Lesson Plan Guide: Unit/Chapter Objective/Generalization/Big Idea

Lesson Plan Guide
Teacher Candidate:
Sacara Flowers
Grade and Topic: Grade 5; Social Studies
Date: December 4, 2016

Length of Lesson: 50 minutes for 4 Days
Mentor Teacher: Margret Murdock/Marla Phillips
School: University of Memphis-IDT 3600
UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

This lesson is designed to give the students knowledge and understanding of the goals and accomplishments of
the 13th-15th Amendments, The Freedmans Bureau, and Fisk University in the Reconstruction Era.
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Given access to the internet and a specific topic to research, the student will list the accomplishments that
helped former Tennessee slaves begin a new life with a score of 4 out of 5 on the rubric.
Given access to the internet, the student will create a comic that best displays what they have learned with 100%
accuracy.
STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
TN Social Studies 5.5.20 Analyze the goals and accomplishments of the 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendments, Freedmans Bureau, and Fisk University to help former slaves begin a new life. (C, H, P, TN)
1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking,

construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using
technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or
processes.
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and
environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to
support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others
employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple
audiences using a variety of media and formats.
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or
solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information.
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media.
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on
the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. Process data and report results.
MATERIALS:
Social Studies Textbook
Computer
Research Chart
Pencil
Internet Access to Teachers website http://smcalhon.weebly.com/
Internet Access to www.toondoo.com
BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

The students will research the given topics and list their goals and accomplishments on the research chart
provided.
The students will choose a partner and one of the topics provided to complete a comic using ToonDoo.
The class will use our research charts and comics as tools to prepare for an overall review of the chapter.
This lesson is aligned with the TN Standards for Social Studies 5.0.
We will use this lesson to extend the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War while explaining the
successes and failures of Reconstruction.
The lesson will be modified with differentiating activities and assessments for the children who will need help
grasping the concept of the lesson.
PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: In the beginning of the lesson, we will watch a short film that gives the students a brief overview
of the Reconstruction Era.
The students will be given a research chart and access to the teachers website that will navigate them through this lesson.
The students will be allowed to read the chapter.
For four days of the lesson, the students will research the topics given and document the results on the research chart
provided. The students will also choose a partner and create a comic chosen from one of the topics that were researched.
Procedures:
Pre-Computer (20 Minutes)
Teacher:
1. After watching the short film and introducing the lesson, hand out a copy of the research
chart and ask them to research the topics given and list their goals and accomplishments.
2. Allow the students to begin reading the chapter for the lesson.
Students:
1. The students will analyze the chart given to begin listing the goals and accomplishments of
the topics provided.
2. Begin reading the chapter for the lesson.
While at the Computer: (20 Minutes)
Teacher:
1. Allow the student to open the browser to access the internet.
2. Navigate the student to the teachers website.
3. Assist when needed and monitor.
Students:
1. Open the browser to access the internet.
2. Go to the teachers website and follow the instructions given.
3. Begin researching the topics and record the results on the chart given.
Post-Computer (15 Minutes)
Teacher:
1. Allow the students to choose a partner to discuss the topic of the comic that will be created.
2. Allow the students to create a diagram of what they want their comic to say and how they
want their comic to look.
Students:
1. The students will choose partners to discuss the topic of the comic that they will create.
2. The students will create a diagram that will assist them in creating their comic.
While at the Computer (30 Minutes)
Teacher:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Allow the students to access the teachers website and click the comic page.
Allow the students to access ToonDoo and create an account.
Allow them to begin creating a comic.
Assist when needed and monitor.
When the comic is completed, have the students to print.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Access the teachers website and click the comic page.

Access the ToonDoo link on the comic page and create an account.
Begin creating a comic.
Print the comic when it is completed.
Students:
Closure:
Teacher:
1. Allow the students to present their comic and tell why they chose the topic.
2. After the students present the comic, allow them to display it in the classroom.
Students:
1. Present the comic to the class and tell why they chose the topic.
2. Display the comic in the classroom.
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
The Study Guide/Comic Rubric
Criteria
The goals and
accomplishments
are clearly defined.
Very few or none of

the goals and
accomplishments
were clearly defined.
Only a few of the

goals and
accomplishments
were defined.
Almost all of the

goals and
accomplishments
were defined.
All of the goals and

accomplishments
were defined.
Images in the
comic represent
the subject.
Very few or no
images in the comic
represented the
subject.
Only a few images in

the comic represented
the subject.
Almost all of the

images in the comic
represented the
subject.
All of the images in

the comic represented
the subject.
Participation and
Collaboration in
group assignment.
Not engaged.
Somewhat engaged.
Actively engaged.
Actively engaged and

take on a leadership
role in the group.
Grammar/
Mechanics
There are five or more

errors
There are no more

than four errors.
. There are no more

than three errors.
There are no more

than two errors
MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those
ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this
particular lesson.
STUDENT SAMPLE:
Research Chart:
Goals
Accomplishme
nts
13th Amendment
To free slaves from slavery.
14th Amendment
To declare that everyone

born in the U.S. be
considered a natural
citizen.
15th Amendment
To grant African American

men the right to vote.
Freedmens
Bureau
To deal with the

humanitarian crisis after
the Civil War.
Fisk University
To establish a school for

the education of freedmen.
This amendment
abolished slavery.
This amendment granted
freed slaves citizenship
in the U.S.; required that
the government treat all
citizens equal.
This amendment allowed
African American men
the right to vote.
This agency/organization
provided food, housing,
education, healthcare
and employment to
newly freed slaves and
poor whites.
This institution was one
of the first free schools
for white and black
children in Tennessee.
Law/Agency
Comic:

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Lesson Plan Guide

Grade and Topic: Grade 5; Social Studies

Date: December 4, 2016

Mentor Teacher: Margret Murdock/Marla Phillips

School: University of Memphis-IDT 3600

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking,

Internet Access to www.toondoo.com

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Access the teachers website and click the comic page.

Very few or none of

Only a few of the

Almost all of the

All of the goals and

Only a few images in

Almost all of the

All of the images in

Actively engaged and

There are five or more

There are no more

. There are no more

There are no more

To free slaves from slavery.

To declare that everyone

To grant African American

To deal with the

To establish a school for

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