WVSU LESSON PLAN Teacher Candidate: Jesse Cornwell Date: 04/26//2012 School: Capitol High School Grade/Su !

ect: 12th Grade Ci"ics #esson Topic: Constitutions and ta$es INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES Students will e a le to identi%& and descri e how state constitutions are %or'ed Students will e a le identi%& wa&s in which go"ern'ent(s distri ute pu lic %unds WV CSOs SS)*)12)1)+ *utline and e"aluate the %actors in"ol"ed in the %or'ulation o% pu lic polic& SS)*)12)4)6 ,nal&-e sustaina le de"elop'ent in the li"es o% 21st Centur& citi-ens) SS)*)12)+)12 .denti%&/ categori-e and e$plain all t&pes ta$es/ co'pare the di%%erent collection processes/ and in%er how ta$ation/ inco'e and li%est&le a%%ect societ& on personal/ state/ national and glo al scales) SS)*)12)2)20 De"elop and e$plain ci"ic dispositions 1ha its o% the heart2 that per"ade all aspects o% citi-enship and personal traits o% pri"ate and pu lic character essential to the preser"ation and i'pro"e'ent o% ,'erican constitutional de'ocrac&/ relate how ,'erican constitutional de'ocrac& cannot acco'plish its purposes unless its citi-ens acti"el& participate in pu lic polic& and ci"ic li%e) SS)*)12)2)13 Di%%erentiate etween nations possessing a constitution and those with a constitutional go"ern'ent and correlate the ,'end'ents o% the 4)S) Constitution as the& e"ol"ed as e"idence that the 4nited States has a constitutional go"ern'ent) )NATIONAL STANDARDS 0512 Content Standards 1) Concepts o% 6constitution)6 Students should e a le to e$plain di%%erent uses o% the ter' 6constitution6 and to distinguish etween go"ern'ents with a constitution and a constitutional go"ern'ent) 2) 7urposes and uses o% constitutions) Students should e a le to e$plain the "arious purposes ser"ed & constitutions) THEMATIC STRANDS 1: Culture 3: .ndi"iduals/ Groups and .nstitutions 6: 7ower ,uthorit& and Go"ernance 8: Science/ Technolog& and Societ& 10: Ci"ics .deals and 7ractices MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK *"erall Ti'e 42 'inutes 1Class period shortened due to acti"it& schedule2 STRATEGIES Teacher led discussion) Student/ discussion and de ate DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS Teacher will help an& students who need help PROCEDURES Introdu t!on/ L"sson S"t Teacher will as9 "arious :uestions a out pre"ious 9nowledge o% constitutions) Teacher will also as9 :uestions to gauge students( 9nowledge o% how ta$es are collected and wh& Bod# $ Tr%ns!t!ons Discuss the %or'ation o% state constitutions and the si'ilarities and di%%erences etween the national and "arious state constitutions)

C&osur" ,s9 "arious :uestions to see what students ha"e learned and also answer :uestion students 'a& ha"e at the end

ASSESSMENT There is no assess'ent %or this lesson) Co'prehension o% lesson will e !udged & a :ui- ta9en later in the wee9 D!%'nost! ,llow :uestions during the teacher led discussion) For(%t!)" Guide students to the correct answer & "arious 'eans/ 'ainl& Socratic 'ethod) Su((%t!)"* ,s9 :uestions at the end to gauge 9nowledge) MATERIALS 7ower point S;,<T =oard Cell 7hones E+TENTED ACTIVITIES I, L"sson F!n!s-"s E%r&# ,s9 students how . can eco'e a etter teacher) >ind out techni:ues and strategies the& ha"e li9ed as the& went through school I, T" -no&o'# F%!&s/Not A "ss!.&" ;ost o% '& in%or'ation ca'e %ro' the te$t oo9 so . can lecture %ro' it & candlelight) POST/TEACHING R",&" t!ons ,nother oring topic &et it . %eel it is i'portant) . got so'e students who nor'all& do nothing in class to get in"ol"ed) 7erhaps the& !ust needed a lesson/topic the& were interested in)