“Be the Change” Wax Museum
Posted by Ariel Warshaw“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
In our Informational Writing unit, fifth graders selected inspiring change-makers to research, report on, and embody. Their historical impact essays were not simply biographies. Instead, our writers explored the societal conditions of their figure’s life, and how those experiences influenced them to act and make a change. The students considered the long lasting legacies these inspirational people have left on our world. To cap off this unit, the fifth graders created a “wax museum” filled with these influential people from history and today. Our writers dressed up as their selected figures, and “came to life” as student and parent tour groups visited their exhibits. This simulation truly served to bring their historical impact essays to life – it was a really special and empowering morning!
Wax Museum Exhibits
Harriet Tubman (Lukas Keras)
Helen Keller (Erin Jacques)
Bronislaw Huberman (Nolan Howe)
Jackie Robinson (Bryan Wilson)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Ruthy Alfageme)
Mae Jemison (Sophia Vash)
Nelson Mandela (Michael Jones)
Magic Johnson (Henry Cooper)
Eliza Hamilton (Clementine Thomson)
Willie Eldon O’Ree (Robert Krueger)
Dolly Parton (Elliott Goodman)
Frida Kahlo (Madison Mitchell)
Major Taylor (Ezra Schwartz)
WEB Du Bois (Matthew Anto)
Mother Teresa (Amanda Giachino)
LeBron James (Max Oberhand)
Eleanor Roosevelt (Ivy Lewis)
Rosa Parks (Devin Kelly)
Jane Goodall (Julia Van Der Aue)
Pete Seeger (Eli Ames)
Princess Diana (Marianela Cardona)
George Weah (Michael Scotto)
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