Who was Benjamin Franklin?

objectives:

- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by knowing history
- practice creative abilities to invent

Development

- Greeting

- Glossary and pronuncioation:

founding fathers, throughout, soldier, civic activist, satirist,enlightenment, rod, thrift, authoritarianism, accomplished.

- The teacher reads the article about who Benjamin Franklin was.

- Comprehention:

who do you think Ben franklin was ? (students write down their opinions and read it out loud)

-Closed Questions:

1) Was Ben franklin one of the presidents of the U.S.?
2) was he American or English?
3) Have you invented anything before?
4) Do you think electricity is safe or dangerous?
5) was electricity invented by Benjamin?
6) was ben frenklin from the 20th century?



- Open Questions:

1) What comes to your mind when hear the words kite and lighting?
2) what other inventions do you think he invented?
3) what have you heard about the founding father of america?
4) what have you heard about the freemasons?
5) what other geniouses like Ben frankling do you know of??
6) what can you do with electricity?
7) what happens when you electricute yourself?