Teaching/Learning strategies/Rubrics used in lessons

Lesson Plan 1
Direct Instruction Lesson Plan- Comprehension based lesson plan. Relies on information
given by the teacher and collaboration with peers.
Learning Strategies- Students will use specific academic language (vocabulary, functions,
discourse, syntax) while orally discussing their ideas on what it means to be a family. From
there students will use vocabulary terms discussed at the beginning of the lesson in order to
present their 10 facts in order to participate in a learning task that demonstrates their
disciplinary understanding.

K (What we know) W (What we want to L (What we learned)

Families are important to
everyone
They are all different
There are different artifacts
that can describe the
meaning of families
Our families began a long
time ago
Families create important
events in our lives
There are different sizes of
families
There are different traditions
that families follow
learn)
What types of things make
them important?
What qualities make them
different?
What kind of artifacts are
these?
How do our families grow?
What type of events are
these?
Why are some families
smaller or larger than others?
What type of traditions do
families follow?

Rubric:
Proficient (5 pts.) Basic (3pts.) Below Basic (1pt.)
Student wrote 9-10 Student wrote 6-7 Student wrote 5 or
complete complete less complete
sentences. sentences. sentences.

Student used at Student used at Student did not use

least one illustration least 1 illustration to any illustrations.
to demonstrate demonstrate
knowledge. knowledge.
Student wrote
Student wrote Student wrote sentences using 2
sentences using 4 sentences with 3 or or less of the
or more vocabulary less of the vocabulary terms.
terms. vocabulary terms.
Lesson plan 2 Concept Attainment
Teaching Strategies- Graphic organizers, Technology resources to supplement taught
material, group work, small group instruction, examples and non-examples to demonstrate
meaning.
Learning strategies Students will use specific academic language (vocabulary, functions,
discourse, syntax) while orally discussing their ideas on what it means to be an ancestor. From
there students will use vocabulary terms to determine examples and nonexamples of ancestors.
Listening students will be able to demonstrate their skills as active listeners during oral read-
out louds and during group discussion. Students will also be able to answer yes or no questions
related to the topic being discussed.

Speaking students will be able to use a number of generic academic vocabulary terms when
forming simple sentences related to the topic of ancestors.

Reading students will be able to describe ideas formed by the use of literature, visual airs and
multimedia elements about ancestors.

Writing students will be able to collaborate with their peers and teacher in order to compose
informational texts in their social studies journals.

Rubrics-
Proficient (5 pts.) Basic (3pts.) Below Basic (1pt.)
Student included 2 Student included 1
Student included 3 examples of example of
examples of ancestors. ancestors.
ancestors.
Student included 2 Student included 1
Student included 3 descriptors when descriptor when
descriptors when writing about writing about
writing about ancestors. ancestors.
ancestors.
Lesson plan 3 Generalization lesson plan
Teaching strategies- I will begin the lesson my showing students some of the pictures we
already looked at in order to review what an ancestor is. This will serve to refresh students
learning as well as vocabulary terms.
Next, I will show students pictures of traditional dressings from Mexico. I will do this to show
and share with student my own personal family history and how its influences can still be
seen today.

Learning Strategies-
Next, I will pass out the graphic organizer that students will use in order to determine the
similarities and differences between families today and in the past.

Characteristics of families in the past Characteristics of families today

Most mommies stayed at home Mommies and daddies both work

Families are dinner together We eat dinner together
Dads go to work We go to school
Used animals to transport goods or to We can immigrate
get around We are descendants
Made homes out of different materials We use cars to get places and move
like dirt and clay things
Used animals to makes clothing We buy our clothes at the store
Older people told kids stories about We use money to pay for things.
their families Celebrate weddings, birthdays,
Immigrated baptisms, Hanukah etc
Not everyone went to school some We can go to the store to get our food
kids worked
Used the barter system
Celebrated ceremonies
Hunted for food

Rubrics-
Proficient (5 pts.) Basic (3pts.) Below Basic (1pt.)

Student included 3 Student included2 Student included 3

examples of
characteristics of
families from today
and in the past as
seen on the video
shown at the
beginning of the
lesson.
Student included 2
examples of examples of
characteristics of characteristics of
families from today families from today
and in the past as and in the past as
seen on the video seen on the video
shown at the shown at the
beginning of the beginning of the
lesson. lesson.
Student did not
Student included 1 include any
descriptors of their descriptor of their own descriptors of their
own family life in family life in relation to own family life in
relation to the listed the listed relation to the listed
characteristics. characteristics. characteristics.