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Content Area:
Lesson #: 5
1.2.f. Analyze ideas that are critical to the understanding of American history and
give examples of the ideals involved in major events and movements. Topics to
include but not limited to representative democracy, federalism, capitalism,
abolition, temperance, nativism, and expansionism
1.1.b. Use and interpret documents and other relevant primary and secondary
sources pertaining to United States history from multiple perspectives
4.2.d. Explain the role and importance of the Constitution
4.2.e. Discuss the tensions between individual rights, state law, and national law
Inquiry Questions: (Essential questions relating knowledge at end of the unit of
instruction, select applicable questions from standard)
1. How have the meanings of American ideals remained the same and changed over
time?
2. How have various people from different eras in our nations history promoted change
in the face of opposition and what democratic principles were advanced?
Assessment of Evidence Outcomes: (How will you assess the selected lesson
objectives (general explanation, you will go into more detail at the end of the lesson
plan)
I will assess these objectives through their
Constitutional Card Sorts and their warm-up activity. Questioning strategies,
resulting in student processing, will also demonstrate achievement of objectives.
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Anticipatory Set
Teaching/
Presentation:
(Select the most
appropriate teaching
model.)
-direct instruction
-presentation model
-concept teaching
-cooperative
learning
-inquiry
Teaching Strategy:
Guided Practice
&
Differentiation
Closure
Students will find the parts of the Constitution that apply to their questio
answer in complete sentences, then move on to the next questions.
Students will work in groups to go through Articles I through III, while tea
gauge student mastery as well as address other questions. Differentiatio
through shortened questions, and/or making connections between the a
knowledge
Closure provided after lesson through discussion of questions, sho
Then, students will be instructed to turn-in their Constitutional Ca
Teacher will explain the necessity of amendments to change thing
Constitution, now that it has been set up.
Materials
Accommodations
To modify: If the activity is too advanced for a child, students will have m
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