Lesson Plan (Direct Instruction)

Teacher: Jessica Kiehl Subject/Grade: Social Studies/7th

Standard:
 S1C6-PO2: Determine the significance of the following events of the Civil War: b. major battles -
Antietam
Objective (Explicit):
 Students will be able to deduce the significance of the Battle of Antietam for both the North and
South
Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):
 Examine background information on the battle
 Discover additional locations on the battlefield
 Compare the North and the South throughout the battle
 Consider the larger implications of the battle
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable, include variety of methods of checking for understanding):
 83% of students will successfully contribute the significance of the battle to their discussion.
Key vocabulary: Materials:
 General Lee  S.S. composition book
 General McClellan  Pen/pencil
 Antietam  Lenovo (computer)
 Emancipation Proclamation  Projector
Opening/Anticipatory Set: (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)
Connect to the battle at Bull Run, vocabulary word Emancipation Proclamation, and recent discussions
about a soldier’s life. Also, compare the death toll to events like Pearl Harbor, D-Day, 9/11.
Instructional Input

Teacher Will: Student Will:

Walk students through a Slide Show Take cornell notes.
presentation instructing them to take notes and
elaborating on slides.

Differentiation
Slide Show will be on student computers as well to ensure students can read it and so they can
go at the pace that they need to.
Guided Practice

Teacher Will: Student Will:

Introduce an interactive map and instruct Explore the interactive map and pick one to
students to select from a list of locations to add two locations to write about in their notes.
to their notes.

Differentiation
An interactive map will give students a break from note taking and allow them to learn in more of
a game mode.
 Independent Practice
Teacher Will: Student Will:
Circulate to ensure students write down at least Write the notes from the interactive map in
one of the additional locations from the battle. their composition book.

Differentiation
Examples will be modeled to show students what they need to do on their notes.

Closure/Lesson Summary: Students will end the class by contributing to a discussion on canvas
conversing over the significance of the battle. Students will be required to reply to at least one post.

Interactive map:
http://assets.civilwar.org/animatedmaps/antietam-animated-map/?
_ga=2.70489360.1299533556.1510936198-1925787085.1509293622