Lesson Plan Template

Teacher:
Content Area:
Ms. Allen
Social Studies
Course of Study Standard and Objective:

Grade Level:
4th Grade

Date:
March 1st

SS2010(4)AL Studies 14. Analyze the modern civil rights movement to determine the social, political, and econo
Alabama.
ISTE Standards for Students
Provide experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions.
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively with
variety of digital environments and media.

peers, experts, or o

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions, process data and report results, an
from a variety of sources and media.
Daily Outcome:
Students will be able to.
To explain the impact women had on the Civil Rights movement in Alabama.
To describe how these womens actions affected Alabama socially, politically, and economically.
To understand from their research that while men were known for risking their lives during the Civil Rights Movement, many
risked their lives as well.
To learn to work cooperatively with other students.

Assessment:
KWL Chart for each woman (Johnnie Carr, Virginia Foster Durr, Coretta Scott King, Viola Gregg Liuzzo, Juilet
Rosa Parks, and Amelia Boynton Robinson.)

Research specific woman and specific aspect of her life in order to represent on a quilt square
Quilt Piece- see attached rubric

Resources (textbooks/page numbers, trade books, magazines, newspapers, etc.)

Notebook Paper
White, Computer paper
Bulletin board paper or scrap piece of material for quilt border
Pencils
Crayons or Colored Pencils, no markers
Selection Cards (see attachment) to be printed, and thus folded for step 1.
Materials from home or the classroom that the students chooses his/her quilt piece
Quilt Rubric

Technology Utilized: (Internet sources, United Streaming, etc.)

Computer
Internet Access:
o http://www.alabamamoments.alabama.gov/sec59det.html

o http://www.alabamamoments.alabama.gov/sec55det.html
o http://www.alabamamoments.alabama.gov/sec60det.html
o http://enclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1580
Digital Projector

Before
Purpose (Why):
-To activate student prior knowledge
-Promote discussion and collaboration
- Let the students share what they know, and
to ask questions

During
Purpose (Why):
-To gain an understanding of student
understanding on the subject matter.

Aft
Purpose (Why):

Strategy (What):
Strategy (What):
-Assigned the woman and specified aspect of
her life .
-Students will begin a KWL chart on the
seven women.
-To briefly introduce the Civil Rights
movement
-To choose a woman from the movement to
create a project.
-To gain an understanding of the students
prior knowledge to the topic.
-Students will use higher-order thinking
skills to communicate strategies, ideas, and
insight.

Procedure (How):
-Use the following 7 women to make 21
cards: Johnnie Carr, Virginia Foster Durr,
Coretta Scott King, Viola Gregg Liuzzoo,
Juliette Hampton Morgan, Rosa Parks, and
Amelia Robinson. For each woman, their
should be a card labeled: Early lifebiographical and educational information,
Contribution to the movement, and later
years-honors, memorials.
-Students will select a card from the pile of
21 cards.
-The card will be their assigned woman and
specific aspect.
-As a class, make a KWL chart on each
woman.
-Facilitate student discussions
-Students will choose the woman they want

Strategy (What):
Describe the womens actions & how
they affected the State of Alabama.
Describe the impact of the women
-Focus on one aspect of a womans life
and

Procedure (How):
-Use the internet to view primary
sources from selected websites to
gather information.
-Students with the same woman can
work as a group if they want, or
individually.

Procedure (How):

to create a project on.

Grouping Arrangements:

Grouping Arrangements: groups of two

Grouping Arrangemen