DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER

DEVELOPMENT
CLINICAL TEACHING
INQUIRY LEARNING LESSON PLAN
ED 468: INTRODUCTORY SUPERVISED TEACHING: ______
ED 478: ADVANCED SUPERVISED TEACHING: ______
ED 467: INTERN TEACHING: ______
Candidate: Jennifer Schneidewind
Content Area: Social Studies

Date: May 16,

2016
(Kat Lesson #4)
Grade Level: 6th

Subject Matter: The Rise of the Roman Empire

Lesson Content Description: Students will read
chapter 14 lesson 2 in their social studies books
with a partner. Once the lesson is read they will
take notes in their interactive notebooks on the
categories that were affected by The Empire at its
peak. They will describe what attributes were
created because of the rise of the Empire.
Instructional Strategies/Method of Delivery:
Students will read chapter 14 lesson 2 in partners
Students will draw a two column graphic organizer in their INBs
Students will fill out the chart with material from their text by
being called on at random
Students will ear a stamp for correct completion of their notes
Common Core Standard:
6.7- Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious,
and social structures during the development of Rome.
6.7.3- Identify the location of and the political and geographical
reasons for the growth of the Roman territories and expansion of the
empire, including how the empire fostered economic growth through
the use of currency and trade routes.
ELD Standard:
A. Collaborative:
1. Exchanging information/ideas: Contribute to class, group, and
partner discussions by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant
questions, affirming others, adding relevant information and evidence,
paraphrasing key ideas, building on responses, and providing useful
feedback
Common Core Inquiry Lesson Objective:
The students will be able to describe the characteristics and the
developments of the Roman Empire at its peak.

Assessment:
Formative:
Thumbs up/down if you understand/if you had the same response
Walking around and listening to group discussions
Summative:
Group discussion/answers
How they take their notes in their notebook (if their work is
thorough and complete they get a stamp; each stamp is worth 10
points towards their social studies INB that is due at the end of
each unit.)
Lesson/Assessment Modifications:
ELL:
Working in a group
Repeating directions
Visuals/labels
Special Needs:
Working in a group
Giving directions one at a time
Visuals/labels
Technology: Describe the types of technology you will be
utilizing in your lesson to create and enhance instruction (If no
technology is used, please explain why.)
Document camera
Projector
Projection screen
LESSON PREVIEW PRIOR TO TEACHING
Prior knowledge required for this lesson/objective success
Beginning of the Roman Empire
Review sub-skills required for this lesson/objective
The Rise of the Roman Empire
LESSON PRESENTATION
INTO
Step-by-Step Anticipatory Set/Orientation
Students are asked to take out their social studies textbooks and
partner read chapter 14 lesson 2
Once the chapter is read, the students take out their social
studies INBs and set up a two-column graphic organizer titled
The Empire at its Peak
The left side of the graphic organizer lists the five areas affected
by the Rise of the Roman Empire (land, architecture, engineering,
agriculture, and industry)
The right side lists the things that happened in these areas
because of the accomplishments of the Roman Empire being at
its peak
THROUGH
Step-by-Step Presentation of the Objective
Students are called on at random to fill in each section of the
graphic organizer one section at a time, sharing the ideas that
they found from their reading.
On at least two sections the students are asked to share with

their partners before being called on for an answer

All things shared and discussed are put onto the graphic
organizer. Students follow what the teacher does in her notebook
on the document camera

BEYOND
Independent Practice/Summative Assessment of Each
Students/Groups Performance
Students get a stamp for points towards their social studies INB
grades for correctly completed work.