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Lesson Plan Template (Direct Instruction)

Teachers:
Taylor Williams, Kylie Walker, and Kayla Carlton

Subject:
The Bombing of Hiroshima in WWII

Common Core State Standards:

PO 2. Construct timelines of the historical era being studied (e.g., presidents/ world leaders, key
events, people).

PO 3. Describe the differen ce betwee n primary and secondary sources.

PO 4. Locate information using both primary and secondary sources.

Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital
sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
(5.W.8)
Objective (Explicit):

Students will be able to recite what they learned about the bombing of Hiroshima.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):

Students will turn in a complete KWL chart describing what they had learned about Hiroshima from the

lesson.

Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

Students will be able to recall basic information about WWII.

Students will be able to identify key events that led up to the bombing of Hiroshima.
Students will be able to write about different perspectives of WWII based on primary resources.

Key vocabulary:
Pearl Harbor
Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima

Materials:
KWL Chart
Pearl Harbor videos
(2:20)
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearlharbor/videos/japanese-attack-pearl-harbor
(1:38)
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearlharbor/videos/japanese-attack-pearl-harbor
Hiroshima/Nagasaki video (2:17)
http://www.history.com/topics/world-warii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
Chart paper/white board

Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)

Students will be given a KWL chart and will be asked write only in the the K (know), what
they know about WWII, specifically the bombing of Hiroshima.

Students can also use this time to fill out the W (want to know/learn) in the chart.

Once students are done, the class will come together to discuss what they know.

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Differentiation Strategy

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Students will answer teacher questions

Students will watch videos
Students will take notes if they feel the
need to, otherwise desks will only have KWL chart
on them.

Teacher will ask students if they know what

Pearl Harbor is, and what an atomic bomb is.
Teacher will listen to student answers and not
correct any answers, letting the students
express their ideas and build off of other
students ideas.
Teacher will write answers on chart paper or
whiteboard
Teacher will play the three short videos
introducing what brought the U.S. into war
with Japan
Teacher will ask students to pay attention and
take notes if they feel necessary.
Teacher will instruct students who are not
taking notes to only have their KWL charts on their
desks.

Student Will:

After videos, teacher will ask students again what

Pearl Harbor is and what an atomic bomb is.
Teacher will ask students to think and then share
with a partner or small groups
Teacher then ask each group or pairing the answer
the quesitons.
Teacher will write answers on board or chart paper
below original answers
Teacher will then ask students to express, in
groups, how they would feel as American or
Japanese citizens if they were alive during these
attacks.
Teacher will ask students to come together and
express their feelings in a full group discussion.

Co-Teaching Strategy

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Differentiation Strategy

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Students will answer teacher questions in small groups

or partners.
Students will participate in class discussions.

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Teacher will ask students to keep

thinking about their feelings as a citizen during
WWII.

Teacher will assign a journal entry for

students to write by the end of class, homework if
not finished. The journal entry will be from the
prespective of a U.S. or Japanese citizen after
either attack. Must be at least two paragraphs.

If time allows, teacher will ask

students to share their entries

Students will write journal entry.

Students will work quietly on their own.
Students will share their entries
Students will repesct other students journals
How are you supporting students giving feedback to
one another?

Co-Teaching Strategy

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Differentiation Strategy

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Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:

Students will fill out the L in their KWL chart and turn it in when done
If students have questions, they can write them on the back of the chart to be later addressed.