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Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin
Franklin
Byrd, R. (2012). Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of
Benjamin Franklin. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Awards: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Golden Kite Award for
Picture Book Illustration, and Robert F. Sibert Honor 2013
Suggested Delivery: Read Aloud
Lexile Reading Level: NC1050L
Age Range: 7-11 years
Grade Level: 2-6
About the Book: Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents.
This book shows his diverse accomplishments, including his inventions, writings,
and science experiments. You will learn that he was a Renaissance man, scholar,
and politically involved with the Declaration and Constitution. The detailed
illustrations will make Benjamin Franklin come to life.
Keywords: Inventor, Creative, Intelligence, Politics,
History
Electronic Resources:
Students can view this video about Benjamin Franklin and his
kite to get an idea of who Benjamin Franklin is and how his famous experiment occurred.
It will engage students and motivate them to learn more about him.
Research is an important tool when learning about someone’s
life. Students can use this biography of Benjamin Franklin to find out even
more details about his life.
Vocabulary:
-Perception: immediate or intuitive recognition or
appreciation
-Philosopher: a person who offers views or theories on
profound questions
-Envision: to picture mentally, especially some future event
-Tradesmen: a worker skilled in a particular craft
-Apprenticeship: a person who works for another in order to
learn a trade
-Prominent: standing out so as to be seen easily; leading,
important, or well-known:
Reading Strategies:
-Before reading the text, the students and teacher can
create a KWL chart on Benjamin Franklin. This is a chart which tracks what a
student knows (K), wants to know (W), and has learned (L) about a topic. KWL’s
engage students and encourage them to research various topics related to the
book.
-During the reading of the text, students will do Split-Page
Notetaking. To do this, you divide the page vertically into two sections; one
with the main ideas and the other with secondary ideas. This allows you to take
notes and organize them simultaneously.
-After reading the text, the students can do a ReQuest activity.
This is where the teacher closes his or her book and the students question the
teacher. The teacher then answers the questions. Then the roles are reversed so
the teacher asks questions that the students then have to find evidence to
answer. This strategy allows for a thorough understanding of the text and for
students to use textual evidence.
Writing Activity:
Students can write their own autobiography like Benjamin
Franklin began to do. They can include a timeline of important events and talk
about their accomplishments.
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