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Learning Objectives

  • Analyze examples of leadership
  • Make inferences from primary source materials
  • Use evidence to answer the question, “What makes someone a good leader?”

 

Overview

Historians discover. In this lesson, students will use inquiry to discover what makes someone a good leader. While we start looking at young, modern leaders, the main inquiry is based on leaders in the school. We will explore how teachers, principals, and students are all leaders in the school community. They will be able to provide evidence to answer the mystery question: "What makes someone a good leader?”

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