Name(s): Heather Mueller, Rob Nunn, Mecheah Pugh, Kevin Robinson, Jenny Sinn
Date: November 18, 2003
Content Area: Social Studies Grade: 2
Objectives with Illinois Learning Standards:
1. Students will be able to understand background information about Revolutionary War era. (16.B.1a)
2. Students will place themselves in the time of the Revolutionary War era. (16.A1a.)
Strategies/Techniques:
1. There will be a read a-loud to the students that discusses the material.
2. The method of webbing will be used to discuss the ideas of the book.
3. The students will be given a writing activity which will improve their understanding of the lesson discussed.
Materials: Chart paper, Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, writing paper for the students, and markers, crayons, or color pencils
Procedures:
A) Anticipatory Set- Ask the students what they know about the Revolutionary War era. Explain when this era took place and why it occurred.
B) Development
1. Reading
2. Discuss the reading as a class briefly.
3. Explain to the children that you are going to read a story to them about a boy involved in the Battle of Lexington. Read Sam the Minuteman to the students. As you are reading, encourage the children to think about Sam’s feelings as he is involved in the battle. Also, point out specific ideas and ask questions during the reading.
-Why were the British marching to Sam’s town?
-What are some of the unpleasant things Sam saw in the battle?
-What are the feelings of Sam’s mother about the battle and how do you know that?
-How do you think his father felt?
4. Discuss the book as a class. As you are discussing the ideas as a class, chart the students ideas by the concept of webbing.
-Talk about the British soldiers, feelings of Sam, the concept of a minuteman, the battle ect.
5. As a writing activity have the students complete this sentence. "If I wee Sam…". Have the students write 3 sentences. Encourage them to include what they would do and why if they were Sam. They may also include how they felt at the time of the event. Also the students should draw a picture of the Battle of Lexington as seen through the Sam’s eyes.
C) Closure- Ask some of the students to share their work in front of the class.
Modifications/Adaptations:
1. Have the students work in partners on their writing activity.
2. Have the students read the book Sam the Minuteman independently or in partners.
Extensions:
1. Have children independently or in groups read stories that concerning the Revolutionary War.
2. Discuss with the students that July 4th honors the day that our leaders signed the Declaration of Independence, which is a document declaring the colonies independence from Great Britain and its king. Have the students tell ways they celebrate July 4th.
Technology: Overhead projector
Assessment:
1. Observing the class discussions.
2. Students will show that they understand the lesson by the performance level on the writing activity.
Self Reflection: