OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Subject: Social Studies Grade: 5th
Week of : November 26th, 2012 Unit: II -6 Weeks Week: 4
Unit Title: Geography of the United States, Canada and Latin America Essential Question: How have the key geographic and environmental characteristics of
nations and regions in the Western Hemisphere affected the history of these countries?
| 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
11/26
| RI.3 RF.4a SL.1f | Students will identify the Taino’s way of life in 1492 | What empires existed at this time in the Americas? | 1. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more events and concepts in a history. 2. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. 3. Use their experience and their knowledge of language and logic, as well as culture to think analytically. | 1. Identify the Taino’s way of life in 1492. 2. Who were the Taino people? 3. What are some of the islands on which the Taino lived? |
Tues
11/27
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| Students will have GYM | |||
Wed
11/28
| L.5 SL.3 L.3.3a | Students will learn how Columbus reached the Americas. | When did Columbus finally sight land? | 1. Demonstrate understanding of figurative or language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. 2. Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. 3. Choose words and phrases for effect. | 1. What problem led to the search for a sea route to the Indies? 2. How did Columbus propose to solve this problem? 3. Why did the king of Portugal refuse to pay for Columbus’s expedition? |
Thurs
11/29
| L.6.1e RL.6 RI.1
| Students will learn why Columbus came to Americas. | Who paid for Columbus’s expedition? | 1. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing. 2. Explain how a series of scenes fits together to provide the overall structure of the perspectives. 3. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says. | 1. How did Columbus and the Taino meet? 2. How did Columbus describe the Taino? 3. What ways did Columbus change the world? |
Fri
11/30
| W.3 SL.1d L.5. 4c | Students will analyze the effects of the Columbian exchange. | In Columbus’s report, he stated that the Taino would make ? | 1. Use narratives techniques, such as dialogue, description to develop events. 2. Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions. 3. Consult reference materials. | 1. Which of your favorite foods are made from items in the Columbian exchange? 2. What are some items that were taken back to the East from the West? 3. What was the Columbian exchange? |
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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. colony 2. Columbian exchange 3. conquistador 4. encomienda 5. expedition 6. Taino 7. Yanga 8. Estevanico 9. Atahualpa 10. Ferdinand Magellan 11. Bartolome de las Casas | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |