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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC Executive order CK
Name Raven Hrtyanski
Subject Current Event Social Studies
Grade Level 4th Grade
Date/Duration One class
Big Ideas Presidents release executive orders as they make
changes to our nation.
Essential What is this order about?
Questions How will it affect our nation?
How may this upset people?
PA/Common Standard - 5.1.4.C-Explain the principles and ideals
Core/Standards shaping local and state government.
Standard - CC.1.2.4.A Determine the main idea of a text
and explain how it is supported by key details;
summarize the text.
Objective In groups students will break down a section of the
executive order and analyze it with 70% accuracy.
Bloom's
Taxonomy

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative & Students will summarize their section and teacher will
Summative guide them to make sure they are hitting certain points
Assessment from the section.
Evidence After the group work the class will present section by
section to the class as the students take notes on the
other section.
ISTE Standards 5. Digital citizenship- Students understand human,
for Students cultural, and societal issues related to technology and
practice legal and ethical behavior. A: Advocate and
Framework for practice safe, legal, and responsible us of information
21st Century and technology. B: Exhibit a positive attitude toward
Learning using technology that supports collaboration, learning
and productivity. C: Demonstrate personal responsibility
for lifelong learning. D: Exhibit leadership for digital
citizenship.
Accommodation Student will work with a group that they typically work
s, Modifications well with and will keep them on topic.
Student will use a check list to make sure that they are
contributing to the group.
The student will have a teacher/peer student read the
section to them so that they stay on topic while reading
the section so that they focus.
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TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for CK
the Learning
Plan
Introduction Activating Prior Knowledge
Ask students what they have heard about a executive
order and what they know

Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Show executive order video found on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hKeCQELrk

Explicit Big Idea Statement
Instructions Presidents release executive orders as they make
changes to our nation.
Essential Questions Statement
What is this order about?
How will it affect our nation?
How may this upset people?
Objective Statement
In groups students will break down a section of the
executive order and analyze it with 70% accuracy.
Transition
Move tables into groups
Key Vocabulary
Executive order
Foreign
Immigration
Visa
Lesson PreAssessment of Students
Procedure Asking students what an executive order is and what
they may have heard about Executive order: protecting
the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United
States
Modeling of the Concept
Work on section one as a class
Guiding the Practice
Teacher will go around to the groups prompting them
with questions
Providing the Independent Practice
Students will analyze in groups
Transition
Go back to seats as groups present
Reading Executive order: protecting the nation from foreign
Materials terrorist entry into the United States
Technology Computer/dictionary to look up words they may not
Equipment know
Supplies
Paper
Poster/ markers to write notes on section to share with
class
Evaluation of Formal Evaluation
the Poster to share with class
Learning/Master Informal Evaluation
y of the Checking on students work as they read sections
Concept
Closure Summary & Review of the Learning
Ask how they feel about the order
Homework/Assignments

none
Teacher
Self-reflection