Title of Unit: Red, White and You Title of Lesson: Forming groups and opinions Submitted By: Garlick/Waite

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: We will discuss why people form groups and we will form groups in the classroom to demonstrate this concept. We will learn different sources of information people use to form an opinion. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 3rd Skill Level: All Levels Grouping: o Whole group-discussion o Small group- grouping activity and group research project

C. Materials: White board and markers Social Studies Journal Newspaper articles, internet sites, video clips, book clips, and pictures that represent both pros and cons on school uniform topic. D. Objectives: NV State Social Studies Standards o o C15.3.2 Discuss why people form groups. C15.3.3 Introduce sources of information people use to form an opinion.

Student-Friendly Standards o I can discuss why people form groups. I can learn about different information people use to form an opinion.

E. Procedure: 1. Opening questions: o Why do people form groups? o What are some different types of groups people form? Write answers on the white board and have the students write the questions in their Social Studies journal. 2. Have the students stand so they can easily move around the room. 3. Have the students decide if they are for or against wearing school uniforms. o If you are for wearing school uniforms stand in the front of the classroom. o If you are against wearing school uniforms stand in the back of the classroom. 4. Discuss why they picked the different sides?

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Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Red, White and You Title of Lesson: Forming groups and opinions Submitted By: Garlick/Waite

5. After doing this activity have them sit back in their seats. 6. Discuss where you might get different information to form opinions? o News-I will provide newspaper articles both pro and con. o Internet-I will provide a few safe web sites on this topic that are both pro and con. o Family-This group will have to interview their families tonight and discuss with their group tomorrow and decide which side of the topic they are going to represent. o Friends-This group can interview different students and friends and will need to bring back their interviews to discuss with their group and decide which side of the topic they are going to represent. o Leaders-video clips of leaders discussing the subject both pro and con. o Books-I will provide a list of books that represent both sides of the topic for this group to read and discuss. o Teachers-The students will have to take time to go and interview some of the teachers at our school. I will speak with a few of my colleagues to make sure they have a few minutes to discuss their opinion on this topic with the group. o Pictures-I will provide some pictures for this group on the subject for them to form on opinion on this subject. Teacher will need to provide information for the different areas listed above. 7. Have the students break up into groups of 3-4 students. Each group will choose a different source of information to research and support why they are for or against school uniforms. 8. They will start researching their opinion on school uniforms and each group will work on a way to present their groups opinion during the social studies lesson tomorrow. 9. CLOSURE: Today we learned about why people form groups. We also discussed different ways we get information to form opinions. Tomorrow, we will have each group give a presentation on their side of wearing school uniforms. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will measure the students understanding of why people form groups by having the students form an opinion if they are for or against school uniforms. Then I will have the students use different forms of information to help better inform their group on this subject. The groups will present their opinion to the class tomorrow. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know that the students understand this concept by their groups presentation of the opinion question about school uniforms. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach?
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Title of Unit: Red, White and You Title of Lesson: Forming groups and opinions Submitted By: Garlick/Waite

I think that the students will like forming groups that have connections to their own personal choices. I think this will be the easiest part of the lesson to teach. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think having the students relate to the different places you can get information to form opinions might be difficult. They might not relate to the news or possibly the internet for things that provide information to form opinions. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will extend this lesson by having each group present what they learned about the subject from different sources and present their groups opinion tomorrow in class. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will re-teach this concept in a small group setting to students that do not grasp the concepts. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I will change things during the lesson if the students are not grasping the concept. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of this lesson was finding a way for the students to understand why people might form different groups. I wanted this activity to create a personal connection to the student and their own lives.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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