Lesson Plans
Debra Harper, Ed.D.
Almeria Middle School
6th Grade Social Studies
Week of: August 20 – 24, 2012
Monday, August 20th:
· Learning Target: I can take Cornell Notes to document important information found in textbook reading assignment HSS 6.1.
· Materials:
o Social Studies textbook
o KWHL Chart
o Cornell Notes paper
o Cornell Notes scoring rubric
o Unit 1 Folders
· Summary of Classroom Activities:
o Review how to complete the Job Description project, worksheet, p. 21.
o Review Cornell Notes rubric and note-taking template.
o Guided Reading and Note-Taking: Chapter 1, section 1, pp. 6-11.
o Peer Evaluation of Notes using the Cornell Notes rubric.
o Suggest areas of improvement.
o Turn-in notes and Peer Evaluation.
· Differentiation (ELD, GATE, Special Education): Complete notes independently and highlight information useful for the Job Description project.
· Assessment: Students complete notes for the first lesson covering all three main ideas, reading check questions, and analysis skills questions.
· Re-Teach: Teacher Reflection: Students in period one had many questions about the Job Description project. Only completed notes for main idea #1.
· Tuesday, August 21st:
Learning Target: I can imagine a tribe or group of people that might have lived a long time ago and write a short essay about their culture. (Study Guide Challenge Activity) HSS 6.1.
· Materials:
o Social Studies textbook
o Study Guide activity worksheet, pp. 2-3
o Lined paper and pencils
· Summary of Classroom Activities:
o Assessment Questions, p. 11: Answer each question in complete sentences then trade/grade/discuss.
o Chapter 1:1 Study Guide, worksheet pp. 2-3. Read and answer reading guide questions. Use critical thinking skills to complete the challenge activity by writing a short essay about an imaginary culture.
· Differentiation (ELD, GATE, Special Education): Draw a map if the area where your imaginary culture lived that would be useful to an archaeologist seeking to learn new information.
· Assessment: Study Guide will be completed with 70% accuracy.
· Re-Teach:
· Teacher Reflection:
Wednesday, August 22nd:
· Learning Target: I can create a study plan for studying for my social studies test on Thursday.
· Materials:
o Social Studies text
o KWHL Chart
o Sample flash cards
o Review notes from chapter 1, section 1 test (put on PPT)
· Summary of Classroom Activities:
o KWHL Chart:
o What do I know about studying for a test?
o What do I need to know?
o Writing a Study Plan:
o Identify the key terms and people you need to know.
o Make flash cards.
o Practice writing a summary of what you learned (PPT writing guide).
o Make it fun—study with a friend.
o Relay Review:
§ Two teams.
§ One player per team.
§ Teams give clues to concept or terms selected by teacher.
o Complete KWHL Chart.
o Homework: Study for Chapter 1:1 test.
· Differentiation (ELD, GATE, Special Education): Create a new review game.
· Assessment: How do you know if they got it? Students will complete a study plan and explain how it will be used to study for the chapter 1:1 test.
· Re-Teach: Teacher Reflection:
Thursday, August 23rd:
· Learning Target: I can write a letter describing the opening of King Tut’s tomb and the things Howard Carter found inside.
· Materials:
o Social Studies textbook
o Copy of chapter 1:1 test
o Copy of Howard Carter biography
· Summary of Classroom Activities:
o Chapter 1, Section 1 test.
o Howard Carter biography, worksheet pp. 3-4: Imagine that you are a member of Carter’s excavation team.
· Differentiation (ELD, GATE, Special Education): Illustrate King Tut’s tomb and the things found inside.
· Assessment: How do you know if they got it? Students will write a letter including information learned from the biographical fact sheet.
· Re-Teach: Teacher Reflection:
Friday, August 24th:
· Learning Target: I can make-up hieroglyphic symbols and write a two or three sentence hieroglyphic message.
· Materials:
o Social Studies textbook
o Jean-Francois Champollion biography, worksheet pp. 5-6
o Unit one folders
· Summary of Classroom Activities:
o Turn-in Job Description project.
o Jean-Francois Champollion biography, worksheet pp. 5-6.
o Update unit folder work.
· Differentiation (ELD, GATE, Special Education): Use hieroglyphics to create a 5 point test about Jean-Francois Champollion.
· Assessment: How do you know if they got it? Students will complete the biographical fact sheet and the hieroglyphic sentences with a key to solve.
· Re-Teach: Teacher Reflection:
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