Daily Lesson Plan for Comprehensive Prep &

Modifications
Instructor: Agustina Chirinos

Subject: Social Studies

Date: 04/21/2015

Period:

Todays Theme
/ Purpose

Introduce students to origins & history of

street gangs & its repercussion on youth
education.

Todays
Essential
Question(s)

Why Street Gangs exist? What Social Factors lead to crime & violence? Its poverty a factor
in joining a street gang?

Todays Key
Terms /
Vocabulary

Socio-Economic Factors, Poverty, Crime, Violence, Repercussion, Social

Injustice, Why.

Todays
Student
Reminders /
Messages

Today students will be able to recognize the fundamentals reasons of how the SocioEconomic System played a significant role, in the rise of the Street Gangs.

Key Skills /
Standards

Illinois Learning Standards

Student
Learning
Activities

Students will (chronologically):

ELA SL.3.1 Students will

engage in a collaborative
partnership by building each
others skills in reading
comprehension, and engaging
in multiple discussion lead by
the teacher.

Teacher

Main Project
Working
Towards

Common Core Standards

D2. Civ. 2.3-5. Students will be able

to understand how they can
participate in shaping their own
future.

Students will engage in a one book reading

assigned by the teacher (Our America or
There are no Children Here )
Students will divide into groups of four & spend a
period of 30 minutes each day for the purpose
of critical reading.
Students will brainstorm ideas from the reading &
will be able to connect them to concepts such
as (Socio-Economic System, Poverty, and
Crime).
Students will engaged in group discussions about
their readings and have feedback from their
peers.

Teachers will (chronologically):

Clear understanding of
concepts such as (Social
Injustice, Prejudice,
Segregation, Economic
System).

Modifications:
Students will spend a
minimum of one hour
watching a film or
documentary about themes
such as; Poverty in America,
The rise of the Ghettos,
History of the Street Gangs.

Modifications:

Instructional
Activities

Teacher will be able to monitor students reading

comprehension by asking the students to
answer a question from the book at the
beginning of each week.
Teacher will be able to identify primary and
secondary resources to help & guide students to
develop reflecting questions.
Teacher will be able to analyze words and
definitions to facilitate students comprehension
of the reading material.
Teacher will be able to read, create, and print
material to help students to work in a
collaboratively way during class.

Assessments
of / for
Learning

Students will be assessed with / by:

Enrichment /
Homework

For further studies students can:

Needed
Resources

Writing an essay using notes and observations

from the assigned reading material.
Students will develop an individual presentation
from their text.

Interview family members, members of the

community and peers.
Watch documentaries on Public channel to further
increase knowledge on Poverty in America,
Prison System, and Socio-Economic System.
Encourage students to engage in more critical
readings.

Teacher may invite a guest

speaker to talk to students
about the consequences of
joining street gangs, and how
instead they can join a
community group.

Modifications:
Students will develop a
documentary project in
groups by interviewing
members of the community.

Modifications:
A field trip to a rehabilitation
center, homeless shelters, to
further increase knowledge of
Street Gangs repercussions.

Multiple copies of Our America and There are no Children Here,

Documentary films such as Frontline Poor Kids, computers, internet
connection.
.