Nevada Academic Content Standards

Referenced in Performance Evaluation

Analysis Based on National Standards from Disciplinary Professional Organization

(NCTE, NCTM, NSTA, NCSS)

NVAC Standards
from EDSC 311
Performance
Evaluation:

Lesson Objectives
from EDSC 311
Performance
Evaluation:

Big Ideaslearners
will explore these
Essential Questions:

Declarative Knowledge
learners will understand:

Processeslearners will
be able to:

Productslearners
demonstrate
understanding by:

C14.0 - The Federal

System: U.S., State,
and Local
Governments Students understand
the U.S. Constitution
and the government it
creates, including the
relationship between
national and subnational governments,
as well as the structure
and function of state
and local governments.

Students will examine

landmark Supreme Court
cases and analyze the
lasting effect these
cases have on their
lives.

Students will use prior

knowledge of the
supreme court to
examine and analyze
how several landmark
decisions have
impacted their lives.

Students will understand the

context and impact of 7
landmark supreme court
cases.

Students will be able to

identify examples in their
lives where their freedoms
have been protected by
the supreme court.

Formative Assessment:
Writing a reflection on why
it is important to
understand the rights
protected by the
Constitution.

C13.0 - Citizenship
and the Law Students know why
society needs rules,
laws, and government
and understand the
roles, rights, and
responsibilities of
citizens

Students will create a

poster on a Supreme
Court case and present
it to their classmates.

Students will evaluate

supreme court
decisions in terms of
intended and
unintended outcomes,
and related
consequences.

Major Concepts:
constitutionality, opinion of
the court, lasting effects of
decisions,
impact in the school system,
liberty, freedom

Students will analyze

historical cases and
how they changed
society and protected
the rights of United
States citizens.

Students will be able to

research secondary
documents (summaries of
each case) in order to
understand the context
and impact of a supreme
court case
Students will be able to
use a rubric to create a
poster containing all
essential information
about an assigned case.

Informal oral assessment as

well as collaborative
learning during the lecture
in their partner groups.
Summative Assessment:
Poster on assigned case
with all essential
information
Written quiz, detailing the
lasting effect of 3 supreme
court cases on students.

Snapshot of Practice: How do you know they know (the standard)?

The standards for this lesson are extremely broad. I felt this both lessons fit, as the students were connecting the two
in this lesson. They had just finished two full lectures on the judicial branch and needed something to connect the
material to their own lives. The warm up set the tone, transitioning to civil rights from the judicial process. I chose
seven landmark cases to have them study through secondary documents. In groups I was able to observe them
discuss the case and how it affected them directly as students. The posters were excellent and the students worked
hard to make sure their work lined up with the expectations expressed in the rubric. The written quiz worked as a way
to show me that they understood enough about the cases to make the argument that at least three of them directly
influence their everyday lives at school. I was extremely impressed with the students responses and this helped me
know that they fully comprehended the material intended for them to master.

Name: Michael Kershaw

Lesson Topic and Methodology: Landmark Cases (Cooperative Learning)

Used as Post Lesson Reflection

Performance Evaluation: 2