WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Kuzy Date 11/10/14
Edline and website updated
Length of Lesson 3Weeks Content Area Civics
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:Citizenship in the colonies, The
first representative form of government. Roots of
Americans government ( Rome, Greece).Moving
towards Nationhood
BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content, objectives and skill
focus)
Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and
result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical
comprehension.
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence
Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the
rest of the world.
The history of the United States continues to influence its
citizens and has impacted the rest of the world.
World History continues to influence Pennsylvanians, citizens
of the United States and individuals throughout the world today.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: Students will understand the
events that happened that made the colonists fight for
their independence from England
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Why did the colonists
seek independence from England? Where did the
colonists look to help them form their new
government? Who were the leaders in the fight for
independence? What role did the book Common Sense
play in the fight for independence?
VOCABULARY: Heritage, Legislature, Charter,
Trranny, Direct Democracy, Republic, Natural
Rights, Seperation of Powers, Compact,
Constitution, and Ratification
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
1. Define all of the vocabulary words
2. Describe the early voting practices
3.Explain The roots of Freedom of the Press
4. Describe what influenced our new government
5. Tell why the Articles of Confederation failed
6.Describe Shay's Rebellion
7.Describe the effect of Common Sense
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:Class discussions, warmups, group activities, lecture, Current events
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS AND
PROCEDURES:
RESOURCES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
Reading guides
Metacognition,
Handouts
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Power Point
Textbook
Class discussion, Notes,
Lecture, Group work,
Projects
MINI LESSON:
Daily Warm-ups
OTHER EVIDENCE:Formative assessment,
Classwork, and various wrriten assessments
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
Modified seating and
assessments
Computer Lab project,
Homework, Notebook
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