Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
8th Grade
Georgia Studies
Paga/ Graiser
10/19/15 – 10/23/15
Building a Nation/ History
SS8H5 Students will explain significant factors that affected the development of GA as part of the growth of the U.S. between
1789 and 1840.
a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches
b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.
c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.
d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh,
Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.
Monday 10/19
Tuesday 10/20
Essential Question/Key
Describe the first
Describe the first
governing documents
governing documents
for America and the
for America and the
state of Georgia and
state of Georgia and
the events surrounding the events surrounding
them.
them.
Wednesday 10/21
Thursday 10/22
SS8H5a How did the
SS8H4b What were the
creation of UGA, the
movement of Georgia’s
capital cities and the
growth of the Baptist and
Methodist churches
affect the development of
Georgia
I can explain some of the
factors that have affected
Georgia’s growth.
land policies in the early
state of Georgia such as
the headright system, the
land lottery and the
Yazoo Land Fraud.
Friday 10/23
I can explain Georgia’s
early land policies
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Test Review
Review for today’s
test
Activators:
QUIZLET- Building a
Nation
Worcester website: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2720
Yazoo Land Fraud: http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/yazoolandfraud.htm
Head Right System: http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/Georgia_headright_grants
Activators:
Reward Day
Strike Zone
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Extending/Refining Activity: This is for all students. After they acquire, then take them up a notch with thinking skills/writing prompts.
(Some ideas: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Write, Classify, Analyze, Evaluate, Inductive, Deductive)
Assignment and/or Assessment: A variety of informal, performance, constructed response, selected response
1. Review for
tomorrows test using
our class Quizlet
over Building a
Nation
Differentiation:
1. Roll
2. Review quietly for
today’s test
3. Test over Building a
Nation/ Government
4. Pass out the new
homework packet for
this week (HW only
on Tuesday and
Wednesday night this
week)
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2.
3.
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5.
Roll
Activators
Check HW
Go over test
Introduce the
Growth of Georgia
following statehood
6. Notes/ discussion
(UGA, Georgia’s
capitals, growth of
Baptist and
Methodist churches)
7. YouTube video –
The University of
Georgia- 8 minutes
1.
2.
3.
4.
Roll
Activators
Check HW
Notes/ cause and
effect sequence chart
(Georgia’s land
policies)
5. You Tube Yazoo
Land Fraud video 8
minutes
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Gifted/ Advanced will take a
more advanced test with
higher level thinking
questions. On level will take
a take the regular test/ MID
will take a modified test/ a
test will also be offered in
Spanish for a select
student.
Graphic organizer
Accommodations: (Sped, 504, SST)
Preferential seating / Extra Time / Re-Teaching as needed / Translated version in native language / See attached for further
modifications.
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Preferential seating
according to individual
needs
Read aloud function on
Quizlet
Para and interpreter for
select students
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Preferential seating
according to individual
needs
Read aloud and small
group testing for select
students
Para and interpreter for
select students
Modified and Spanish
test available
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Preferential seating
according to individual
needs
Para and interpreter
for select students
Closed captioned
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Preferential seating
according to individual
needs
Read aloud function on
Quizlet
Para and interpreter
for select students
Closed captioned