WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Week of: April 16th, 2012
Subject: Social Studies Unit: V Grade/ Class: 5
| ESSENTIAL LEARNING | OUTCOMES 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? | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
4/16 | Page 25 | What hardships and difficulties did the Continental army face in the early years of the war. | Identify the most important military engagements and explain their significance. | Identify the most important military engagements in the South and explain their significance for the outcome of the war. | 1. Why did the decision of the British leadership to move the war into the South prove unsuccessful? 2. How successful were the Americans in obtaining their goals in the Revolutionary War? 3. Describe the American peace feelers of 1775, and why the British rejected them. |
Tues 4/17
| Page 25 | Students will learn the significance of the battles of Lexington and Concord on both America and Great Britain. | Explain the significance of the battles of Lexington and Concord on both America and Great Britain. | Students will be broken into groups of five, with each member of each group being assigned one activity of the account that took place. | 1. Compare and contrast the different types of governments of Western Hemisphere nations. 2. Define a democracy. 3. Identify characteristics of a democracy |
Wed 4/18
| Page 25 | Students will learn the expectation of the Continental Congress | List the expectations that the Continental Congress had of George Washington, and assess how well he met them. | Reading #1: Paul Revere, Memorandum on Events of April 18, 1775 (pages 1-2 of the Text Document) Reading #2: General Thomas Gage Reports on the Battles of Lexington and Concord in an Excerpt of a Letter to the Earl of Dartmouth on April 22nd, 1775 (pages 3-4 of the Text Document) | 1. Explain what we know about the author of this account? 2. Emphasize the individual's role in the event? Why might that be important? 3. Explore the purpose for creating the record? |
Thurs 4/19
| Page 25 | Students will learn of the problems faced by the Continental Congress. | Articulate the problems that the Continental Army faced during the early phase of the war. |
| 1. To what extent might self-interest have influenced the account? 2. Who was the intended audience? Was this document intended to be public or private? Why is knowing that important? 3. When was the record made? Why is the time important? |
Fri 4/20
| Page 25 | How were the Continental army able to sustain the war effort in spite of those challenges | Identify the most important military engagements in the South and explain their significance for the outcome of the war. | Explain the role that African-Americans played in the southern phase of the war | 1. Articulate the main provisions of the 1783 Treaty of Paris. 2. Explain why Britain was willing to grant American independence by 1782. 3. Describe the British peace offers of 1776 and 1778, and why the Americans rejected them. |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests and Quizzes (50%): Classwork/ Participation (20%): Homework (15%): Projects/ Portfolios (15%):
| Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction: | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |