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Meaghan Sherer
Social Studies
4th
One class period (prerequisite knowledge-already learned
about Aborigines of Australia in a previous lesson; this is a
day two lesson)
Facts are supported by evidence; defined and proved as
true.
Opinions are statements that express beliefs, values, or
feelings.
o Opinions cannot be proved as true or false.
Can we have different answers for the same question?
Do some questions require a specific answer, where
there is only one right answer?
8.4.4.D.- Distinguish between conflict and cooperation
among groups and organization that impacted
development of the history of the world. (1)
8.1.4.B.- Distinguish between fact and opinion from
multiple points of view, and primary sources as
related to historical events. (2)
Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
ISTE Standards
for Students
Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications
SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE
CK
Activating Prior Knowledge/Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory
Set
On the board there will be a T-chart with Fact on the
left and Opinion on the right. Below fact will be signal
words such as: numbers, statistics, verified,
document(s), eyewitness, record, collaborate, prove,
history, places, names, etc. On the right underneath
Opinion there will be words such as: agree/disagree,
like, believe, best/worst, favorite, pretty/ugly, other
adjectives.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6xlUg7i1gs
Explicit
Instructions
Lesson
Procedure
Aborigines/Aboriginal/Indigenous
PreAssessment of Students
Review what we learned yesterday about Aboriginal
Australians:
o Can anyone remind me what we learned
yesterday?
o Whom did we learn about?
o Where are they from?
o How long have they lived there?
o What are some things that sets them apart from
other Australians?
Modeling of the Concept
Today we will be taking the information that we learned
about the Aboriginal people of Australia and decide if
statements about them are facts or opinions. Now up on
the board I have a T-chart with some signal words.
Signal words are words that, if you see them, it is a red
flag saying Im a fact! or Im an opinion!. If you hear
or see a word listed under facts, the statement can be
proven as true. If a word in a statement is found under
opinion, the statement cannot be proven as true and is
just a belief of someone.
There are more than just these words that can be signal
words, these are just some common examples.
Guiding the Practice
Students will have two paddles, one with Fact on it and
one with Opinion on it.
Students will take turns picking statements from a jar
and read it to the class. Students will decide based on
the wording of the statement, and their knowledge of
the subject, if the statement is a fact or an opinion.
o The fact the groups wrote down will be utilized
here.
If the majority of the class seems to think the answer is
opinion when it is actually fact (and vice versa) they
will be reminded of the certain signal words they should
be looking for. They will also be reminded of things that
we read the day before along with information from the
video we viewed today.
Providing the Independent Practice
Students will be given a graphic organizer set up in a Tchart format, like the one on the board (Facts on the
left and Opinions on the right) and will have to cut and
paste 6 facts and 6 opinions about Aboriginal people
under the correct columns.
While completing this portion of the activity sources we
used to learn about the Aborigines, books, videos, etc.,
will be set up in stations around the room that the
students will be able to get up and reference.
Self-reflection