SOCIAL SCIENCE WEEKLY LESSON PLAN FORMAT

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Unit Title Jeffersonian Democracy
Subject U.S. History Grade 8 Week of 2/27/23
Essential/Driving
/Historical Question What impact did Thomas Jefferson have on the U.S. as the president?
and/or Theme
Day M T W R F

Lesson Topic/Title Jeffersonian Democracy Station Rotation SEL Day with Ms. Min

 Students will understand key events that took place during Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison’s presidencies.
Objectives  Students will be able to work together in small groups to complete tasks based on multimodal SEL Day with Ms. Min
stations.

 8.2.7 Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and
balances, the nature of purpose of the majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of
constitutionalism preserves individual rights.
 8.4.1 Describe the country’s physical landscapes, political divisions, and territorial expansion
during the terms of the first four presidents.
 8.5.1 Understand the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812 and
Content Standards know the major battles, leaders, and events that led to a final peace.
and ELA Common  8.8.2 Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward SEL Day with Ms. Min
Core State Standards expansion, including the concept of the Manifest Destiny.
 Part 1: Interacting in Meaningful Ways (A) Collaborative (1) Exchanging information and ideas
with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics.
 Part 1: Interacting in Meaningful Ways (B) Interpretative (6) Reading closely literary and
informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed explicitly
and implicitly through language

Vocabulary Key terms include: SEL Day with Ms. Min

Thomas Jefferson, limited government, incumbent, 1800 Presidential Election, Monticello,

 contradiction, Marbury vs. Madison, Judiciary Act of 1801, judicial review, Louisiana Purchase,
Lewis and Clark Expedition, neutrality, embargo, customs, Tecumseh, Battle of Tippecanoe, War of
1812, James Madison, Treaty of Ghent

Students will create vocab squares select terms and at specific stations. Vocab squares have 4
sections, with the top left one asking for the definition, top right for characteristics associated with
the term, bottom left is a drawing, and the bottom right asks students to write one sentence using
the term. Many of the terms will be looked at during their reading of the textbook and in the
questions they must answer.

Students are given a brief lecture on who Jefferson was and the course that he took as president.
Also, I will talk about the influence of the Democratic-Republican party, which was led by Jefferson
Lesson Intro SEL Day with Ms. Min
himself. Students will follow along with their guided notes and fill out any blanks that they see.

At each station is a QR code that links to a Google Slides slideshow. Each slideshow has specific
instructions to the station, some are based on the textbook reading, others have questions on
Content Delivery SEL Day with Ms. Min
videos, and others are based on the student’s own experiences and thoughts.

Students will rotate every 10 minutes to the next station, this will give them a chance to move
around and physically transition to a new topic. When they get to each station, they will use their
Student Engagement iPads to scan the QR code, then they will follow the instructions on the slideshow and use the SEL Day with Ms. Min
appropriate material to answer any questions or complete any tasks.

Students will review the answers and ensure that they have all the correct information on their own
Lesson Closure SEL Day with Ms. Min
papers.
Students have a packet that they take around as they go through the stations. The packet will show
me what areas were difficult for students and can give me an idea on how to reteach if needed.
Assessments SEL Day with Ms. Min
I will also be walking around to check on the progress of students.

Heterogenous grouping, access to review key earlier, and option to take more time in turning in the
Accommodations for
assignment SEL Day with Ms. Min
ELs and SSNs
Resources Ch. 9 Station Packet, Google Slides presentation, QR codes SEL Day with Ms. Min