Lowndes County Public Schools
LESSON PLANS
Teacher: Ursula L. Goldsmith
Date: September 15-19, 2014
Subject: Social Studies
Block: POD I and II
Alabama COS: standards
How did a deeply divided nation move forward after the Civil War – Section 1
ACTIVATING LEARNING STRATEGY:
X
COGNITIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES:
KWL
Survey
Word Splash
Possible Sentence
X Anticipation Guide
Think-Pair-Share
X Lecture
X Reading
First Word
Concept Map
X
X Model
Word Map
Frayer Model
Vocabulary Overview
Daily Language Practice
(DLP)___________________
X - Writing to Learn
- Scaffolding Text
- Literacy Groups
X -Classroom Talk
Engagement Strategies:
X - Collaborative Group Work
X - Questioning Techniques
Technology Integration: X Smart board
X Document Camera
Clickers
ACCESS X Computer Program: Holt McDougal
Hands-on
X Graphic Organizer/VLT
Pictograph
Diagram
X Mind Map/Visual Guide
X TWIRL
Other:_______________________________
X IPADS
Mac Books
X Computers
Kindles
Other:______________________________________
This Week’s Vocabulary:
Reconstruction, Ten Percent Plan, Thirteenth Amendment, Freedom’s Bureau, Andrew Johnson
Poem, Rhymes, etc.
Acronyms/Word
X Writing
Other: ____________
Interactive Tablets
Digital/ Video Camera
PROCEDURAL CONTENT (application)
Essential
Question
Objective(s)
Preview
(Before)
Instruction
(During)
Include small
group plans
Monday
Why did Lincoln and
Congress have different views
about Reconstruction?
The students will learn that
President Lincoln and
Congress differed in their
views as Reconstruction
began.
Using the
Dictionary/Thesaurus 6Using a dictionary to find the
parts of speech for each word
and then write a sentence
using the words on your own
paper.
Weekend in Review
Tuesday
What was the outcome of the
Civil War for African American?
Wednesday
What are acrostic poem?
Thursday
What was President
Johnson’s role during
Reconstruction?
The students will learn that
President Johnson’s plan
began the process of
Reconstruction.
Friday
The students will be
assessed on Section 1
content
The students will take a
quiz on section 1
information.
Using the
Dictionary/Thesaurus 10
Browse through your
thesaurus. Select any word
that has at least 10
synonyms and use that
word as the title for a
poem. Write a short poem
using at least 10 synonyms
for the word
Administering of Section 1
quiz
The students will learn that
the end of the Civil War
meant freedom for African
Americans in the South.
The students will learn
what an acrostic poem is.
Using the
Dictionary/Thesaurus 7Use a thesaurus to find at
least two antonyms for each
word.
Using the
Dictionary/Thesaurus 8
Use a dictionary. Circle the
words in each row that is
spelled correctly.
Using the
Dictionary/Thesaurus 9Look up each word in a
dictionary and write a
definition for each word on
your own paper.
Pre-teach – Preview main
ideas, Key terms and People– Graphic organizers
Review of Vocabulary Terms
and People
Library Time
Video Read aloud – Section 1
Read aloud – Section 1
discussion
Section 1 Vocabulary Builder
Read aloud –with jot notes
and discussion
Main Idea - Direct teacher
questions
Subtopic Summaries of
Section1
Main Idea - Direct teach –
Section 1 PowerPoint
Presentation to review
Session 1 Assessment
(After)
Student Review
Individual Activity –
Creating of Acrostic Poem
of one
Discussion of Questions
Discussion of Answer and
material taught
One Important thing
Teacher Review
Sharing of Poems
Geography Skills, page
Apply –
Exit Slip
Student Summary
Extension/
Refining
Homework
Research Term and key
people ( 1 paragraph each)
Assessment (formal or informal): X class work X notebook X homework X quizzes
Summarizing:
3-2-1 X Ticket out the Door
The Important Thing
Cue Cards
tests X computer activities
collaborative work X project based
Teacher Questions X Student Summary
Other:___
Other:_______________________