ElenaCaceres

TIE
512
Cunningham
November30,2014

Mini
Unit
FamousLandmarksoftheEastRegion
By:ElenaCaceres

Introduction&Aim
The4thgradecurriculuminSocialStudiesfocusesontheregionsoftheUnitedStates.
AtSouthElementarySchool,studentslearnaboutmajorcitiesandotherimportant
geographicalfeatureswithineachregion.WhilestudyingtheEastregion,studentswill
designvirtualfieldtripstopopularlandmarksinmajorcitiesontheEastCoast(New
York,WashingtonD.C.,Philadelphia,andBoston).Studentswillresearchthehistorical
significancebehindthelandmarksandthecurrentinfluencesoftheselandmarkson
societytoday.Studentswillcreateamoviewithvoiceovernarrationtogiveviewera
truevirtualtourofthelandmarks.

Theaimofthisunitisforstudentstoapplymultipleskillsfromdifferentcontentareas
intoonelearningproject.Studentswillresearch,takenotes,write,narrate,andcreate.
Thefactualinformationcollectedwillbeusedforstudentstoinformothersonthe
historicalsignificanceoflandmarksinmajorcitiesoftheEastCoast.

Rationale
TheCommonCoreLiteracyWritingstandardsexpectfourthgradestudentstodraw
evidencefrominformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,andresearch.Under
thosesamestandardsforreadingforinformationaltexts,studentsareexpectedtoread
andcomprehendsocialstudiestexts.BymixingthesetwoCommonCorestandards
withIllinoisStateSocialSciencestandards,studentswillbereading,researching,and
writingtounderstandandexplainthehistoricalsignificanceofplacesandhowthey
influencepeople'sperceptions.

GeneralGoals
Understandings:
Studentswillunderstandthat
Landmarksholdimportanthistoricalsignificances.
Landmarksinfluenceoursocietytoday.


EssentialQuestions
Howandwhywerelandmarkscreated?
Whatarethelandmarkshistoricalsignificance?
Howdolandmarksinfluenceoursocietytoday?
Whatwilltouristseeandlearnbyvisitingalandmark?

Knowledge
Studentswillknowthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthefollowing
landmarksinthefollowingcities:
PhiladelphiaLibertyBell,IndependenceHall
BostonFreedomTrail
WashingtonD.C.LincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse
NewYorkCity911Memorial,StatueofLiberty,EllisIsland

Skills
Studentswillbeableto
Takeorganizednotesforavarietyofpurposesfrommultipleresources.
Writeavoiceoverexplainingthehistory,significance,andcurrent
influencesofdifferentlandmarksinvariouscities.
Findorcreateimagesandothervisualresourcesfortheirvirtualtour.
CreateadigitalfieldtripusingtheExplainEverythingiPadapp.

SubjectMatterDescription
ThisunitisdesignedtobeimplementedaspartofafourthgradeSocialStudies
curriculumwhilestudentsarestudyingtheEastregionoftheUnitedStates.Thisunit
willhighlightmajorcitiesintheEastregionandthehistoricalsignificanceofdifferent
landmarkslocatedinthosecities.

LearnerDescription&Prerequisites
Thisprojectisdesignedforstudentsinfourthgrade.Studentsofallabilitiesare
welcometoparticipate,withmanyopportunitiesfordifferentiationwithinreadingtext
levels,writingexpectations,andenrichmentopportunities.
Studentsshouldalreadyknow...
BasicinformationaboutthecitiesNewYork,WashingtonD.C.,Philadelphia,and
Boston
Backgroundknowledgeonlandmarks
Nonfictionnotetakingskills
HowtonavigateaWebquest

 HowtocreateusingtheExplainEverythingapp
HowtonavigateGoogleEarth

LearningObjectives
Icanreadandcomprehendnonfictionvideos,articles,andtexts.
Icantakeorganizednotes.
Icancomposewritingwithwithfacts,definitions,concretedetails,quotations,or
otherinformationandexamplesrelatedtothelandmarks..
Icanexplaininwritinghowandwhylandmarkswerecreated.
Icanexplaininwritingthehistoricalsignificanceoflandmarks?
Icanexplaininwritinghowlandmarksinfluenceoursocietytoday.
Icanexplaininwritingwhattouristswillseeandlearnbyvisitingalandmark.
IcancreateimagesonDrawingPadtoexplaininformationandsupportmy
moviecreation.
IcancreateamovieonExplainEverythingcompilingmylearningandexplaining
toviewersthehistoricalsignificancebehindthelandmarksandthecurrent
influencesoftheselandmarksonsocietytoday.

Standards
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.4.10
Bytheendofyear,readandcomprehendinformationaltexts,includinghistory/social
studies,science,andtechnicaltexts,inthegrades45textcomplexitybandproficiently,
withscaffoldingasneededatthehighendoftherange.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.9

Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,and
research.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.2.B
Developthetopicwithfacts,definitions,concretedetails,quotations,orother
informationandexamplesrelatedtothetopic.

STATEGOAL17:Understandworldgeographyandtheeffectsofgeographyon
society,withanemphasisontheUnitedStates.
D.Understandthehistoricalsignificanceofgeography.
LateElementary17.D.2a Describehowphysicalcharacter
isticsofplacesinfluence
peoplesperceptionsandtheirrolesintheworldovertime.


Materials
1:1iPadswithGoogleEarth,DrawingPad,andExplainEverythingApps
AccesstoUnitWebquest
AccesstoDiscoveryEducation
AccesstoGoogleDriveAccounts

InstructionalPlan
Day1
Objective:Studentswillchoosetheircitiesandlandmarksandorganizetheirnotebooks
fornotetaking
Studentsarerequiredtochoosethreecitiesand5landmarkstostudy
Studentswillorganizetheirnotebooksfornotetakingbywritingdownwhatthey
wanttoknowforeachcity/landmarktheyareresearching

Day2
Objective:Studentswillresearchtheirfirstlandmark.
Studentswillresearchthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthe
landmark.
Studentswillreadandtakeorganizednotesintheirnotebooks.

Day3
Objective:Studentswillresearchtheirsecondlandmark.
Studentswillresearchthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthe
landmark.
Studentswillreadandtakeorganizednotesintheirnotebooks.

Day4
Objective:Studentswillresearchtheirthirdlandmark.
Studentswillresearchthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthe
landmark.
Studentswillreadandtakeorganizednotesintheirnotebooks.

Day5
Objective:Studentswillresearchtheirfourthlandmark.
Studentswillresearchthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthe
landmark.
Studentswillreadandtakeorganizednotesintheirnotebooks.

Day6
Objective:Studentswillresearchtheirfifthlandmark.
Studentswillresearchthehistory,significance,andcurrentinfluenceofthe
landmark.
Studentswillreadandtakeorganizednotesintheirnotebooks.

Day7
Objective:Studentswillcompiletheirnotesintoavoiceoverfortheirvirtualfieldtrip.
Studentswillusetheirnotestowritetheirvoiceoverwhichwillincludethe
followingelementsforeachlandmark:Grabber,TopicSentence,Details(history,
significance,currentinfluence),ConcludingSentence.
Studentswillfocusonaddingvoice,transitions,andfigurativelanguagetotheir
writing.

Day8
Objective:Studentswillcreateandfindvisualresourcesfortheirvirtualfieldtrip.
StudentswillcreateimagesontheDrawingPadapptotieintotheirvoiceovers.
StudentswillfindothercopyrightfreeimagesandvideosonDiscoveryEducation
andGoogleEarththattheywillusefortheirprojects.

Day9
Objective:StudentswillcreatetheirExplainEverythingvirtualfieldtrips.
Studentswillcombinetheirimages/videosandvoiceoversontheExplain
Everythingapptocreatetheirvideos.
StudentswillposttheirvideosontheirKidblogaccounts.

Day10
Objective:Sharingandlearningfromothers.
StudentswillaccessandviewtheirclassmatesprojectsfromtheirKidblog
accounts.
Studentswillleaveeachotherconstructivecommentsontheirprojects.

Assessment&Evaluation
StudentswillbeassessedusingtheLandmarksoftheEastRegionrubricbelow.