Lesson Plans

Target Audience of the Lesson:

US History
Big Idea of the Lesson:

The Interpretation of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments and associate it with Plessy v. Ferguson
Overall Goal for the Lesson:

To get students to understand why the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed and how the Plessy decision impacted this.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
USH.1.4
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Investigate the impact of laws on the settlement and development of Indiana.
USH.1.5
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Develop and explain timelines of different periods of United States history before 1900.
USH.1.6
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Analyze statistical data to explain demographical changes in the United States during the nineteenth century.
USH.1.3
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Review and summarize key events and developments in the following periods of United States history: Founding the Republic (1775 -1801), Expansion and Reform (1801 -1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 -1877).


ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)

Social, ethical, and human issues
Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
Technology productivity tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

Student Objectives for the lesson. (Given a condition, the students will, to what level).
The students objective for this lesson will be to know the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments as well as having an in depth understanding of Plessy v. Ferguson and its impact on American History

Length of Lesson: (minutes, number of class periods, or days or weeks needed).
This lesson can be done in around 2-3 class periods minute class period

Schedule of Activities: (Break down your activity into a timeline of events. Focus on what students will be doing and what teachers will be doing during each part of the activity.)

To begin the class I will briefly cover the 13th, 14th, and 15 the Amendments as well as the Plessy v. Ferguson to give students a basic understanding of what it going on.

Next I will assign students into groups of 4 and they will choose to do a project over the Amendments, Reconstruction, Plessy v. Ferguson, or Harlan’s Dissent

For their project groups will do a 10-12 page PowerPoint outlining their topic stating the basic facts, ideas, and understandings of that topic.

Included in their PowerPoint should include a video clip (1-2) minutes that refers to what their project is about. (for example it could be a clip about a person talking about the importance of the 14th amendment)

At the end of the PowerPoint should be a bibliography

When the power points are complete the groups will present them to the rest of the class giving a mini lesson on each of their topics.
How will these activities be assessed? (Go back to your objectives, what will the students do? Make sure that each objective is paired to an assessment measure that allows students to show it).

Students will be graded by meeting the requirements of the Powerpoint (length, video clip, and bibliography) as well as in their presentation, and the quality of the information presented. Another part of their grade will be an individual grade issued out by the other group members of one’s group.
Adaptations: How might the lesson need to be adapted for students with special needs?

Depending on what the special needs is most students should be able to participate in the project at some level. Being a group project what is actually expected from a student differs from student to student based on what their role in the group is.
Materials Needed: Go through each activity and identify what items (both technology and not) are needed to complete this lesson. Include a breakdown according to individual student or student groups.

Books
Computers
Projector
Dvd/vcr player (possibly)
Tv (Possibly)
Speakers
Appropiate Software