WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Mr. McDonough
Date April 2013 Length of Lesson 2-4 week Content Area U.S.
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:The Big Ideas- 1950's
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: Social and cultural effects
1950's themes including: television, Cold War,
communism, rock and roll, suburbs, highway
expansion, etc.
VOCABULARY: Social, cultural, political, cause
and result. effects.etc.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Was the 1950's a period
of peace and prosperity? support your opinion with
sources.
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
Analyze the 1950's in regards to major themes and
answer above question.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:Students are to analyze
and identify Social, economic, and culturral themes
of the 1950's
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS AND
OTHER EVIDENCE:Students will continually be
evaluated based on their: participation, behavior,
through formative and summative assessment,
discussion, and peer interaction.
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
PROCEDURES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
Metacognition,
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Students will be given an
opportunity to revise his
or she work, if :they
regualry attend and
participate in class,
behave in an appropriate
manner, and turn the
assignment in on time.
Students will participate
in active discussions with
his or her peers.
Students will take notes
via lecture and
independent reading.
Students will answer
direct and indirect
questions posed by the
instructor and the
students.
MINI LESSON:
Warm-up/ Induction
Brief lecture
Independent or Small
group work
Large group discussion
Closure
RESOURCES:
Chapter 12 packet ,
Graphic organizers.
Timeline assignment.
The instructor will
encourage students to
participate in "think,
pair, share."
The instructor will use
the Socratic Method to
assessment student
progress.
The instructor will
provide feedback for all
written assignments.
The instructor will
demonstrate
metacognition for his
students.
The instructor will
modify the difficulty of a
given assignment based
on the student's
individual needs.
Complete graphic
organizers.
Mini- research prject.
1950's packet