Pirates

Author:KatelynJessup
Datecreated:10/23/20145:30PMESTDatemodified:11/20/20146:33PMEST

PLANNING
EssentialQuestion

WhatwastheimpactofPiracyontheNorthCarolinaCoast?

TopicorUnitofStudy

PiratesontheNorthCarolinaCoast

Grade/Level

Grade4

Subject(s)

SocialStudies

CTApproval/Date

21STCENTURYSKILLSANDTECHNOLOGYTOOLS
Standards

NCNorthCarolinaEssentialStandards(2011)
Subject:InformationandTechnology
GradeorConcentration:Grade4
Strand:ResearchProcess
EssentialStandard:
4.RP.1Applyaresearchprocessaspartofcollaborativeresearch.
ClarifyingObjective:
4.RP.1.1Implementaresearchprocessbycollaboratingeffectivelywithotherstudents.

Subject:WorldLanguages:Classical,Dual&Heritage,andModern
Strand:CMT:Communities
EssentialStandard:
AL.CMT.4Comparethestudentscultureandthetargetculture.
ClarifyingObjective:
AL.CMT.4.2Differentiatetheeffectofeventsinthetargetcultureshistoryonitscontemporaryperspectives,
practices,andproducts.

NCNorthCarolinaStandardCourseofStudy
Subject:InformationSkills
Grade:FourthGrade
Ingrades35thecurriculumprovidesanintroductiontoindependentlearningexperiencesthatincludemoreindepth
researchstrategiesandapplicationofpersonalandevaluativecriteriatoreadingforpleasure.
FocusAreas
Thelearnerwill:
beexposedtoawidevarietyofresources(print,nonprint,electronic)
developpersonaltastethroughguidedpractice,contrastandcompareauthors,illustrators,genres,andstyles
identifysimilaritiesanddifferencesasrelatedtotheirenvironmentsandpersonalexperiences
usesimpleresearchmodelstoacquireinformation
shareactivitiesinavarietyofformats(print,graphical,audio,video,multimedia)toextendcontentof
resourcesused
Goal3:Thelearnerwillrelateideasandinformationtolifeexperiences.
Standard3.02:Collectandcompareinformationaboutdiversecultures,environments,andpeoples.

LearningTargets/Objectives

Icancomparethepirateculturetomyown.
Icanuseavenndiagramtocompareandcontrastpiratesandprivateers.
Icanusetechnologytoresearchthedifferencesofpiratesandprivateers.

TechnologyTools
Materialsandresources:
Ipads
hookupforipadtosmartboard
Bainpoplogin
username:adjnd
password:asdngai
StudentsFamiliaritywithSoftwareTool:
TSWalreadyhavepriorknowledgeaboutusingtheipads.Ipadshavealreadybeenusedinmyclassroombefore.
TTWbrieflyreiteratetherulesandcorrectwaystousetheipad.
Nosurfingthewebforotherinformation,stayontast
Thereshouldbenootheruseofapps.Studentsareonlyusingtheapp"internetexplorer/chrome"toresearch
information.
Assessment/Rubrics

TTWformativelyassessstudentlearningtoinforminstructionalchoicesbyusingthefollowingstrategies:
1. QuestioningtheirpriorknowledgebasedonPirates
2. Teacherstudentdialogue

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3. Babywhiteboard
TTWsummativelyaccessstudentlearningthroughaconstructedresponseassessmentofagrouppresentation
basedontheVennDiagramthestudentspresenttotheclass.

IMPLEMENTATION
IntroductiontoLesson

TTWintroducethetopictotheclassroom.StatingtheessentialquestionsandtheIcanstatements.
TTWquicklyassessthestudentspriorknowledgeofpiracybyaskingthefollowingquestions:
WhatisaPirate?
Whatdidtheydo?
Wherewaspiracyhappening?
Aretherestillpiratestoday?
Describeapirate!
Piratesvs.Privateers
Piratesillegalrobbersofthesea
Privateershired"pirates"tointerferwithcargoshipsastheyweretryingtotradebetweenrivalcountries.
TTWPlayBrainpopvideo:Pirates(SocialStudies,Culture)startingoutthebeginningofthelesson.
TTWdescribetheassignmenttotheclass.

TeacherInput

Define
Piratesillegalrobbersofthesea.
Privateershired"Pirates"tointerferwithcargoshipsastheyweretryingtotradebetweenrivalcountries.
TTWreviewfactsaboutthelivesofpiratesandprivateers
TTWassignthestudentswiththeirassignmentandallowthestudentstobegintheirwork.
TTWwalkaroundtheclassroom,makingsurethatallstudentsareontaskandontherighttrack.
TTWmakeinputforstudentsthatneedhelpandprovideadditionalinformationifneeded.
Onceassignmentisoverandstudentshavemadeagallerywalkaroundtheroom,TTWquicklyreviewaloudeachvenn
diagramforthestudentsassignthemtomaketheirownvenndiagramintheirSocialStudiesnotebooks.TTWallow
agallerywalkforthestudentstocombineinformationfromeachandmaketheirownVennDiagram.

GuidedPractice

TTWquicklyreviewpracticesastohowtoresearchinformationonpiratesusing:
www.google.com
www.kidrex.org
TTWModelappropriateexpectedbehavior.
TTWpassoutipadsforeachsetofstudents
TTWallowstudentstodotheirownresearchandsetatimelimit.
Oncetimelimithascametoacloseallowthestudentstoposttheirvenndiagramsaroundtheroomforagallerywalk.

IndependentPractice

TSWalreadyhavepriorknowledgeastohowtousetheipad.
TSWbeprovidedablankpieceofpapertodrawtheirvenndiagramwiththeirbuddy.
Studentsareexpectedtoworkwiththeirbuddytoresearchinformaitonandimportittoavenndiagram.TSWdrawtheir
ownvenndiagrmonaprovidedsheetofpaper.
Workingtogetheratalownoiselevel,thestudentswillfinishuptheirworkandposttheirdiagramsaroundtheroomfor
everyonetosee.
TSWdrawtheirownvenndiagramintheirSocialStudiesnotebooksanddoagallerywalkaroundtheroomputting
informaitonontheirownvenndiagramforthemtokeep.
Gallerywalksareasistheyareactuallyinanartmuseum.Allstudentsarecompletelyquietdoingtheirownwork.

DifferentiatedInstruction

1.DifferentiationforExceptionalChildren(EC):Ihavepreassignedbuddiesinmyclassroomandhaveplacedstudentsin
adeskarrangmentthatwillallowECstudentstobewithotherstudentsthatcouldhelpthem.Thestudentshavebeen
assignedtheirbuddiesintheclassroom(Buddiesarethestudentssittingsidebyside.)Inthebuddygroupstherewillbe
oneECstudentwithoneAIGstudents.
TheAIGstudentwillhelptheECstudentwhenreadingontheinternet.Talkingtheinformationoverbeforewriting
itdown.
TTWbeclosebytoaidinthehelpforeachgroup.
2.DifferentiationforEnglishLanguageLearners:TTWhelpthisstudentifneeded,aswellastheirpartnerwhoisa
normalpreformingstudentintheclassroom.Thestudentcanaskforhelpandthestudentswilltalkamungstthemselves
beforeputtinginformationontheirvenndiagram.

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3.Academically/IntellectualyGifted:Thesestudentswillbeintheclassroomdoingthesameworkandwillbehelpingthe
otherstudentswhoneedhelp.TSWbepairedupwithdifferentiatedlearnerswhichwillallowthemtoworkandexplain
theirreadingwiththeotherstudents.
Closure

TTWbringthegallerywalktoacloseallowingthestudentstoreturntotheirdeskswiththeirSocialStudiesnotebooks.
TTWaskquestionstotheclassasshedidpriortoinstruction:
Whatisapirate?
Whatisaprivateer?
Wheredidmanypiratesroam?
Discribethetwo!
Piratesvs.Privateers
AssessingthesequestionsandtheanswersfromthestudentsTTWknowwhethertomoveonornot.

TimeAllotment

1classperiods.1Hr.perclass.

MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials

Eachgrouphasanipad
Hookupforipadtosmartboard
Paperprovidedforgallerywalk.
SocialStudiesJournals
Pencils

Resources

www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/pirates/preview.weml
www.google.com
www.kidrex.com

REFLECTION
Authorscommentsand
reflection

5outcomesfromthislesson.
Iwouldlikeforthestudentstoknowthedifferencebetweenpiratesandprivateers.
Iwouldliketoseestudentsusingtheirknowledgeoftechnologyaswellasincreasetheirknowledgeof
technologybyresearchinginformation
Iwouldliketoseestudentshelpingotherswhileworkinginthebuddysystems.Thisincreasingtheirabilityto
teachotherstudentsandhelpthemlearn.
Iwouldliketoseestudentslearnfromthislessonandusethisinformationonupcominglessons.
UsingthegallerywalkinthislessonIwillbeabletoseeifitworkedasfarasstudentslearning.

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