English Lesson Plan

Overview:First Lady Laura Bush visited the Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands March 1, 2007, hoping to help focus attention on preserving wild places, she said. Native ducks and albatross are among the species in danger there.

Suggested time allotment: First Lady Laura Bush visited the Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands March 1, 2007, hoping to help focus attention on preserving wild places, she said. Native ducks and albatross are among the species in danger there.

Objectives

Students will:

1. Read the article and interview with Laura Bush. What role do you think First Ladies should play while their husbands are in office? Is a visit like this appropriate or merely a way to get media attention?

Standards: National Council of Teachers of English and International Reading Association Standards for English Language Arts:

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
8. Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
12. Students use spoken, written and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion and the exchange of information).

Resources and materials:
Web sites with information:
• “Add Hawaii’s ecology to the first lady’s causes: Laura Bush happily fulfills the role of an environmental steward,” by Diana Leone, in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin March 1, 2007. Directly below is the interview.
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