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United States of America Historic Figures Lesson Plan

__ ANALYZE LEARNERS __ · 6TH GRADERS/10-11 YEAR OLDS · MALE AND FEMALE · VARIOUS SOCIOECONOMIC BACKROUNDS · DIVERSE ETHNIC BACKROUNDS: AFRICAN AMERICAN CHINESE AMERICAN LATIN AMERICAN CAUCASIAN AMERICAN · PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: STUDENTS HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF KEY PEOPLE IN AMRICAN HISTORY COMPUTER KNOWLDEGE (SURF WEB/WORD/POWERPOINT)

__ STATE OBJECTIVE __ The objective of this lesson plan is for the students to pick an important person in U.S. history from the given list of ten historical United States of America figures provided then research using the internet about the historic figure. After the student gathers the information they are to organize and write a 600 word research paper using Microsoft word on their historic figure that they researched. The student must then create a PowerPoint presentation on their historic figure with relevant pictures and information from their research paper.

SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: SS.1.A.1.1- DEVELOP AND UNDERSTANDING OF A PRIMARY SOURCE. LA.6.6.4.2.- THE STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE AND APPLY DIGITAL TOOLS

Taxonomy levels I am targeting are:

1. Evaluation- Solve, critique and criticize 2. Knowledge- Draw, Identify and locate 3. Comprehension- Explain, relate and describe 4. Application- Apply, modify and build

__ SELECT INSRUCTIONAL METHOD __

Students will choose a figure from list provided Media: Computer – Microsoft Word and internet research Materials: Paper, pencil, printer, computer, internet

__ UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS __ Each student will be assigned a computer for the week and follow the steps on wikispaces. PREPARE ENVIRONMENT: MAKE SURE ALL COMPUTERS ARE ON AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE MICROSOFT WORD, POWERPOINT, AND INTERNET ACCESS.

__ REQUIRE STUDENT PARTICIPATION __ Each student will pick a historic figure in American History from list provided, research, and write a research paper on the person they picked. They will then create a PowerPoint presentation about their historic figure.

__ EVALUATE AND REVISE __ Students must demonstrate the ability to research and write about one of the historic figures provided. They also must demonstrate creativity in creating their PowerPoint.

I have created a rubric below for the grading

** PREPERATION **
 * ** BEGINNING 1 ** || ** DEVELOPING 2 ** || ** ACCOMPLISHED 3 ** || ** EXEMPLARY 4 ** ||

OUTLINE ORGANIZED; RESOURCES APPROPRIATE || WELL ORGANIZED OUTLINE OF POWERPOINT ; RESOURCES OUSTANDING || ** CONTENT **
 * OUTLINE OF POWERPOINT LACKS RESORCES || RESOURCES FEW AND INAPPROPRIATE || POWERPOINT

** ORDER **
 * MENTIONS KEY IDEAS; LITTLE EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING || EXPRESS KEY IDEAS; NOT FULLY AT EASE WITH CONCEPTS || EXPRESS KEY IDEAS AND SHOWS UNDERSTANDING || KEY WORDS AND IDEAS CORRECTLY USED; DEFINED FOR READER ||

** MEDIA, GRAPHICS, AND PROPS **
 * IDEAS NOT ORDERED; AUDIENCE HAS DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING || SOME ORDER OF IDEAS BUT JUMPS AROUND || LOGICAL ORDER OF PRESENTATION || LOGICAL SEQUENCE EASY TO FOLLOW ||

** SPEAKING **
 * DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO USE POWERPOINT WELL || POWERPOINT USE IS WEAK || <span style="background: yellow; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">POWERPOINT BASICS MASTERED || <span style="background: yellow; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">OUSTANDING USE OF POWERPOINT; GRAPHICALLY ENHANCED ||

** Q & A **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">HESITATES, WHISPERS, POOR EYE CONTACT || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">SOME HESITATION, SOME EYE CONTACT, READS MOSTLY || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">CLEAR, GOOD PACE AND PRONOUNCIATION, GOOD EYE CONTACT || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">CLEAR, GOOD PACE, WELL REHERSED, GREAT EYE CONTACT ||


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">DEFENSIVE, FREQUENT SHRUGS || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">SOME “I DON’T KNOW” SOME DEFENSIVENESS || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">ANSWERS CORRECTLY WITH LITTLE HESITATION || <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">ANSWERS CORRECTLY, EXPANDS AND EXPLAINS. ||