Discipline-specific Project
EDUC 2332
Fall 2013
Professor Ruelas
Objectives
• During this lesson, the class will begin to learn the events leading up to the
American Revolution. And in more depth the life and adventure that Paul Revere
prior and during the American Revolution. And while they are learning about his
life, they will also have parts of the lesson that will include the geography of the
thirteen colonies, the history of the British government, and the short history of the
American colonies.
TEKS: §113.16. Social Studies, Grade 5, Beginning with School Year 2011-2012
• (2) History. The student understands how conflict between the American
colonies and Great Britain led to American independence. The student is
expected to:
• (A) Identify and analyze the causes and effects of events prior to and during
the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War and the Boston
Tea Party;
• (B) Identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John
Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, Thomas Jefferson,
the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and their motivations and
contributions during the revolutionary period; and
• (C) Summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the
establishment of the United States and the development of the U.S. military
• (6) Geography. The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and
interpret data. The student is expected to:
• (A) Apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales,
and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps; and
• (B) Translate geographic data into a variety of formats such as raw data to
graphs and maps.
• (7) Geography. The student understands the concept of regions in the United
States. The student is expected to:
• (A) Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as political,
population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity
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Purpose
What is your big goal with this project, both in terms of technology and content? You should
be linking to TEKS and big themes from the courses in this section. (This section could easily
end up around 250 words.)
• The purpose of this lesson is to give the students a general understanding of the
American Revolution and the events that took place at that time. Another point that
this lesson has is teaching the class about one of the most famous and important
American patriots during that time, Paul Revere and the contributions that he had
during this time period. This app will allow the students to interact with the
Discipline-specific Project
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character and help them understand the reasoning on why he did everything and
the lifestyle that they had during that time of history. And the other parts of the app
will allow the students to understand the geography and the location of all of the
thirteen colonies. The standards that are connected to this grade level allows the
learning of the contributors of the American Revolution and the interaction of all of
the colonies that were a part of the events.
Materials
List all materials that are necessary, even those that may seem repetitive.
For the students
Ipad, App “Ansel & Clair: Paul Revere’s
Ride”, Worksheet
For the teacher
Ipad, Worksheet,
Procedures/Activities
This is where you can explain what will happen in class across a series of days. Envision each
day as a minilesson plan. What work will the students engage in? How will each day build on
the previous and lead to the next?
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This lesson plan would approximately take around four to five days depending
on the duration of the app and the interaction that the students have on the app.
On the first day I will introduce the concept of the American Revolution and the
introduction of Paul Revere and his contributions to the class. And by this time,
the class would understand the basics of the Revolution and the concepts of the
British government and their influence on the Thirteen Colonies. Within the
introduction, I will show the students the app that we will be using and hand out
the worksheet that will include the key points of the lesson and app. The
students will begin on the app and start on the adventure that they will have on
the app and rely on the worksheet to look for the main points of the app. And
throughout the next two or three days, the students will work on the app and
keep pace on the lesson with checkups throughout the day and making sure that
the students are actually working on the app and not being sidetracked by the
Ipad itself. And if some of the students were to finish prior to the second to last
of last day of the lesson plan, they would answer the multiple choice questions
on the worksheet and write a short reflection of the app that includes the main
points of the app and what they learned about the events that took place and
their thoughts of the app and the lesson plan.
Assessment of Student Learning:
This section should include both your plans for formative assessment and summative
assessment.
• There would be a worksheet that the student will have to complete based on the app
and the main points of the lesson plan. In order to complete the worksheet, the
student would have to pay attention to the app and focus on the key points of the
worksheet while working on the app. There would also be a short response to the app
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and the lesson plan that requires the students to understand the concepts of the
lesson and what the app has to offer.
• The standards that I would want to see from the students is one that shows me that
they understand the concepts of Paul Revere and the contribution that he had on the
American Revolution. The inclusion of some key details about the lesson and app, as
well as a favorite part of the app that they might have. And towards the end of the
paper, there should be a reflection portion of the paper, where they tell me the parts
of the lesson that they enjoyed, or something that they might have difficulties in and if
they would like to do another lesson that incorporated some kind of technology.
Resources:
Modifying and adapting existing lessons is a hallmark of a good teacher. And very rarely do
lessons arrive in our minds fully formed, but instead are borrowed and adapted from a myriad
of sources.
• The resources that I will use within this lesson plan is the app “Ansel & Clair: Paul
Revere’s Ride” created by CognitiveKids
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Additional notes:
 You should also be designing some of the pieces of paper that you would hand to
students. Say, the assignment sheet, a series of instructions about how to use the
particular technology, or samples of the final product they’ll be making.