Lesson Plan

Teacher: Newkirk, Shavannah Period: 1st-4th & 6th-7th Date: March 1, 2017

Unit of Study/Topic: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Lesson Standards SSCG6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of civil liberties and civil
rights.
a. Examine the Bill of Rights with emphasis on First Amendment freedoms.
b. Analyze due process law expressed in the 5th and 14th Amendments.
c. Explain selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights.
d. Explain how government seeks to maintain the balance between individual liberties
and the public interest.
e. Explain every citizens right to be treated equally under the law.

Direct Explanation

Explain what students should Learning Target: I can recall the bill of rights.
know and be able to do and Significance: The Bill of Rights safeguards the individual rights of citizens against
how they will be assessed. actions of the government.
Students should know: The 1st ten amendments to the US Constitution and the 14th
-Significance of lesson
amendment.
-What they should know
Tiered Vocabulary: Tier 1: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties Tier 2:Due Process
-Tiered Vocabulary
Assessment: Students will complete Bill of Rights activity
-Assessment
-Technology
-Differentiation

Modeling the Lessons

Concepts
Demonstrate the knowledge and Strategy: Teacher will examine the 1st ten amendments and the 14th amendment.
skills for the lessons concepts. Language of the standard: Examine the Bill of Rights with emphasis on First
-What Strategies/Methods Amendment freedoms.
will be used to Model the
Lesson?
-Be sure to model the
language of the standard.
-Include thinkalouds

Guided Practice with

Feedback
Provide students with opportunities - Teacher: will verbally quiz students on the bill of rights
to practice the concepts and skills - Students: will verbally respond to bill of rights quiz
with teacher guidance and
corrective feedback.
What will the teacher do?
What will the students do?
Independent Practice

Allow students to practice the
concepts independently using
the lessons skills, language,
and/or practices.
Differentiation:
Students will complete bill of rights activity by identifying which amendment best
represents each scenario
Differentiation: Students needing more support will identify each amendment with an
example of how they understand it. Students that have shown mastery of the bill of
rights will come up with their own scenarios for each of the 10 amendments.

Review/Assessment
of Standard and
Learning Objectives
Perform an assessment of -verbal quiz on bill of rights
students knowledge and skills.
Describe the assessment.
-How will you know if the
student is on track towards
meeting the learning
target/standard?