LESSON PLAN
LP#: 3 / Date: / Teacher: Parker / Course: Social Studies(or Technology) / Grade:
Middle School
GOAL: The student will be able to identify important founding fathers and their contributions. The student will also develop a working knowledge of the pre-republic era.
STATE STANDARD / BENCHMARK / INDICATOR / OBJECTIVE / ACTIVITIES/TIME / ASSESSMENTS / MODIFICATIONS
Kansas, United States, and World History Standard / 3. The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments, and turning points in the American Revolution and the US becoming a nation (1763-1800). / 1. The student describes the cause of the American Revolution.
2. The student explains the significance of important groups in the American Revolution. / The students will use the knowledge they obtain and eventually apply it in a skit that they will develop later in the unit. The idea is that their assigned “founding father” will “look back” and discuss the concepts with the other actors. / Use of graphic organizers from student input during discussion
(20 minutes) / Determine that students are staying on-task as they participate in discussion and by the graphic organizers that they make themselves while following instruction. / Students will be paired by the teacher if necessary modifications are needed.
Civics-Gov’t
Standard / 2. The student understands the shared ideals and diversity of American society and political culture. / 4. The student identifies important founding fathers and their contributions. / Review founding fathers, in order to set the foundation for the skit later in the unit. / Students continue work on “Minute Biographies” assignment
(20 minutes) / Rubric to be used when the assignment is complete found at / Although working on separate assignments, students can be paired by teacher for research, keeping in mind any necessary modifications.
MATERIALS:
Web site to be used is Students will continue to use scans from the book Minute Biographies by Nisenson, S., and Parker, A. (USA, 1931). Students will need to bring the paper with their own “Minute Biography” that they are working on, paper for note taking, pencil, any previous notes, and any necessary books or research materials.
TECHNOLOGY (plug in or battery):
Hardware: laptop computers (battery) Software: Web browser; Other: Internet connection.
Directions for students: Before continuing to work on your own “Minute Biography”, we will review some of the individuals, groups, ideas, developments and turning points in the American Revolution and the United States becoming a nation. Be sure to be engaged in the discussion since you will need this information as part of your main Pre-Republic project. (Your Minute Biography is due at the beginning of our next class.)