Wilson EDUC 353

Name: Clare McInerney Date: 10/21/2013

Target Grade Level: 3rd
Curriculum Topic: Laws and structure of
urban, suburban and rural community
UbD Lesson Plan Template
Stage 1: Desired Results
Established Goals:
W.2.1 write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are
writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion use
linking words to connected opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding
statement or section.
2.4.a Communities have the responsibility to institute and enforce fair laws
and rules that produce for the common good.
2.4.c The size and complexity of an urban, suburban,
or rural community influence the types of rules and laws it needs

Understandings:
Students will understand that...
Why we need laws in our
communities
How different societies
require different laws

Essential Question(s):
Why do we need rules and laws in
our communities?
How do the rules and laws help us
function as a whole?
How do rules and laws vary
between urban, suburban and
rural communities?

Students will know.

Students will be able to..
Laws vary depending on
Understand why laws are
where you live
important
Laws and rule are important
Come up with appropriate laws for
for every community
their assigned communities
Laws and rules keep us safe.
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
Other Evidence:
Laws for your community
What student say during class
graphic organizer
discussions
Paragraph on the importance
Observation of students during
of laws
group world.
Stage 3: Learning Plan

Learning Activities:
Set Induction: Start a conversation with the class about why are laws
important?
Why do we have rules in the classroom
Why do we have laws in the real world?
Produce:
Class discussion on the importance of rules and laws
Take out the class rules and ask the students to explain why we have
each of the rules.
Read the book Rules and Laws
Discuss why laws have to be tailored to the environment? How are the
laws different from urban, suburban and rural communities?
Spilt the children up into their urban, suburban and rural communities.
Have the students creates laws that are appropriate for their unique
communities by filling out a graphic organizer.
Each group will create a poster with a list of 5-6 important laws
As a final activity have the students write a small paragraph on the
reasons why rules and laws are important.
Closure: Each group will present their laws and the reasoning behind them
Differentiation: The city group is the remedial group. Their worksheet for
creating laws has prompts provided. This gives them more support and
more guidance.
Resources
Itemized Attachments:
Poster boards
Rules and Laws by Anne Marie Kishel
worksheet:

Short writing activity

Laws for your community graphic organizer

Group Members:
Laws for City of ____________________

Directions: Pretend that you are the law makers of your community. Make a list of
laws that you think would best to provide and protect your citizens. Consider what
type of community you are and what SPECIFICALLY your society needs.
Some things to consider.

Urban cities have higher crime rates than rural and suburban areas

There are more buses, cars and means of transportation in cities

There are more businesses, schools and people in cities than any other
areas.

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Group Members:
Laws for Town of ____________________

Directions: Pretend that you are the law makers of your community. Make a list of
laws that you think would best to provide and protect your citizens. Consider what
type of community you are and what SPECIFICALLY your society needs.
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Group Members:
Laws for Town of ____________________

Directions: Pretend that you are the law makers of your community.
Make a list of laws that you think would best to provide and protect
your citizens. Consider what type of community you are and what
SPECIFICALLY your society needs.

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Name:
Writing Activity: Why are laws important for society?

Directions: Thinking about our class discussion and the book we read Rules and
Laws write a short paragraph on the importance of laws. Why do we have them?
Why do we need them?

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