Lesson Plan 1

LESSON PLAN 1
Name: Jake Simpson
WGU Task Objective Number: 603.2.3-04, 602.3.22-08, etc.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Subject(s): US History
Topic or Unit of Study: Cold War – The Leaders of the Cold War

Grade/Level: 9

Instructional Setting:
A diverse class of 28 students. All of the students are freshmen. The class has 5 ESL students. The class has 1 autistic and resource student. Students will be positioned in individual desks which will be grouped into 6 groups (4 groups with 5 students, 2 groups with 4 students.)

STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES

Your State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
Arkansas Frameworks Curriculum
CUS.19.AH.4 Examine the development of international alliances as a result of the Cold War:
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Warsaw Pact

Lesson Objective(s):
At an 80% success rate, students will be able to compare and contrast world leaders during the beginning of the Cold War and analyze the affect they had upon international relations by writing a comparitive essay using notes from student presentations.
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Instructional Materials:
laptops computers w/internet access
guided note templates
pen/pencil
textbook

Resources:
Ayers, Edward L. (2009) American Anthem. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston: Austin.


INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Sequence of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events (provide description and indicate approximate time for each):

  1. Identification of Student Prerequisite Skills Needed for Lesson:
Ask questions over Cold War, Stalin, and Eisenhower. Students should have knowledge from previous lessons on Cold War and Stalin. Should be familiar with Eisenhower from WWII unit.

2 – 3 minutes

  1. Presentation of New Information or Modeling:
Introduce the following terms, names and concepts:
  • NATO
  • Warsaw Pact
  • John Foster Dulles
  • Nikita Khrushchev
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser
  • Mao Zedong

  1. Guided Practice:
Introduction of new material and class discussion over terms and names.
Students will be split into six (6) groups. Each group will be given one of the following Cold War leaders:
  1. Joseph Stalin
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Mao Zedong
  4. John Foster Dulles
  5. Gamal Abdel Nasser
  6. Nikita Krushchev

15 minutes

  1. Independent Student Practice:
The students will be using computers provided to research their given leader over a 20 minute period. They will have to find 4-5 main points (one for each student) of impact the selected leader had on the Cold War. These points could cover international and domestic events and policies.
20 minutes

The groups will take turns presenting the information they found on their leader. They will present all main points and should take no longer than 5 minutes.
35 minutes

  1. Culminating or Closing Procedure/Activity/Event:
Once all the students are finished with their comparisons of the leaders, a class discussion will commence over the leaders. The students will answer questions such as “how did the leaders differ,” “how were the leaders the same,” and “how did these differences affect the events that happened during the early stages of the Cold War.” This will most like commence on the following day at the beginning of class.

Pedagogical Strategy (or Strategies):
Direct instruction – Introduction of terms and names; splitting students into groups
Partner work – Research on Cold War leader; presentation of information on Cold War leader

Differentiated Instruction:
Gifted/Accelerated Learners: Will find two facts for their chosen leader.
ELL students: Placed in groups with students good at coaxing others into participation

Student Assessment/Rubrics:
Formative: Students will write a comparative essay of two of the six Cold War leaders. The essay will consist of two points of similarities with support for each point, and two points of differences with support for each point.


Summative: Students will be tested over Cold War leaders and international alliances during Unit test and Semester test.

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