Lesson+Plan

Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction 13 Colonies Lesson -During the video students are to take notes on their region identifying colonies, acronyms, and resources || Have students share their notes and ideas with their groups media type="custom" key="10753700" || -I can identify the 13 original colonies -I can distinguish between the northern, middle, and southern colonies using acronyms -I can identify the natural resources within each of the three regions
 * Gain Attention: || *Video* (assign to groups)
 * Establish Purpose: || **Student Objectives:**

**Student Goals:** -SW identify the 13 colonies -SW distinguish the three regions and identify the natural resources of each region -SW work in cooperative groups or independently creating a physical or mental image of a selected region, listing key religions, resources, and facts. -SW compare and contrast their life with the life of an early American colonist || **Illinois Standards:** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-**16.A.2b** Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-**16.D.2 (W)** Describe the various roles of men, women and children in the family, at work, and in the community in various time periods and places (e.g., ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, ancient China, Sub-Saharan Africa). <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-**16.E.2a (US)** Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region. || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Has there ever been a time when you felt like you could not be yourself? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-What would it take for you to move out of your home country? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-What would you do if you weren’t allowed to practice whichever religion <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">you wanted? ||
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Stimulate Prior Knowledge: || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Initiate the classroom discussion with thought provoking questions that involve the student’s prior experiences. || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*Questions*
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Present New Content: ||  || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Using the interactive whiteboard revisit the thirteen colonies on a map. Discuss their regions, cultural differences, and natural resources. ||
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Guided Learning: || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Students are given a choice as to which project they would like to create. After watching video and taking notes individually students are to gather with their group members and share notes/ideas. Groups of students will use the ‘CultureGrams’ database to gather additional historical information about the colonies in their region.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">**Choice A (individual):** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Students are to develop a written narrative from the point of view of a colonist. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Each narrative must contain: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*A description of the resources <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*Region name and description <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*Job options for the colonists <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*A description of the religious practices <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*An adventurous situation that the protagonist faces || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">**Choice B (Group):** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Groups are given a large sheet of chart paper/markers/colored pencils and are instructed to design a poster displaying their region <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">OR <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Groups may create a skit or technology based presentation

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Each presentation must contain: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*the name of the region and acronym <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*a drawing of the region with labeled colonies <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*a description of the jobs available <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*a list of religions practiced <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">*drawings and labels of the resources <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Once posters have been developed groups are to present their posters to the class (while observing presentations students are to take notes on the remaining two regions) || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Make the students aware of any misconceptions <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Encouraging the students who are correctly completing tasks || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Rubrics used as a formal assessment ||
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Elicit Performance: ||  || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Students are either cooperatively working in groups or independently developing a narrative -During this period the teacher is monitoring and facilitating group learning ||
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Provide Feedback: ||  || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-As the teacher monitors and moves around the room constant feedback is given to each group/individual student
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Assess Performance: ||  || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Students are to present their poster/narrative
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Enhance Retention: ||  || <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">-Students complete the two part reflection[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://tiegroup5.wikispaces.com/file/view/Reflection.doc"]] [|Reflection.doc] ||