Ed 468 Lesson Plan

Candidate Name:

Date:

Lauryn Maloney

2/16/16

Lesson Title:

Grade Level:

Create-A-State: Citing Sources in

5th

Partner Paragraphs
Type of Lesson:
Cooperative, Project Based Learning
Instructional Strategies/Method of Delivery:
Direct instruction mini lesson, cooperative groups, teacher-led,
student-driven group work, Think-aloud on how to write a paragraph with
sources
Content Area:
Social Studies/ Writing
Subject Matter:
13 Original Colonies, early USA history, colonial times
Content Standard:
5.4
Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic
institutions that evolved in the colonial era.
5.4.2
. Identify the major individuals and groups responsible for the founding of
the various colonies and the reasons for their founding
5.4.3.
Describe the religious aspects of the earliest colonies
5.4.7.
Explain the early democratic ideas and practices that emerged during
the colonial period, including the significance of representative assemblies
and town meetings.
W.5.3.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
W.5.4.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and
organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.5.7.
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build

knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

W.5.8.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant

information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase

information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources
W.5.9.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and research.
ELD Standard:

Lesson Objective(s):
1. Students will brainstorm their colony by completing the project outline
and submitting it through google classroom.
2. Students will begin writing their paragraphs, including sources and
comparing and contrasting the 13 colonies with their own.
Assessment:
Formative:
Students will submit their project outline through google classroom.
Teachers will use this assessment to check for understanding and make sure
the students are on topic and their laws, leaders and resources make sense.
This will be the outline that students will use to begin writing their partner
paragraphs.
Summative:
At the end of the entire project (around March 22nd), students will present a
board game, poster and 6 paragraph essay detailing the creation, laws,
leaders and resources of their successful colony.
Lesson/Assessment Modifications:
To work with both 5th grade classes, we will put 2 students from each
classroom into a 4 person group and split them between Mr. Nakamuras and
Mrs. Laursens classrooms.
Technology:
Chromebooks

Internet Access
Google Classroom Access

INTO
Meet in Mr. Nakamuras Room (Room 14)
Read Lesson Objectives
Go over todays Agenda:
a. Mini lesson on essay writing with sources
b. Students work in groups to complete the outline
c. Students share what is happening in their colony
THROUGH
Mini Lesson: Using and citing sources in your paragraphs
1. Read example paragraph
2. Think-aloud of writing the paragraph, comparing and contrasting
colonies, creating laws, integrating leaders, creating a reasonable
historical fictional backstory
3. Paragraph Source Requirements:
a. Must cite USA Studies Weekly in each partner paragraph and
may cite additional sources, if desired
b. Must compare and contrast your colony with the original 13
colonies
You will begin your paragraphs after you complete the outline you have
been working on. Your outlines must be completed today.
Discuss what is important (finishing the outline) and what isnt the most
important (naming our citizens, thinking about money or exact costs, specifics)
BEYOND
Students work in groups to complete the outline for their Create-A-State
project. Students will use chromebooks with internet access, USA Studies

Weekly (a Social Studies newsletter) and class notes to support them.

Teachers will circle the room, asking thought-provoking questions and
checking to see if the groups are on track to complete their outline. This
activity will be teacher-led, student-driven as students will work to pace
themselves, while working cooperatively to complete a project outline.
When students complete and submit their outline, they will be shared with all
teachers and will be used as a formative assessment to:
Check for understanding of expectations
See if groups are on the right track
Check to see if laws, resources and leaders make sense in regards to
the colonys location