Name: Popp
Content Area: sp ed/social
studies
Length of Lesson: 45
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 10/3/11-10/7/11
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Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor): 8.3.9.C
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Forming a Nation
Analyze how continuity and change have impacted
the United States.
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to:
 understand the way our nation formed
Essential Questions: What were some
problems of the Articles of
Confederation
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Why would
some people support and oppose the new
constitution
Vocabulary: articles of confederation,
constitutional convention, great
compromise, three-fifths compromise,
federalism, bill of rights, checks and balances
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: formative assessment, quiz, exams, notes, exit slip
Other Evidence: homework
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: text, overhead, notebook
CONTENT AREA READING:
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Graphic Organizers
#2. Exit Tickets
#3. Summarizing Main Ideas
Others:
p 21-35 Call To Freedom Text
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) guided notes, reading
Scaffolding used:
#1. Guided Notes
#2 . Build Vocabulary
Others:
Describe usage:
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Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Whole Class Response
Others:
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 Monday
Assignments
 guided notes/ exit slips
 Tuesday
 guided notessummarize
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
 section3/4 review and
quiz
 enrichment ws
forming a nation
 current events
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding