Road to Independence: Day 1

 

Ursula Metz and Lindsey Comeaux                                           6th, 7th & 8th

Student Teacher                                                                          Grade Level

20 class-wide                             90 minutes                                  Mrs. King

Group Size             Estimated Time for Lesson                     Cooperating Teacher’s Approval

Lesson Title: United Streaming Activity

Benchmarks:

Road to Independence-           

 

Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)

Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)

Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)

Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)

 

Lesson Objectives:

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Listen to the teacher for instructions for what they will be working on in that class period.

Watch a video to displaying what they will be discussing for the next two weeks.

Discuss the video in groups.

Pair up with another student in the class to work at a computer.

Browse the website provided by the teacher with their partner.

Discuss as a class the different things they learned through the browsing activity.

 

Resources/Materials: Computers for the children and a big screen TV and VCR

Technology Integration:

http://www.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm?unique=00D54B3C-F20F-7C5D-26CD624076EC3477

Countdown to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution
Taxation without representation emerged as the central issue of conflict between the colonies and Great Britain. Full motion footage accompanied by stills of historical events and dramatized narration shows how this issue led to actual conflict. The Boston Tea Party, the Quartering Acts, the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts contributed to the
American Revolution, a Revolution that signaled the birth of the first new nation in modern history, and became a sign of hope for our country and for people throughout the world seeking freedom.
Grades: Gr. 5 - Gr. 8     Runtime: 20:00     ©1993    Rainbow Educational Media
Correlations
Blackline Masters   Teachers' Guides  

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

Introduction- The teacher will introduce the chapter by explaining what time period they will be working on. Then the students will ask questions about the time period to gain a perspective of their prior knowledge of this information.

 

Activities- The students will first watch a short video displaying events that happened during the Road to Independence. After the video the teacher and the class will discuss what happened and what was displayed through the video. Then the students will pair up and work on a web browsing activity on the computer. They will look up their textbook website and browse it for new and important information. Students will be instructed to go to first page t click on George Washington icon to do a web browsing search to answer questions on this activity.

 

Closure- The students and the teacher will discuss what they observed from the video. The teacher will make sure everyone understand what period in time this is approximately. Then they will discuss the web browsing activity. The teacher needs to make sure all students were able to do the web browsing activity and access the website correctly. Then the teacher can explain briefly what they will be doing for the next few weeks.

Assessment/Evidence of Learning:

Assess each student on his or her participation and cooperation throughout the period.  The teacher will grade the web browsing activity for accuracy.

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Road to Independence: Day 2

Ursula Metz and Lindsey Comeaux                                           6th, 7th & 8th

Student Teacher                                                                          Grade Level

20 class-wide                             90 minutes                                  Mrs. King

Group Size             Estimated Time for Lesson                     Cooperating Teacher’s Approval

Lesson Title: Section 5.1 and Section 5.2: Road to Independence

Benchmarks:

Road to Independence-           

 

Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)

Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)

Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)

Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)

 

Lesson Objectives:

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1. Discuss the events that took place in section 5.1 and 5.2

2. Complete workbook pages asking question from both sections

Complete quizzes from both sections

Resources/Materials:

Guided reading workbook, Reteaching activity 5.1 and 5.2, 5.1and 5.2 Quiz (provided by the teacher), and pen/pencil

Technology Integration: N/A

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

Introduction- The teacher will introduce the subject the students will be working on. Then she will review with the students section 5.1 of chapter 5. The teacher will discuss in detail what happened in this section and ask questions about these events. Then they will complete the activities for 5.1. After the activities are completed the teacher will do the same procedure above for section 5.2.

Activities- After the students have discussed what they discovered in section 1 they will complete a guided reading activity in their workbooks. The students will complete this entire page in this class period. As a class when finished with the worksheet, they will discuss the correct answers to the questions on the sheet. Then they will work on another activity sheet that reteaches this particular section. When all have completed this worksheet then they will discuss the correct answers as a class again. Those papers will be passed up for participation points. Finally, they students will take a quiz provided by the teacher to see what they know and do not know about what they have been discussing. The teacher will also do the same procedure above for section 2 of chapter 5.

Closure- The teacher will lead the class in a class discussion about what they have learned today in class. They will discuss the important events that happened in section one and section two and answer questions provided by the teacher. The teacher will appoint one student to pick up all the papers form section one and two to be turned in.

Assessment/Evidence of Learning: Assess each student on his or her participation throughout the class. Also assess each student on his or her completion of the worksheets. And finally, assess each student on his or her performance on the quizzes.

Road to Independence: Day 3

Ursula Metz and Lindsey Comeaux                                           6th, 7th & 8th

Student Teacher                                                                          Grade Level

20 class-wide                             90 minutes                                  Mrs. King

Group Size             Estimated Time for Lesson                     Cooperating Teacher’s Approval

Lesson Title: Section 5.3 and 5.4: Road to Independence

Benchmarks:

Road to Independence-           

 

Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)

Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)

Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)

Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)

 

Lesson Objectives:

TSW-

1. Discuss the events that took place in section 5.3 and 5.4

2. Complete workbook pages asking question from both sections

Complete quizzes from both sections

 

Resources/Materials:

Guided reading workbook, Reteaching activity 5.3 and 5.4, 5.3 and 5.4 Quiz (provided by the teacher), and pen/pencil

Technology Integration: N/A

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

Introduction- The teacher will introduce the subject the students will be working on. Then she will review with the students section 5.3 of chapter 5. The teacher will discuss in detail what happened in this section and ask questions about these events. Then the students will complete the activities for section 3. After completion the teacher will follow the above directions for section 4.

Activities- After the students have discussed what they discovered in section 3 they will complete a guided reading activity in their workbooks. The students will complete this entire page in this class period. As a class when finished with the worksheet, they will discuss the correct answers to the questions on the sheet. Then they will work on another activity sheet that reteaches this particular section. When all have completed this worksheet then they will discuss the correct answers as a class again. Those papers will be passed up for participation points. Finally, they students will take a quiz provided by the teacher to see what they know and do not know about what they have been discussing. After this procedure is finished, the teacher will discuss section 4 with the students and then follow the same activities above except it is section 4 now.

Closure- The teacher will lead the class in a class discussion about what they have learned today in class. They will discuss the important events that happened in section three and four and answer questions provided by the teacher. The teacher will appoint one student to pick up all the papers they completed today, to be turned in.

Assessment/Evidence of Learning: Assess each student on his or her participation throughout the class. Also assess each student on his or her completion of the worksheets. And finally, assess each student on his or her performance on the quizzes.

Road to Independence Day 4

Ursula Metz and Lindsey Comeaux                                                     6th, 7th & 8th

Student Teacher                                                                                                       Grade Level

20 class-wide                        90 minutes                            Mrs. King

Group Size            Estimated Time for Lesson             Cooperating Teacher’s Approval

Lesson Title: Chapter 5 Kidspiration Concept Map and Timeliner Activity

Benchmarks:

Road to Independence           

 

 Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)

Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)

Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)

Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)

Construct a timeline of key events and      key figures in U.S. history from 1763 to 1877 (H-1A-M1)

 

 Lesson Objectives:

TSW-

1. Listen to the teacher explain the procedure for the activity they will take place in today

2. Read the summary from chapter 5 workbook

3. Create a timeline of all the events that took place during this time period

Create a concept map illustrating and explaining what happened during the Road to Independence

 

 Resources/Materials:

Computers with the programs Timeliner and Kidspiration already installed, pencil/pen, Social Studies textbook, and chapter summary workbook.

Technology Integration: The students will be using Timeliner and Kidspiration programs to create a timeline of the events that happened during this time and a concept map illustrating also what happened during this chapter.

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

Introduction- The teacher will assign each student what is stated above and answer any questions the students might have. The students will pass out their workbooks if they are not already on their desks.

Activities- After the introduction of the activities, the students will read silently the review of what happened in chapter 5 in their workbooks and start to think about what they will e creating on the activities to come. After each student has finished thinking about what they will create then they can start creating it on the computer in either Timeliner or Kidspiration. The students can choose what activity they want to crate first.    

Closure- The students will present their finished timeline and concept map to the entire class. Each student will explain why he or she displayed the things they showed and also tell why they relate to this chapter.

Assessment/Evidence of Learning: The students will be graded according to their completion of concept map and timeline. The students also will be graded on his or her cooperation throughout the activity.