TWS Standard 2 DeSantis

TWS Standard 2 Anthony DeSantis September 15, 2013 EED/490 Debi Stewart

TWS Standard 2 DeSantis TWS Standard 2 Standard 2 LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Learning Goal #1 (LG1): Students will be able to connect (DOK 4) roles and procedures in government to structures in their own personal lives. Learning Goal #2 (LG2): Students will engage in active collaboration with others to display (DOK 2) a meaningful presentation of Social Studies content. Learning Goal #3 (LG3): Students will be able to use (DOK 1) technological resources to collect and display (DOK 2) information. SIGNIFICANCE, CHALLENGE AND VARIETY The overall unit of study on government is broken down in subsections. This student teacher will focus on the topic of voting. At the point of starting the voting sub-unit, students will have been exposed to different roles of elected officials. Part of the text book has been read to the class, which includes information about general rules about voting. The significance to the voting sub-unit will be having the students become a part of a process that will have an impact on their adult lives. A variety of topics will accompany the focus on voting. Rules and rights, history, elections, and candidates, will be highlighted as the students perform a mock class election over a two week time frame. A challenge for the project will be matching up select students to form a

TWS Standard 2 DeSantis cooperative working environment. Knowledge of the students academic strengths, weaknesses, and sociability are to be taken into consideration before forming groups. Appropriateness for Students Famous literary characters are pre-chosen to be the candidates running for the class representative. The characters should be well known to the students to excite them about the mock elections they will be performing. Students are able to engage in studying character traits, as well as writing opinion pieces, which makes the experience fulfill multiple subject areas. Alignment with National, State, and Local Standards LG1 Alignment to Standards: Missouri GLEs: LG1 will meet a couple of the GLE social studies standards. Standard SS1 1.10, 4.1, states that students should be able to explain and apply the concept of majority rule. GLE SS2 3.1, 3.6, will be met when teaching the students perform a mock debate over who they believe to be the best representative for the class. LG2 Alignment to Standards: NCSS: LG2 aligns with Thematic Standard A.3 which states that the study of people, places, and environments will also help to promote learners capabilities to make informed and critical decisions. The second grade students will work in collaborative groups to think critically about how to create (DOK 4) a mock election, similar a real life event. LG3 Alignment to Standards:

TWS Standard 2 DeSantis GLE: LG3 fulfills the GLE standard, SS7 1.4, 1.10 by instructing the students on how to use grade level appropriate electronic, and library resources to investigate (DOK 3) information about literary characters, the process of voting, and character traits.