Teacher: Carla Chapin
Title: Andrew Jackson
Subject: Soc. Studies
Topic: Political Decisions Influence America
Grade: 5th
Lesson Duration:
School: KMS
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Lesson Summary:
(A short 3-5
sentence summary
of the lesson and
how it will be
delivered)
National Standards
for History Era:
Link
The teacher will present a short video clip of Andrew Jackson containing major facts
and events in his life. Next, TW distribute a handout and discuss with the class some of
the major events and major political views of Jackson. The TW instruct the class to use
the information from the video and handout to complete written assignments. Last, TW
will evaluate the student’s knowledge by giving them a test of written questions and
multiple choice answers.
Era 4 Standard 3A
The student understands the changing character of American political life in
"the age of the common man."
[Assess the importance of the individual in history]
Standard(s):
5. Analyze the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic society.
(C, H)
a. Identify the character traits that are important to the preservation and improvement of
American constitutional democracy (e.g., courage, honesty, individual
responsibility, compassion, patriotism, loyalty, freedom, integrity, fairness, justice,
equality, diversity, authority, rule of law, etc.).
State, Local or National
Themes/Concept:
Individuals, groups, and institutions
Essential
questions
(2-5 questions)
(What you want
the students to
know)
Elements (What
you want the
students to
understand)
Who was Andrew Jackson?
How did his political views/decisions influence America as a nation?
Which state did he govern before becoming president?
What years did he serve as President?
Students will understand that Andrew Jackson was a strong political
figure/president during the 19th century.
Video clip
Launch Activity
www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/andrewjackson
(Hook)
Knowledge & Skills People:
(People, Places, times
and vocabulary-what
the student should be
able to do. What skills
will they use?)
Andrew Jackson
“Old Hickory”
Vocabulary:
Rachel Jackson
Humble
plantation
hickory
crisis
removal brutal
Slavery
tariff
Populism tyrant
Spoils
Nullify
commission
Places:
Nashville, TN
”The Hermitage”
Dates:
March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845
1829-1837
Skills:
Identify
Cause /effect
Use context cues
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Lesson Methodology (How will you conduct the lesson; activities…?)
After reading and discussing the Bellwork question, The TW present an animated video of the life
of Andrew Jackson. Next, the teacher will discuss the main events of Jackson’s life. After
grouping students and distributing the activity pages to the individuals the TW read the
instructions for each group aloud to them as needed. TW instruct students to use the handout
about Jackson’s life and their textbook to complete the questions. After giving the students time to
complete the handouts TW call on students to discuss their questions and answers.
Last, The TW show a short video clip to review Jackson’s political views. The TW Distribute a
written test, read the directions aloud and once the test is completed discuss the correct answers.
Assessment Evidence: What evidence will show that students met the learning goal?
Traditional Assessment (Quizzes, Test, Selected Responses)
Handout for a Daily grade
Authentic Assessment (Performance Tasks, Rubrics, Projects, Dialogues, Portfolio, etc.,)
Activity page from www.brainpop.com
Student Self-Assessment
Bellwork questions
Differentiation Associated with this unit
Above grade level: Defend Jackson’s political decisions. Use the “Defend” worksheet
On-grade-level: “What if” worksheet. How might Jackson have handled three events differently.
Below grade level: Use the “What If”’ worksheet and list what actually happened at the three events.
Resources and instructional tools: (Including Video Sources, Text Resources, Research Strategy)
Video clip presentation, worksheets and test will from
www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/andrewjackson and
video clip from
www.icue.com/portal/site/iCue/chapter/
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