Dilley Independent School District Unit Plan
Name: Melinda Santillano
Campus: Mary Harper Middle School
Email: Melinda.santillano@dilleyisd.net
Room #: 17
Grade: 6th
Subject: Social Studies
Dates: Sept. 2nd-6th, 2013
Unit Title: Introduction to Culture
Unit Plans are due to your campus principal’s office every Friday by 4:00 PM or every Monday
before 8:00 AM. Attach unit test or a description of the summative assessments you will use for all
objectives.
Objectives/Outcomes (what will students know, be able to do, or TEKS Alignment:
produce by end of unit): Strive for a balance on Bloom’s Taxonomy.
6.9 B Students are introduced to the
characteristics of a free enterprise economy
The students will explain the characteristics of a
and apply the principles to a situation so
free enterprise economy system.
they can better understand the components
The students will identify and describe common
of a free enterprise system.
trains of a culture.
6.15 B Students identify and describe
The students will identify regions of the U.S. and
common traits that define cultures.
explain ways in which human migration influences 6.4 C Students explain ways in which
the character of places and regions.
human migration influences the character
of places and regions.
Materials/Resources:(Print, technology, people, equipment, etc.)
Power point, map of the United States, SS
composition journal,
TECHNOLOGY TEKS Alignment:
Special Accommodation: (LEP, ESL, GT, RESOURCE, 504)
One on one instruction while student is doing class
work. Whole class discussion of how to follow the
rules. Visuals, extended time to complete work,
organizers, and respond orally.
TAKS:
Subject
Grade
Objectives
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Vocabulary:
Free Enterprise
Socialism
Communism
Social
Studies
Lesson:(or other character education connection)
Dilley Independent School District Unit Plan
Examples of Student Activities:
Daily Activities
Monday 2nd –
HOLIDAY
Tuesday 3rd –
Complete postcard on cultures ,Power point on Free Enterprise System and take
notes into the SS composition journal, discussion on Free Enterprise System
Wednesday 4th –
Discuss the regions of the U.S, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and West
Color code and make key of the geographic regions of the United States
Thursday 5th– Review Unit 1 lesson 1 Introduction to culture, free enterprise
economy, U.S. Map with landforms
Friday 6th–
Assessment; identify on a U.S. Map the Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains,
Mississippi River, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes (
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)
Assessments (Describe/Attach): U. S Map with the states have been pre labeled.
Student must identify the above landforms mentioned.