Notable State Figures - Biography Mini-Study of One Figure from a Curated 12-Card Set

Land acknowledgment + Sovereignty Promise recite + brief biography orientation.

• Lead orientation
• Affirm: 'Notable state figures come from MANY communities - we choose from at least 5'
• Show MG-16 12-card set physically

Display MG-16 12-card set. Walk through the 12 figures briefly - dates, community heritage, state contribution. Emphasize that these figures span at least 5 communities and include LIVING figures (present-tense protocol). Each child chooses ONE figure (teacher facilitates fair distribution across the 12 figures - no more than 3 children per figure). Each child constructs a 2-page biography profile using the template: dates, community heritage, state contribution, primary-source citation, 'why this figure matters to me' reflection.

• Choice matters - 'why I chose' is part of biography-genre work.

  model I chose Larry Itliong because my family worked in the Central Valley, and Larry Itliong is a Filipino-American labor leader whose story I had not heard before.

  prompt Show your chosen figure's card. Why did you choose this figure?

• Name the community heritage of your chosen figure.
• Identify ONE specific state contribution of your figure.

Children apply biography-genre comprehension routine to chosen figure's card. Cite at least one primary source about the figure (e.g., the foundation associated with the figure, a memoir, a documentary).

M-4-F-CUL-18-A Interactive Physical / non-image

MG-16 12 cards (5x7 inches each) mounted on classroom Concept Wall in 4x3 grid. Each card with photo or illustration + dates + community heritage + 1-paragraph G4-appropriate biography. Style: documentary photography or respectful illustration. LOCALIZE: substitute state's 12 figures from at least 5 communities.

MG-16 Chart

Notable State Figures Card Set - 12 cards, 5x7 inches each. Each card shows one notable state figure with photo or illustration, dates, community heritage, and one-paragraph G4-appropriate biography highlighting state contribution. The 12 figures span at least 5 communities. CONCRETE EXAMPLE (California): (1) Toypurina - Tongva spiritual leader, 1761-1799, led resistance at Mission San Gabriel; (2) Mariano Vallejo - Californio politician, 1807-1890; (3) Allen Allensworth - African American founder of Allensworth, 1842-1914; (4) Bridget 'Biddy' Mason - African American formerly enslaved nurse and philanthropist, 1818-1891; (5) Cesar Chavez - Mexican American labor leader, 1927-1993; (6) Dolores Huerta - Mexican American labor leader, 1930-present; (7) Larry Itliong - Filipino American labor leader, 1913-1977; (8) Sylvia Mendez - Mexican American/Puerto Rican civil-rights figure, 1936-present (Mendez v. Westminster 1947); (9) Yuri Kochiyama - Japanese American civil-rights activist, 1921-2014; (10) Robert Lee Foster (Sammy Lee) - Korean American Olympic diver, 1920-2016; (11) Sally Ride - astronaut and first American woman in space, 1951-2012; (12) Greg Sarris - Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Tribal Chairman and novelist, 1952-present. Critical: figures from at least 5 distinct communities; living figures included; Indigenous figure first AND last to bookend with sovereignty present-tense framing. LOCALIZE to state's 12 figures from at least 5 communities.

• In pairs, draft the 2-page biography profile

  scaffold Pre-filled template sections: dates / community / contribution / primary source / 'why this figure matters'
• Add the biography to Storybook page 27-28

  scaffold Sentence frame: 'My chosen notable state figure is [name]. They are/were ___. Their contribution to our state is ___.'

M-4-F-CUL-18-B Chart

11x17 template with sections (NAME / DATES / COMMUNITY HERITAGE / SPECIFIC STATE CONTRIBUTION / PRIMARY SOURCE / WHY THIS FIGURE MATTERS TO ME). Pre-filled section headers. Pairs draft.

• Name your chosen figure and community heritage.
• Identify ONE specific state contribution.
• Cite ONE primary source about the figure.

• Restate biography-genre principle
• Preview lesson 19 - state capitol visit and civic-action letter framing

• Show your chosen figure's biography to a caregiver. Ask: 'Did you know about this figure? What would you add to my biography?' Record.