict Arnold?
November 29: BREAK
December 6: Who Was George Washington?
December 13: Who Was Alexander Hamilton?
December 20: What Is the Declaration of Independence?
December 27: BREAK
January 3: BREAK
January 10: Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
January 17: Who Was Benjamin Franklin?
January 24: Who Was Betsy Ross?
January 31: Who Was Abigail Adams?
February 7: Who Was Walt Whitman?