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Standards of Learning
English
Reading/Literature: 9.4, 11.4
Writing: 9.6, 10.7, 11.7, 12.7
Research: 9.8, 10.11, 11.9, 12.8
History and Social Science
World History and Geography to 1500 a.d. WHI.5, WHI.6, WHI.7, WHI.9,
WHI.13
World History and Geography 1500 a.d. to the Present WHII.3, WHII.5,
WHII.6, WHII.7, WHII.13
Virginia and U.S. History VUS.1, VUS.4, VUS.5, VUS.7, VUS.9, VUS.13,
VUS.14
Correlations
to VA
SOL and Student
Expectations
Leadership Student Expectations
HS.4: Characteristics of leaders
HS.6: The role of context in leadership
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Instructional Activity or Strategy
Gallery of World Leaders
In this lesson students first conduct research on leaders from world
and American history. Research should yield an analysis of how different
contexts had different influences on leaders and an analysis of the
characteristics of leaders.
Steps To Complete the Activity
Have each student
- First choose a leader from world or U.S. history (e.g., from World
History I—Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Joan of
Arc, Mohammed, Queen Elizabeth I, Charlemagne; from World History
II—Peter the Great, Otto Von Bismark, Lady Margaret Thatcher,
Gandhi; from U.S. History—George Washington, James Madison,
Martin Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt). Try to avoid any duplication
in the selection of leaders.
- Conduct research on the leader, including biography, contributions
to society, and influences on him or her as a leader.
- Discuss the role of environment and opportunity in the leader’s
rise to power.
- After research, create a large, illustrated three-column chart containing
the following information:
Leader’s characteristics: Interests, values, skills,
and other traits.
Influences the leader had on the world or U.S.: Include
as many as you can.
Influence the times had on the leader: Include social,
economic, political
influences.
- Display the posters around the room. Circulate around the room and
select the three leaders whose characteristics are most similar to
his or her own.
- In a multi-paragraph essay, compare own interests, values, and skills
with the three leaders he or she selected.
Resources
Resources may include student’s text, the Internet, research materials
in the school library and neighborhood libraries, and videos.
Teacher’s Notes
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