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How Did Benjamin Franklin Practice Civic Virtue?

K-5
One class period
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Learning Objectives

  • Connect examples from Benjamin Franklin’s life to civic virtues
  • Describe the ways Benjamin Franklin practiced civic virtue
  • Provide examples to answer the question: “How did Benjamin Franklin practice civic virtue?”
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Overview

Historians find evidence. In this lesson, students will learn about important events and accomplishments in Benjamin Franklin’s life. They will consider his actions and identify the virtues he showed. They will use what they learn as evidence to answer the mystery question: How did Benjamin Franklin practice civic virtue?

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