Lesson+Plan+(unit)-+Part+I

This lesson targets a 4th Grade audience on the subject of Social Studies.

**The Sunshine State Standards my unit will cover: **

SS.4.A.1.1 - Analyze primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals and events throughout Florida history. SS.4.A.1.2 - Synthesize information related to Florida history through print and electronic media.

**Learning objectives: **

The students will identify the famous individuals studied throughout the semester. - Synthesis The students will formulate questions about the famous individuals. - Knowledge The students will write a brief summary of their famous individual. - Knowledge (Microsoft Word) The students will identify the famous persons accomplishments. - Synthesis (Microsoft Word) Th e students will design a PowerPoint on their famous individual. - Sythesis (Microsoft PowerPoint) The students will generate a report after group discussion. - Evaluation (GoogleDocs)

**Materials: **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">3x5 Note Cards ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Pencil ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Tape ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Paper ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">List of Famous Historical Individuals ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Laptop ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Microsoft PowerPoint ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Microsoft Word ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">GoogleDocs ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Candy ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Special Reward **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Activities:**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Each student will begin this review session by having a 3" x 5" note card taped to their back with the name of a famous historical personality the class has studied written on it. The students will not be able to look at the name on their back. The goal is for each student to identify "who they are" by asking their classmates questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no". The students will only be allowed to ask each classmate 2 questions, before they must continue on to the next question. The students will also be carrying around a sheet of paper to write down the information they are receiving from each student to help find out "who they are." Each student should discover who the famous historical person on their back is in at most 20 questions. Therefore, after each question asked the person answering "yes" or "no" must erase a number on their note card beginning at 20. Everyone who completed the goal will be a winner and will receive candy, but the student who guesses "who they are" in the least amount of questions will receive a special reward.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">One each student discovers who they famous person in history is, each student will be required to make a PowerPoint or iMovie to present to the class on Tuesday. The presentations should be no longer than 5 minutes. The presentation should cover: "Who you were", their birth date, important events in their lifetime, and death. The purpose of these presentations are to help and refresh the students memories on material discussed earlier in the semester. We will also integrate technology into this lesson to let the students express their creative side.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The following day, we will have an interactive class. We will mainly be using the whiteboard to display a large timeline. Individually the student will go up to the board and draw in the dates relating to important events and well known accomplishments in their "persons' life. While each students will have a chance to write on the board, the rest of the student's should be drawing this timeline. The timeline will come and handy and benefit each students for their final exam.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once the timeline is completed each student will be paired into groups of 4. The students will be responsible to go to a computer station and create a report on all 4 of their "people." The students should begin by listing information about each person in outline form. Once the outline is completed and checked, the group will be able to continue with their assignment. Each groups report must be at least 2 pages long. Each student is required to participate equally and include all of the information necessary for a quick biography on their "person." The document must be done through GoogleDocs. If there project is not completed in class, each student will be able to communicate through GoogleDocs. This group report will be due on Friday December 11, 2009.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the final review day group reports must be turned in, in the beginning of class. All of the students will line up and be taken to the library, giving each child access to a computer. Each student will be required to complete a Digital Scavenger Hunt on the computer. The scavenger hunt will be displayed on all of the screens prior to the children arriving. This activity is supposed to be a fun way to use technology and give the students a break from the normal classroom setting. The Digital Scavenger Hunt is intended to review everything addressed this week in an interactive way. If a student answers a question wrong they will need to answer another question correctly to continue. This activity should only take about 30 minutes and will help the students retain and remember information from earlier in the semester.

**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evaluate and Revise: **
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The lesson unit worked out beyond all expectations. The students responded very well to all of the activities. This has proven to be a very enjoyable and benefiting way to review a lot of information with the students.