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Unit:
Social Studies Grade:
Fourth Grade Lesson
Topic: The Revolutionary
War Lesson
Objectives: ·
Students
will be able to retell facts about the American
Revolution ·
Students
will be able to identify a few important people and
dates relating to the Revolutionary
War Instructional
Techniques: ·
History
lesson by teacher on the American Revolution ·
Documentary
about the basics of the Revolution ·
Reading
of textbook chapter on the American Revolution ·
End
of unit online quiz to see what students remember about
the war ·
Based
on results, either move on to next unit or assign an
additional project to
research a specific important figure from the war Instructional
Materials: ·
Power
point presentation of the Revolution ·
Specific
fourth grade documentary about the war on YouTube ·
The
class textbook for history lessons ·
A
computer for the teacher made website with the questions
about the war Theoretical
Perspective: Often, social studies
is a forgotten piece of
academics in elementary schools. Students might not get
the full social studies
lessons they deserve in elementary school. The American
Revolution is extremely
important for students to learn about so, they can
understand how our country
came to be. Also, with today’s political climate it is
important to see why our
country went into a revolution because history often
repeats itself. Learning
the building stones of democracy is vital for students
so they can think
critically, and be aware, about American principles. Procedure:
Intro: ·
Students
will be given a power point presentation on the war. ·
After
the presentation students will be in group discussion to
see what they remember
and learned from the presentation. ·
While
students are discussing, the teacher will set up the
documentary for the
students to watch after their discussion. Step by step: ·
Students
will engage in the textbook for the main lesson. ·
In
partners the students will engage in the material of the
textbook by taking
turns reading out loud to each other ·
While
reading students will jot down what they believe to be
the most important facts
from the chapter ·
The
students will be required to have 3 questions along with
their important points
from the chapter. ·
Students
will take their notes and make groups of four to discuss
their findings. They
must pick their three best facts and one question to
share with the class in a
larger discussion. ·
After
their small group discussions, the teacher will right
down what the students
found and, go further in depth on their facts. Also,
answering the questions
the groups thought were their best. ·
After
completing this large discussion their will be a wrap up
activity. Closure: ·
Students
will be given ten minutes to review their notes with
anyone in the class before
they take an exam on the material. ·
Students
may review any way they prefer and, at the end the
teacher will give a summary
of what they went over. ·
The
exam will be given on the computer and, students will
record their results by
how many tries it took them to answer all seven
questions. Students will record
this by tally marks on a sheet with the numbers 1-7 on a
line that says,
“number of tries.” Adaptions: ·
Students
who prefer to work alone will be given that opportunity
rather than working
with a partner. ·
Students
who need extra help reading will be paired with a strong
reader to help things
move along in the lesson ·
Students
who struggle with sitting will be fine for the lesson
because there will be one
minute “brain breaks” to get students up and moving
every twenty minutes ·
Students
who are not strong English speakers will get a voice
over of the chapter
recorded by the teacher Homework: ·
If
students are extremely interested in the revolution,
there will be an extra
credit homework opportunity. Students may research and
prepare five other neat
facts about the revolution, that they will present to
the class. Students will receive
a prize and, two bonus points on any assignment they
need extra points on. Evaluation: ·
Students
will be able to retell facts about the American
Revolution Students will speak
in groups and, when they tell out the
teacher will be able to see if the students understand
important facts. The
students will be speaking out the facts and, the teacher
will be able to engage
what they understood based on the student answers. ·
Students
will be able to identify a few important people and
dates relating to the Revolutionary
War The online quiz
mentions a few important figures and, when
the war starts. These facts are important for the
revolution and, the figures
are some of the most important in American History.
Hopefully, after the lesson’s
students will be able to get the questions right on the
quiz.
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