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Student: Maddie Day School: Swayzee Elementary
IWU Supervisor: Alex Schuler Co-op Teacher: Kellie Boucher
Teaching Date: April 12, 2019 Grade Level: 6th
Audit Trail:
February 13, 2019 Talked with Prof. Schuler
February 20th, 2019 Talked to Mrs. Fagan with Ashley
February 27th, 2018 Talked to Mrs. Fagan about ideas with Ashley.
March 1st, 2019, Talked with Prof. Schuler about lessons and possible dates.
March 15th, 2019 Talked with my Fagan about dates for lessons.
March 17th, 2019 Ashley and I met to work on Lessons.
March 20th, 2019 Finalized dates with all sixth grade teachers during morning meeting.
March 12,14,19 and 21st, 2019 Talked with Dr. Karr and Ashley about ideas and dates.
March 27th, 2019 Met with Ashley to finalize plans and ideas.
March 27th, 2019 Emailed and communicated with Prof. Schuler.
March 27th, 2019 Emailed with Dr. Karr to talk about lesson.
April 2, 2019 Talked with Dr. Karr and Ashley about our lesson dates and expressed our questions.
April 3, 2019Turned in my first lesson to Dr. Karr.
April 5, 2019Turned in my second lesson to Dr. Karr.

LESSON RATIONALE:
Throughout this lesson, Students will uncover the tasks and characteristics of daily life in the Renaissance.
They will also discover how the way they lived impacted their culture and later impact the way we live
today. (CAEP K-6 1.a)

UNIT RATIONALE: Students have the opportunity to investigate and identify information to solve a
problem in history. As well as dissect how humans have affected the course of history, and how they can
affect the future.

READINESS:
Goals/Objectives/Standard(s):
A. Goal: Students will uncover the characteristics of Renaissance culture.
B. Objective:
1. Students will gain an understanding of Fashion, Art, Music and food in the renaissance era by completing
the centers and reviewing the content they learned throughout the unit.

Standards: NCSS: Time, Continuity, and Change: Studying the past makes it possible for us to understand the
human story across time.

IAS: (Unit Standards/Lesson Standards) 6.1.8 Compare the diverse perspectives, ideas, interests and people that
brought about the Renaissance in Europe. 6.1.9 Analyze the interconnections of people, places and events in the
economic, scientific and cultural exchanges of the European Renaissance that led to the Scientific Revolution,
voyages of discovery and imperial conquest.

ISTE: [optional] ISTE: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other
resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

Management Plan
Materials:
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 Paint
 Paint Brushes
 Foldables
 Chrome books
 Center Instruction Sheets
 Quizizz game
 Projector
 Paper
 Question Paper
 Shakespeare plays (3 or 4 different plays)
 Pencils

Time: 35-45 minutes

 7-10 minutes: Anticipatory Set (Quizizz Game)
 10 Minutes: Centers (3 centers)
 3-5 Minutes: Debriefing

Space:
 They will be at the at their desks during the reviewing and during the center explanation.
 Throughout the room participating in the centers.
Behavior:
 I will use the management techniques that the students are familiar with such as the two claps call
and response.
 I will make sure I set expectations for what I want by asking them to clear their desks of everything
except a pencil, notecard, and their foldable.

Adaptation to Individual Differences and Diverse Learners—

Period 1: I will make sure they all understand the lesson. Since they are my geinea pigs I will have
to make sure to explains things well and follow my script pretty well. I will be sure to ask questions
through since there are some students in this period that struggle with lectures.
Period 2: Is a very diverse class, I have a lot of high ability students in this class and a lot of below
average students in the period. I will need to make sure that I am challenging the high ability
students enough with my questions and also making sure my below average students are receiving
help throughout the lesson.
Period 3-5: These 3 classes are a lot like period one except they are mixed pretty evenly with
average students in each period. These students are the students, I need to make sure understand the
content as well as challenge them a little. I will be sure to ask challenging questions to check for
understanding throughout the lesson.

PLAN FOR INSTRUCTION (CAEP K-6 1.b)

Anticipatory Set
• “Open up your chrome books because we are going to be taking a little review quiz over what I and
Miss Cross have been talking about this week. You will be taking this on Quizizz. The Code is one the
screen.”
 Present the Review Power point
 Quizizz Slide Break Down:
 Slide 1: Title Slide with Code
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Quizizz Questions:
1. What was a popular form of entertainment in the Renaissance? Answer:
Music and Dancing.
2. Who were the only people that were allowed to wear fur? Answer: The
Nobles
3. What color hair was desirable for women? Answer: Blonde
4. What Renaissance Art Technique was a way of blurring lines between
subjects. Answer: Sfumato
5. This concept involves a number of techniques that make the subjects and
background look like they would in real life. Answer: Realism
6. What instrument became very popular during this time? Answer:The
Violin
7. What were the two types of dances? Answer: Court and Country
8. What invention was invented to help with waste? Answer: The Flush
Toilet.
9. What was invented in the Renaissance that changed the way we see the
world? Answer: Microscope and Telescope
10. Who was the Renaissance Man? Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
11. Who invented the first tank? Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
12. The Renaissance was the rebirth of what three subjects? Answer:
Science, Literature and Art.
13. Who was a playwright during the Renaissance? Answer: William
Shakespeare
14. What was invented due to a lack of education and information for
everyone? Answer: The Printing Press.
15. What does the word Renaissance mean? Answer: Rebirth
 Slide 2: Centers Breakdown

Purpose: “Today you will be going through some centers. We are going to explore a little more with the
Renaissance Arts. We are going to see more of how the Arts in the Renaissance have shaped the world
we live in.”

Lesson Presentation (Input/Output) (CAEP K-6 3.f)(CAEP K-6 3.d)

o I will go through each center and explain them to each group of students. I will tell them where to
get their supplies and how I expect them to move.

o Center 1: Art Center: “You are going to be painting like Michelangelo did, on your backs, except
you will not be suspended in the air. You will be laying under your desk. You are going to paint your
own Sistine Chapel. You will type a piece of paper to the bottom of a desk and paint laying on your
back. You will paint for about 5-6 minutes and then you will need to come together in the group and
answer some questions about how the what you just did. They will be on the paper under the Art
Center section.”

o The Questions:
How hard was this activity?
How has the way we create Art different now than in the Renaissance?
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If you were Michelangelo and you were asked to paint the Sistine Chapel how much money
would you ask for the job and how long do you think it would have taken?
Would you have tried to invent something to help paint quicker?
Who could Michelangelo have asked to make him an invention?

o Center 2: The Renaissance Crash Course with Questions sheet: You will watch a video at the
front of the room. You will answer the questions I have provided on the centers sheet the questions
will be answered throughout the video. You do not have to write in complete sentences and are
allowed to work together to answer the questions as the video is being played.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vufba_ZcoR0&t=14s)

o Here are the Questions for the video:

1. Name two features of Renaissance architecture that makes it similar to Greek and Roman
architecture.

2. Humanists studied the humanities, or liberal arts, which includes what subjects of knowledge?

3. Which centuries did the Renaissance occur during?

4. How did Italy accumulate vast wealth, creating premium conditions for the start of the
Renaissance?

5. In the late 15th century, what was discovered in Italy, allowing the Italians to dye their cloth
without relying on those in the Ottoman Empire?

6. What was the Medici family given by the Pope which helped their rise to power?

7. Why did Byzantine scholars flee Constantinople for Italy?

8. What is a "heliocentric system", which was theorized by Copernicus?

9. The advancements in art and learning during the Renaissance affected only a small portion of
Europe's population. Which group was mostly affected?

o Center 3: Dancing Station: We will be reviewing the dancing video as a group and we will be
practicing the dance steps. Remember this is a Country not a court dance so everyone can dance
because we are not professional dancers. So I will be coming to that station first to get things started.
If you forget what a step is then you can look at your centers paper and
o The steps we are performing:
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 Reverence - This was a "greeting" step where the dancers would face each other. They
would then slide the left foot back and bend both knees to bow to the other dancer.
 Saltarello - This is a lively dance step where the dancer would take three steps forward
and then hop.
 Pavane - A slow "walking" dance that gave the dancers a chance to show off their fancy
clothes and gowns. It was usually the first dance of the night.
 Italian Double or Doppio - A step where the dancers would take two elegant steps
forward and then rise up on their toes.

Check for understanding:

o Throughout the lesson I will observe which students are struggling.
o I will make sure the students in my low ability class receive extra time or more one-on-one help
from either myself, an aide or a peer.
o I will walk around and make sure everyone is understanding what the centers are about and

VIII. Review learning outcomes / Closure – “Alright Guys head back to your original seats and pull
out your question sheet from the video. We are going to debrief a little and have a class discussion.
What is one thing you learned from the video that either I, Mrs. Fagan or Mrs. Cross didn’t mention this
week? Which play from the drama center was your favorite? And would anyone like to show us your
finished art project? Thank you guys for being so good today and participating so well.”

PLAN FOR ASSESSMENT

Formative: They will turn in their Art Work, Foldable, and Question Paper from the video. We will also
have a debriefing at the end of the period.
Summative: The Quizizz game.

REFLECTION AND POST-LESSON ANALYSIS:

(CAEP K-6 3.b)
How many students achieved the lesson objective(s)? For those who did not, why not?
What were my strengths and weaknesses?
How should I alter this lesson?
How would I pace it differently?
Were all students actively participating? If not, why not?
What adjustments did I make to reach varied learning styles and ability levels?
Include additional self-answer questions that specifically address unique lesson content, methodology, and
assessment.
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Student: School:
IWU Supervisor: Co-op Teacher:
Teaching Date: _____or IDK Grade Level:
Audit Trail:

OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT Format COMPETENT OUTSTANDING

Heading Student uses the provided template for Social

Template Studies content.
Audit Trail Student includes all of the information in the
template heading.
Student includes a list of dates and methods
for communicating with cooperating teacher.
Rationale Statement of rationale for the learning
experience and environment in this lesson.

Goals The lesson plan contains objectives that

Objectives connect goals and standards with lesson
Standards activities and assessments.
Each objective should include the
following: Conditions; Desired learning;
Observable behavior; and Accuracy (as
necessary)
IAS:
NCSS:
ISTE:
Management Plan A. Materials:
B. Time:
C. Space:
D. Behavior:
E. Technology: (as appropriate)
Anticipatory Set The anticipatory set is clear and direct and
focuses students’ attention on the lesson.

Purpose The statement of purpose is clearly connected

to the content of the lesson and is presented
in terms that are easily understood by
students.
Plan For Instruction
Adaptation to Instructional opportunities are provided in
Individual Differences this lesson. The opportunities are
and Diverse Learners developmentally appropriate and/or are
adapted to diverse students.
Early Finishers
Reteaching-
ELL –
Exceptional Needs-
Lesson Presentation Candidates demonstrate understandings,
for Social Studies capabilities and practices associated with
the central concepts and tools in Civics,
Economics, Geography, and /or History
within a framework of inquiry.
Lesson Presentation The candidate’s lesson demonstrates an
understanding of developmentally
appropriate practice.
The candidate’s lesson includes both
modeling and guided practice.
The lesson presentation includes relevant
activities that encourage student
participation and critical thinking.
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Check for The lesson plan includes a plan and the means
Understanding to check for student understanding of the
[CFU] lesson. A provision is included to reteach all
or part of the lesson to all or part of the class.

Review Learning Lesson closure relates directly to the lesson

Outcomes and/ or purpose and/or objective.
Closure

Plan for
Competent 3
Assessment
Formal and Informal A plan for formal and informal assessment [
Assessment mainly formative]throughout the lesson is
included. The assessment strategies are
uniquely designed for the students.

Reflection and Post- The lesson plan includes all required self-
Lesson Analysis answer questions.

SCORING
A lesson plan with elements that do to meet the A competent lesson plan earns a score of An outstanding lesson plan earns a
competent level will receive a score of 33 /40 or lower 34-37/40. score of 38/40-40/40

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