Teacher Candidate: Victoria A.

McDonald Subject/Grade: SC History/3rd 11, 2013

Lesson#: 2-3 Date: September 10-

Learning Objective: !e st"dents #ill be able to classi$y SC land$orm re%ions based on climate, p!ysical $eat"res, and nat"ral reso"rces #it! &0' acc"racy. *2-day esson* ! ign"ent #ith Standards: South Caro ina Studies Standard $-%: The student #i de"onstrate an understanding o& ' aces and regions in South Caro ina and the ro e o& hu"an syste"s in the state( So"t! Carolina St"dies 3-1.1 Cate%ori(e t!e si) land$orm re%ions o$ So"t! Carolina- t!e *l"e +id%e, t!e ,iedmont, t!e Sand Hills, t!e -nner Coastal ,lain, t!e ."ter Coastal ,lain, and t!e Coastal /one0accordin% to t!eir climate, p!ysical $eat"res, and nat"ral reso"rces. ))D!: eac!er candidate #ill implement learnin% strate%ies t!at promote cooperation. SCC!: Descriptions o$ appropriate st"dent be!a1ior are s!o#n t!ro"%!o"t. Cross-Curricu ar Connections: St"dents #ill be "sin% science s2ills o$ classi$yin% and ma2in% obser1ations. St"dents #ill also be "sin% readin% s2ills by "sin% in$ormational te)t. !e st"dents #ill be "sin% t!eir So"t! Carolina Social St"dies boo2 and ot!er non-$iction boo2s abo"t t!e state. Ta*ono"y Leve : 3nderstand/Concept"al 4no#led%e02/* Deve o'"enta !''ro'riateness: ,re1io"sly, st"dents !a1e learned to reco%ni(e nat"ral $eat"res o$ t!eir p!ysical en1ironment 54-1.67. St"dents !a1e learned to identi$y nat"ral reso"rces 51-1.37 and compare !o# land and nat"ral reso"rces are "sed t!ro"%!o"t t!e #orld 51-1.67. St"dents !a1e learned to reco%ni(e %eo%rap!ic $eat"res and nat"ral reso"rces o$ t!e local re%ion 52-1.27 as #ell as !o# indi1id"als "se t!e land to ma2e a li1in% 52-1.67. Alt!o"%! st"dents #ill re1isit t!e st"dy o$ So"t! Carolina in ei%!t! %rade, a st"dy o$ t!e land$orm re%ions #ill not be repeated. Ho#e1er, st"dents #ill need an "nderstandin% o$ So"t! Carolina8s re%ional

di$$erences as a $o"ndation $or many o$ t!e ei%!t! %rade standards. !ro"%!o"t t!e social st"dies standards, st"dents #ill enco"nter opport"nities to learn !o# p!ysical di$$erences o$ 1ario"s re%ions a$$ect #ays o$ li$e in all parts o$ t!e #orld. -South Carolina Academic Support Documents Social Studies 3rd grade (3-1.1)

!ssess"ent o& the Objectives: Lesson Objective !e st"dents #ill be able to classi$y SC land$orm re%ions based on climate, p!ysical $eat"res, and nat"ral reso"rces #it! &0' acc"racy. *2-day esson* !ssess"ent o& Objective ,re9 C!ec2list #ill be "sed to record st"dents8 ability to sort t!e p!ysical $eat"res o$ SC accordin% to re%ions 5$ormati1e7 D"rin%9 eac!er obser1ations and anecdotal notes 5$ormati1e7 ,ost9 :"i( on c!aracteristics o$ eac! re%ion 5s"mmati1e7 )ssentia +uestions ;!at ma2es one re%ion si%ni$icantly di$$erent $rom t!e ot!ers< ,se o& -or"ative !ssess"ent .bser1in% and collectin% in$ormation on !o# st"dents sort t!e p!ysical $eat"res #ill !elp t!e teac!er "nderstand #!at needs to be $oc"sed on most. !e $ormati1e assessment #ill pro1e i$ t!e st"dents are capable o$ classi$yin% and obser1in% e$$iciently eno"%! to sort. !e $ormati1e assessments #ill also allo# me to %i1e $eedbac2 #!ile teac!in% and %"ide st"dents in t!e correct #ay. St"dents #ill not be %i1en t!e ans#er,

!o#e1er, t!ey #ill be prompted to t!in2 in t!e correct demeanor and direction.

!cco""odations: =)tra time #ill be pro1ided as needed. ,ro1ide modi$ied instr"ctions #!en necessary. +epetition o$ directions #ill be pro1ided as needed. Demonstration o$ !o# to collect in$ormation #ill be modeled to all st"dents. Model note ta2in% and dra# pict"res to assist =n%lis! learnin% st"dents. St"dents t!at $inis! early #ill be allo#ed to contin"e to elaborate on t!eir 1is"al o$ t!e re%ions or t!ey may relocate to t!e class library to read. Slo# paced learners #ill be enco"ra%ed t!ro"%!o"t t!e lesson to stay en%a%ed. .ateria s: SMA+ *oard -nternet ,aper ,encil Crayons +esearc! ,aper SC Map imer /rocedures: D!0 % 17 *rin% all st"dents to t!e carpet 27 +e1ie# t!e si) re%ions o$ SC and e)plain 3pco"ntry and >o#co"ntry a. 3pco"ntry- *l"e +id%e and ,iedmont b. >o#co"ntry- -nner Coastal ,lain, ."ter Coastal ,lain, and Coastal /one 37 =)plain to st"dents t!at alt!o"%! t!ese re%ions are #it!in t!e same state t!ey all !a1e "ni?"e c!aracteristics. 67 S!o# t!e map o$ SC on t!e SMA+ *oard and as2 st"dents to loo2 at #!ere t!e di$$erent re%ions are located and $or t!em to

t!in2 o$ some c!aracteristics t!at #o"ld be si%ni$icantly di$$erent bet#een t#o or more re%ions. @7 ell st"dents, A oday #e are %oin% to be%in a researc! proBect on t!e si) land$orm re%ions o$ So"t! Carolina.C D7 Di1ide t!e class into si) %ro"ps 5one per re%ion7 and e)plain t!at t!e %ro"ps t!ey are in are t!eir researc! teams. a. !ere #ill be 6 st"dents per %ro"pE !a1e t!ose indi1id"als %o a!ead and mer%e to%et!er on t!e carpet so t!ey don8t $or%et #!ic! %ro"p t!ey are in. b. St"dents !a1e been #or2in% on non-$iction $or o"r readin% "nit and t!is lesson #ill assist t!em #it! "nderstandin% t!e p"rpose o$ non$iction and t!e te)t $eat"res $o"nd in t!ro"%!o"t in$ormational te)t F7 =ac! %ro"p #ill do researc! "sin% t!eir Social St"dies te)tboo2s. .nce a %ro"p !as @ $acts abo"t a re%ion t!ey may start on t!e ne)t re%ion. G7 Model to st"dents !o# t!ey are s"pposed to ta2e notes and e)plain t!e di$$erence bet#een 1al"able $acts and non-1al"able $acts. &7 =)plain to st"dents it is important t!at t!ey ta2e %ood notes beca"se t!ey #ill be "sin% t!eir notes to ill"strate a map o$ SC based on t!e re%ions. a. Ha1e a model to s!o# t!em !o# it #ill loo2. b. Also !a1e one to model it to t!em i. =).7 i$ yo" read t!at t!e ,iedmont area !as rollin% !ills yo" can be%in to dra# lots o$ $lo#in% !ills t!ro"%!o"t t!e ,iedmont area 107 ;al2 aro"nd t!e classroom and s!o# eac! %ro"p e)actly #ere t!ey #ill be located to #or2 on t!eir researc! lesson. 117 Ho# dismiss st"dents by %ro"ps to %o and %et t!eir te)tboo2s and t!eir pencil be$ore ?"ic2ly %oin% to t!eir desi%nated area in t!e room. a. Iro"ps #ill be #or2in% on di$$erent re%ions i. 1-*l"e +id%e 2-,iedmont 3-Sand!ills 6--nner Coastal ,lain @-."ter Coastal ,lain D-Coastal /one 127 ;!en a %ro"p is done collectin% @ $acts abo"t t re%ion t!ey can be instr"cted to mo1e on to t!e ne)t re%ion 5le$t to ri%!tE Coastal /one re%ion researc! is $ollo#ed by t!e *l"e +id%e7 a. st"dents may only %et to t!ree re%ions today %i1en t!at t!ey #ill only be %i1en abo"t 30 min"tes $or t!e lesson 510 min per re%ionE @minJresearc! @minJdra#7 b. st"dents s!o"ld be in$ormed t!at t!is is %oin% to be at least a t#o day lesson and e)tra time #ill be %i1en i$ needed to complete t!e researc!

137 At t!e concl"sion o$ t!e lesson, %et t!e st"dents attention and as2 t!em all to close t!eir boo2s and clean "p t!eir area. Ma2e s"re yo" remind st"dents to p"t t!eir name on all o$ t!eir #or2. Also enco"ra%e st"dent to ?"ic2ly $ollo# directions beca"se t!ey #ill %et to ret"rn to doin% more researc! on t!e si)-land$orm re%ions t!e ne)t day. 167 a2e "p all papers D!0 2 17 Start t!e lesson #it! a ?"ic2 re1ie# o$ t!e re%ions o$ So"t! Carolina a. Distrib"te pride pa#s to st"dents t!at %i1e correct ans#ers 27 ell st"dents t!at today #e are %oin% to contin"e #or2in% in %ro"ps to complete researc! abo"t SC re%ions 37 =)plain to st"dents t!at today8s researc! #o"ld be a little di$$erent a. A oday #e #ill contin"e o"r researc! "sin% non$iction library boo2s $rom t!e library t!at are abo"t So"t! Carolina or !a1e in$ormation abo"t So"t! Carolina #it!in t!em.C b. A-t is e)tremely important t!at yo" all are "sin% t!e te)t $eat"res t!at #e !a1e been learnin% abo"t in readin%. !e table o$ contents #ill lead yo" to t!e correct area in a boo2 and t!e inde) may !elp yo" $ind an e)act pa%e containin% in$ormation abo"t a speci$ic topic.C 67 S!o# t!em an e)ample o$ one o$ t!e boo2s t!at #as collected $rom t!e library to "se $or o"r researc!. @7 Also e)plain to t!em t!e boo2s are not t!e only place to %at!er in$ormation. As2 st"dents #!ere is anot!er place t!ey 2no# o$ t!at #ill pro1ide "s #it! lots o$ in$ormation. a. =)pect ans#ers li2e t!e library and internet D7 Model to st"dents !o# t!ey #ill be allo#ed to "se t!e internet to $ind more in$ormation. F7 Dismiss st"dents to t!eir desi%nated area a$ter all researc! papers $rom t!e pre1io"s day !ad been. a. Iro"ps #ill rotate "sin% t!e comp"ters 2 %ro"ps at a time 510 min at a time at t!e comp"ters7 b. +emain at t!e comp"ters as m"c! as possible to monitor and re%"late st"dents G7 At t!e concl"sion o$ t!e lesson as2 st"dents to p"t t!eir names on all #or2 and clean "p area. &7 ;!ole %ro"p disc"ssion a. As2 st"dents #!at t!ey learned abo"t eac! re%ion i. >ist all on a bi% c!art paper to later be displayed in t!e classroom 107 Kollo#in% #!ole %ro"p disc"ssion dismiss st"dents to t!eir

des2 and as2 t!em to p"t e1eryt!in% a#ay e)cept $or t!eir b"siness $older. 117 .nce e1eryone !as $ollo#ed directions t!e SC +e%ions :"i( can be distrib"ted and completed #it! direct instr"ctions t!ro"%!o"t. 127 a2e all ?"i((es "p to be %raded #!en completed. 1e&erences: So"t! Carolina State Standards 3rd %rade Social St"dies !ctivity !na ysis: !e lesson obBecti1es allo#ed $or st"dent-based learnin%. !e st"dents !ad t!e opport"nity to learn $rom one anot!er and not B"st $rom #!at t!ey !ear t!e teac!er say. St"dents #ere $"lly en%a%ed beca"se #!at t!ey #ere learnin% #as all based on t!eir $indin%s. D"rin% t!is lesson t!e %ro"ps #ere $ormed a certain #ay on p"rpose. >o# st"dents #ere placed in a %ro"p #it! a1era%e per$ormin% st"dents. A1era%e per$ormin% st"dents #ere placed in %ro"ps. ec!nolo%y played a !"%e role in t!e lesson beca"se it #as t!e $irst time some o$ t!e st"dents !ad e1er "sed t!e -nternet ot!er t!an to ta2e an Accelerated +eader ?"i(.