The document introduces a lesson on the Founding Fathers of the United States and their influence on Chile's independence movement. Students will research the lives of key Founding Fathers like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others. They will compare the American and Chilean independence processes, noting similarities and differences. Working in groups, students will prepare an oral presentation on a Founding Father or the independence movements to present their findings.

3. You are going to do a research to learn deeply about the Founding Fathers and to recognize their influence of American Independence in the Chilean way of life, since both countries experienced breaking from monarchies in order to compare similarities and differences among them and their legacy nowadays considering that Chile is celebrating this year the bicentennial anniversary of its independence

5. Before you begin with your assignments, please explore the following sites http://harrisburg.psu.edu/teachingfranklin/ http://www.loc.gov/index.html http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.foundingfathers.info/ http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/fathers.htm http://www.dibam.cl/biblioteca_nacional/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_War_of_Independence http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_O'Higgins http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/franklin.htm http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/biography.html http://colonialhall.com/adamsj/adamsj.php http://colonialhall.com/hamilton/hamilton.php http://www.biography.com/articles/George-Washington-9524786

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9. EVALUATION

11. Writing Language Assessment Rubric Student:.......................... Score:......... Mark:.......... CATEGORY 4 - Very Good 3 – Good 2 - Needs Improvement 1 - Unsatisfactory Points Sentences & Paragraphs Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. Grammar & spelling Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Ideas Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better. Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.

15. CREDITS By Rossana Barria and Javier Romero Teachers of English, International Baccalaureate Program, Liceo 7 de Providencia, Santiago, CHILE .