OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Subject: Social Studies Grade: 5th
Week of: 3/30/14 Unit: V - Chapter 15:4 Week: 2 (6 weeks)
Unit Title: The Governments of the United States, Canada, and Latin American Nations
Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences among governments of the Western Hemisphere, such as governmental structures and functions, civic values and principles, and views of the role and rights of citizens?
| CCSS Code e.g. RL.K.5 | OUTCOMES (Lesson Focus) What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment. | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement. | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
3/31 | RI.3 RF.4a SL.1f | Students will be able to analyze the causes of the war between the United States and Mexico | How much did the United States offer for the Mexican territiories of California and New Mexico? | 1. Oral reading and notetaking. 2. Read the Read Aloud 3. Examine the picture on p. 422 | 1. How did the Mexican President Herrera respond to the American offer? 2. What act caused the US to declare war on Mexico? 3. Why did people opposed the Mexican War? |
Tues 4/1
| NYS ELA EXAM | ||||
Wed
4/2
| NYS ELA EXAM | ||||
Thurs
4/3
| NYS ELA EXAM | ||||
Fri
4/4
| W.3 SL.1d L.5. 4c | Students will learn how the discovery of gold changed California and led to statehood | What interrupted the flow of settlers to the West? | 1 Review vocabulary words 2. Oral reading 3. Write a first-hand account of an exciting event that have taken plane on a westward-bound wagon train. | 1. Why do you think that the price of food and supplies became very high? 2. What happened between the 1840s and 1860s in the United States? 3. What trails did the travelers to the west follow? |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests (40%): Quizzes (20%): Classwork/ Participation (15%): Homework (5%): Projects/ Portfolios (20%):
| Vocabulary words for week: 1. Mexican War 2. Battle of Buena Vista 3. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 4. gold rush 5. Forty-niners | Use of Technology: __X__ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |