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How Entrepreneurs Madam C. J Walker and the Studebaker Brothers Have Contributed to and Influenced Indiana and Our Local Community
Lesson Summary
The Studebaker brothers and Madam CJ Walker are two out of many entrepreneurs who have contributed to and influenced Indiana and the local community. Unfortunately, many children do not know much information about these entrepreneurs or all of their accomplishments. This lesson, developed for grade 4 students, will work to support students in explaining, paraphrasing, and reporting on how these two entrepreneurs have influenced Indiana. Students will work in groups and present their research to the class.

Lesson Standards/Outcomes
ELA Common Core Standard/Outcomes
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. Outcome: As a result of this lesson, students will be better able to report orally on a text using appropriate facts and descriptive details to support the main ideas that they share.

Indiana Academic Standard/Outcomes

SS.4.4.7 2007 Identify entrepreneurs who have influenced Indiana and the local community. Example: The Studebaker brothers, Madam C.J. Walker, Eli Lilly and Marie Webster Outcome: As a result of this lesson, students will be better able to identify Madam C.J. Walker and Eli Lilly, two entrepreneurs influenced Indiana and the local community. , who have

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Traditional Based Texts 1. Banks, J., Beyer, B., Contreras, G., Craven, J., Ladson-Billings, G., McFarland, M., & Parker, W. (1997). Adventures in time and place Indiana. (pp. 191-195). New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. Readability according to perma-bound.com: 4.2 Comments about the text: This is a textbook used at a 4th grade elementary classroom. It has a good five pages about the story of Madam C. J. Walker. The purpose of the short article is to talk about how life was for African American woman and the struggle Mrs. Walker went through and the impact she made in Indianapolis. Amount of the text being used: 5 pages (of 286) that talk about Madam CJ Walker Why the text was chosen: This text was chosen because the information about Walker is useful and it specifically talks about her impact to Indiana. Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups.

2. Bednarz, S., Clinton, C., Hartoonian, M., Hernandez, A., Marshall, P., Nickell, P., & Buckley, S. (1997). We the People Explore Indiana. (pp. 306-307). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Readability according to www.amazon.com: 4 Comments about the text: This text is out of a textbook used in a 4th grade elementary classroom. This text talks about how Madam CJ Walker became a successful business woman and a community leader. Amount of the text being used: 2 pages (out of 528) that talks about Madam CJ Walker Why the text was chosen: This text was chosen because I liked how it talks about the struggles Walker went through along with how successful she has become and how hard she worked to become successful.

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Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups.

3. Banks, J., Beyer, B., Contreras, G., Craven, J., Ladson-Billings, G., McFarland, M., & Parker, W. (1997). Adventures in time and place Indiana. (pp. 178). New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. Readability according to perma-bound.com: 4.2 Comments about the text: This text is from a 4th grade elementary textbook. The whole book talks about Indiana History. These few paragraphs give a clear explanation of what the Studebaker brothers did for Indiana and quotes from them. Amount of the text being used: A few paragraphs Why the text was chosen: I chose this text because it has good information for the children and gives great pictures and quotes of the Studebaker brothers. Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups.

4. Berson, M., Howard, T., & Salinas, C. (2010). Indiana social studies. (pp. 170-171,224-225). Orlando, Florida: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Readability according to www.amazon.com: 4 Comments about the text: This text is from a 4th grade elementary classroom and gives brief descriptions of the Studebaker brothers along with Madam CJ Walker. It is a great reference to read before and after the descriptions of the entrepreneurs to see what other history was going on during this time. Amount of the text being used: 4 pages (out of 264) that talks about Studebaker brothers and Madam CJ Walker Why the text was chosen: I chose this text because it has great, reliable information that is brief and to the point to be a great starting point for the kids to look at. Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups.

4 Megan Colson E340 April 15, 2013 5. DeWitt, B. (2010). Family orgins and wagon buisness. Retrieved from http://www.stude100.com/stu/Pg1/pg1.php

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Readability according to www.readability-score.com: 6.2 Comments about the text: The text is from a reliable source and talks about the lives of the Studebaker brothers and their accomplishments with helping Indiana. Amount of the text being used: 2 pages Why the text was chosen: I chose this text because even though it might be harder for 4th graders to read it has a very wide range of information on the Studebaker brothers and gives a great amount of research on their lives that will be helpful for them to know. Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups.

6. Madam CJ Walker building. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/walkerbuilding.html Readability according to www.readability-score.com: 8.3 Comments about the text: The text is from a reliable source and a talk about the impact Madam CJ Walker made in Indianapolis and also gives great biography of her. Amount of the text being used: Entire text Why the text was chosen: I chose this text because even though it might be harder for 4th graders to read it has a very wide range of information on the Madam CJ Walker and talks about the accomplishments she made to help Indiana. Notes about use: Children will be able to read this individually or in groups. Videos
1. Meet Madam CJ Walker. 2013. The History Channel website. Feb 28 2013, 4:53 http://www.history.comhttp://www.history.com/videos/meet-madam-cj-walker.

Comments about the text: This video was developed by the History Channel website. It tells the story through text in a video of Madam C. J. Walker. The music and pictures will help keep the children focused. It is 1 minute and 49 seconds long and is from a very reliable source. There is no voiceover.

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Amount of the text being used: Entire Text Why the text was chosen: This text is from a reliable source and gives great information and facts on this entrepreneurs life to help the students with their project. Notes about use: The children watch this in their groups in computer lab.

2. Captains of Industry- The Story of the Studebaker Brothers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IOUmK71YAI

Comments about the text: This video is on YouTube and tells the story of the Studebaker brothers. This voice over was a radio broadcasted during the era of recovery from the Great Depression and was aired on May 13, 1937. The voice over tells a great story of the Studebaker and how their accomplishments and findings are helping the country. It is 12:01 long. Amount of text being used: Entire Text Why the text was chosen: This text is reliable and tells the story of the Studebaker brothers. Notes about use: The children watch this in their groups in computer lab.

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How Entrepreneurs Madam C. J Walker and the Studebaker Brothers Have Contributed to and Influenced Indiana and Our Local Community
Grade Level: 4th Grade ELA Outcome
Outcome: As a result of this lesson, students will be better able to report orally on a text using appropriate facts and descriptive details to support the main ideas that they share.

SS Outcomes
Outcome: As a result of this lesson, students will be better able to identify Madam C.J. Walker and Eli Lilly, two entrepreneurs, who have influenced Indiana and the local community.

Lesson Plan for Day 1

Name/ Focus or Purpose of Activity Activate Prior Knowledge Detailed Summary/Purpose This activity is designed to activate students prior knowledge on entrepreneurs and get them thinking on how entrepreneurs think. It will also give me the opportunity to determine what students already know and how much prior knowledge building I will need to do. RELATED OUTCOME: SS #1 What I Will Say/Do

First of all I want to say thank you and Mrs. Montgomery for inviting me to your class! I saw that several of you noticed, when you walked into the room, there are several random objects lying out on the tables. These objects will give you several idea about what were going to be exploring today and tomorrow. Holding up a water bottle. I want you to tell me what this object is in my hand. Children will answer water bottle. No, this is a vase to hold my flowers, or a container to keep hold of my change. Write on board: Entrepreneur Explain how an entrepreneur: are people who create, manage, and take risk to create a business or enterprise. Entrepreneurs can look at an ordinary object in a new way. We will now be doing an activity called, Think Like an Entrepreneur.

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7 April 15, 2013 Core Text Assignment Describe the steps involved in the Think like an entrepreneur activity: 1. Ask the students to count off by 8 so that they can work in groups of three. Tell students to remember their original group number. 2. Each child should have the entrepreneur question worksheet Appendix A and pencil to take with them to their group. 3. Point out that there are eight objects around the classroom. They are numbered 1 to 8. 4. Tell groups if they are number 1 to go to the object labeled #1, and so on. 5. Tell students that each group will have 10 minutes to come up with at least 3 new ideas for their object and each of them have to write them down on their paper. They should try to answer all of the questions on the Appendix A worksheet. 6. Tell children out of the three ideas they chose they must choose one that there is favorite to share later. Ask if there are any questions.

SMALL GROUP SHARE AFTER Activate Prior Knowledge

RELATED OUTCOME: SS#1

Tell group 1 to go find a partner in group 2, once they have found a partner, have the partners find another group member in group 3, and finally one last member in group 4. Have group 5 go to group 6 and have a partner, and to 7 then 8. The children should have all different group members in their new groups now so they can share their idea they came up with for their object. Let the children explain their product they came up with to their new groups. Let them know they only have 8 minutes for everyone to share their ideas. Once they have shared their ideas give the students a few minutes to talk about what are some characteristics they think an entrepreneur must possess. Once they have come up with a couple ideas have them share their ideas to the class. Write on the smart board all of these characteristics they have come up. Here are a few ideas they might come up with or a few ones to bring up Characteristics of Entrepreneurs Imagination Courage Open- minded Determined Resourceful Risk taker Creative Positive attitude Leader Flexible Good at making decisions

Megan Colson WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY Clarify/Build Prior Knowledge

E340 RELATED OUTCOME: SS#1 This activity will help the children with these new tier 2 words. They will want to be able to understand these words when they read about entrepreneurs and present on them in the next day. This short discussion will introduce two Indiana entrepreneurs. The next activity will go into it in more detail. RELATED OUTCOME: SS #1

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Show the children the characteristics you made Appendix B. Have them take some time and create their own collage of characteristics/definition of the word entrepreneur. They will just be using paper, markers and crayons for this activity.

Choosing entrepreneurs to study more about. Introducing Indiana Entrepreneurs

Ask students if they know of any famous entrepreneurs that are from Indiana. Talk about the ones they have mentioned and then bring up.. Write on board:

Madam CJ Walker and Studebaker Brothers

We will be learning two imp articular entrepreneurs Madam CJ Walker and the Studebaker Brothers. You will be working in groups to research more about these two entrepreneurs and make presentations to the class about your findings. The groups you were with when sharing your entrepreneur ideas will be your group members Explain: Group 1: Madam CJ Walker Group 2: Studebaker Brothers Group 3: Madam CJ Walker Group 4: Studebaker Brothers

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9 April 15, 2013 We will now watch two short vidoes that give a brief description of these entrepreneurs.I want you to know I will be asking you questions about the entrepreneurs, such as what they created and why. I would recommend that you all take notes to help you in the project you will be participating in. Play Videos Ask: What did these entrepreneurs create? How did they come up with this creation? After talking about these questions for both entrepreneurs let them know Tomorrow we will do more research over these entrepreneurs and you will create your presentation as well.

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Lesson Plan for Day 2

Name/ Focus or Purpose of Activity Introduction Detailed Summary/Purpose This is introduction to presentation the children will be working on all day and then presenting. What I Will Say/Do

Pass out reading material to the groups and pass out rubric for presentation Appendix C children will be presenting. Go over rubric with children to make sure they do not have any questions. Explain clearly what is expected of timeline part. After looking over the reading material given to you over your entrepreneur and reviewing the video shown yesterday, you will need to create a timeline that will be a part of your presentation of the events that have happened in your entrepreneurs life. You may use either (write on board) 1. www.softschools.com/teacher_resources/timeline_maker 2. www.preceden.com/

These websites are also on the rubric but they will be also referenced on board. Make sure to pay attention to answer all of the questions that are on the rubric in your presentation. You will be using the presentation software called Prezi to present. (They have already used this website before.)Everyone must participate in the making of the presentation and the oral part of the presentation. There will be peer evaluations Appendix D I will hand out tomorrow you will give over your team mates. Lets first began looking at timeline websites to make sure everyone understands how to use them.

SMALL GROUP Activate Prior Knowledge

Learning how to make a timeline.

Have children get into groups and make them take laptop with them to their group tables. Once they are in groups have them go to the first timeline option website. Show them just a quick preview of how to use Soft Schools Timeline Maker. Make sure to ask if they have any questions. If not go on to next website Preceden and let them see how this timeline works. Showing them just the few steps it takes to create one.

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Researching/Creating Presentations

RELATED OUTCOME: SS#1

At this time let the children start their presentations and research over their entrepreneurs. I want them to have a large amount of time to work on reading about their entrepreneur and collaborating with team mates their ideas on presentation. Walk around and check in with each groups making sure they understand what they are doing and if they have any questions. Make sure to remind them of the requirements: Presentation includes: -Who entrepreneur is? -How they became an entrepreneur? -Why they became an entrepreneur? -What they created? -When they created it? -How they influenced Indiana? -Includes a timeline of important life events for entrepreneur. -REMIND THEM TO CITE INFORAMTION ON PRESENTATION! The children might ask a few questions like if they have to use information from all the informational text given to them. Let them know all those informational text are guidelines; they choose from any of those the material they would like to reference from. They may ask if they can have note cards to write information when speaking, one notecard is fine, but remind them not to read right off of it, eye contact is graded upon.

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Lesson Plan for Day 3

Name/ Focus or Purpose of Activity Presenting information Detailed Summary/Purpose What I Will Say/Do

They will be presenting their presentations. RELATED OUTCOME: SS #1, ELA #1

The students will present their presentations to the class and will be graded using the rubric Appendix C. Remind students before presenting they cannot read right off the screen.

Peer Evaluations

Students will fill out their peer evaluations

After presentations are done I will ask the children to fill out a peer evaluation for their group members.. See Appendix D.

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Name_________________________________________________ Who would use this new object

Appendix A

On the stars write your three alternative uses for your object

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2.

3.

In the oval write your final alternative use for object your group chose.

What is the purpose of this object?

Where this new object would be sold?

Why would people buy this new object?

Who would use this new object?

How could we get people to buy it?

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Appendix B

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Peer Evaluation
Your Name: CATEGORY Working with Others _________________________________ 3 Always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together. Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. Never is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Always has a positive attitude about the task(s). Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time.. 2 Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group. Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. Rarely is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s). Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. 1 Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member. Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. Occasionally is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Usually has a positive attitude about the task(s). Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. 0 Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player. Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. Often is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Often has a negative attitude about the task(s). Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.

Contributions

Attitude

Time Management

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Total Points

Comments

*Your peer evaluation results will be only seen by the instructor.