Becoming A Teacher
Paul Dolenc
History and Social Sciences
Attempting to Major In
The Wrong Field
C
Evolution Of My Lesson
Plans
Lesson Plan From
Another College
Spring 2006
Guiding Question: What techniques and methods are used in
writing an effective paper, while communicating properly in
English?
Just Do It: Have this writing prompt on the board as students
come into class:
Directions: On a sheet of paper explain how you got up and got
ready for school today. (10 min)
Objective: Students Will Be Able To
(SWBAT):
-Create their own pre-writing activity (web)
to focus their ideas and thoughts
-Formulate their main ideas and reach a
thesis in order to begin their writing
-Recognize key parts of speech: noun,
verb, pronoun, adjective, etc.
Closure: Students will be given a reading sample, which
has different errors, while trying to correct the right parts of
speech, locating the main thesis, and other errors
Materials:
Transparency
Overhead
Sheets of Paper
Reading samples
Modifications/ Accommodations: Cannot be determined
because I do not know who my students are in this class.
However, I would need to follow my students IEP or 504
plans. Also I would be in continual contact with the special
education aide in my class.
Before I Met Dr. Hicks
Lesson Plan
8th Grade Government
Objective: SWBAT-Identify the purpose of the Electoral College and how it is used in presidential
elections
-Recall how this system was used in past and resent elections
Just Do It: Pair up students and have them look at a series of images from the 2000
presidential election, mainly during the recount. Have students write down on a sheet
of paper what they think is going on, or if they can recall this event.
NCSS: X- The Study of Civic Ideas and Practices
SOL: CE.5f- The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political process at the local, state,
and national levels of government by
f) describing the role of the Electoral College in the election of the president and vice president;
Essential Knowledge
Essential Skills
Electoral College process
• The slate of electors for each state is chosen by
popular vote.
• Most states have a winner take all system.
• The electors meet to vote for President and Vice
President.
• The winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of
large states for campaigning, although candidates must
pay attention to small states whose electoral votes may
make the difference in tight elections.
Create and explain maps, diagrams, tables, charts,
graphs, and spreadsheets. (CE.1b)
Analyze political cartoons, political advertisements,
pictures, and other graphic media. (CE.1c)
Identify a problem, weigh the expected costs and
benefits and possible consequences of proposed
solutions, and recommend solutions using a decisionmaking model. (CE.1f)
The number of electors of each state is based on the
state’s Congressional representation.
The requirements for a majority vote to win in the
Electoral College favors a two-party system.
Materials:
Images for Just Do It
Current Map of Electoral College
Map of 2000 Election
Dates and Facts
Projector and computer
Procedures of Lesson/ Agenda
1) Just Do It (7 min)
2) Define Electoral College (pick, group)
(3 min)
3) Slot notes on Electoral College- then
and now. (12 min)
4) Group work- read and analyze the 12th
amendment writing down the important
information (10 min)
5) Review with the class, giving students
more information (8 min)
6) Closure: Exit slip- students will
summarize what the Electoral College
is and cite the material discussed in
class. (5 min)
Homework Assignment
Directions: Students are to think about
these two current ideas in relation to
the lesson they learned. They are to
also seek outside input from parents,
friends, or neighbors to help in
reaching a conclusion:
1) Some wonder if the Electoral
College is still a practical practice in
our political system today. Why
might some think this is true?
2) Some believe that electing the
president and vice president should
only be in the hands of the voters
“We the People,” instead of having a
group of people decide who leads
After I Met Dr. Hicks
NCSS Themed Lessons
Unit Plan Lesson
Growth From Feedback
Unit Plan Modifications
Change Colors
Amount of Space
is about…
The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
World War II
is about…
United States Involvement
1
Why did
Americans
support
Isolationism?
- Economic
recovery- to
solve their own
problems.
- WWI caused
enough damages.
1
What did the
new legislation
mean and do
for America?
2
What did the
Lend Lease Act
do and how was
it used?
3 How did FDR send
supplies and how
were German UBoats dealt with?
- Kellogg Briand
Act- to never
make war again
- Neutrality Actsstop the sale of
arms or loans to
other nations
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
is about…
The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
World War II
is about…
United States Involvement
1
Why did
Americans
support
Isolationism?
1
What did the
new legislation
mean and do
for America?
2
What did the
Lend Lease Act
do and how was
it used?
3 How did FDR send
supplies and how
were German UBoats dealt with?
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
3
When and why
did Churchill and
FDR meet? What
was the
significance of
their meeting?
4
Where did the
events of Pearl
Harbor occur
and how did the
USA respond?
5/6 How did
Americans
attitudes change
and how did they
prepare for war?
6
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
How did the war
allow for a
change in
societal roles?
Change Questions
Change Questions
3
When and why
did Churchill and
FDR meet? What
was the
significance of
their meeting?
4
Where did the
events of Pearl
Harbor occur
and how did the
USA respond?
5/6 How did
Americans
attitudes change
and how did they
prepare for war?
6
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
How did the war
allow for a
change in
societal roles?
List and Say
Repeat Important Information
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Even though America suffered greatly from WWI and the Great
Depression their role and involvement in WWII was desperately
needed to conquer Hitler and the other Axis Powers. It also allowed
for other members within the American society to earn prestige and
attribute in the war effort even through they were not on the front
lines.
No More Material
is about…
The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
World War II
is about…
United States Involvement
1
Why did
Americans
support
Isolationism?
1
What did the
new legislation
mean and do
for America?
2
What did the
Lend Lease Act
do and how was
it used?
3 How did FDR send
supplies and how
were German UBoats dealt with?
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
3
When and why
did Churchill and
FDR meet? What
was the
significance of
their meeting?
4
Where did the
events of Pearl
Harbor occur
and how did the
USA respond?
5/6 How did
Americans
attitudes change
and how did they
prepare for war?
6
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
How did the war
allow for a
change in
societal roles?
Where Have I Come And
What Have I
Accomplished
No- But studied in Germany
Pending
I am ready- I am not worried