Lesson Planning Form for Accessible Instruction Calvin College Education Program

Teacher Ben Monsma

Date

4/26/2016

Subject/ Topic/ Theme

Reagan Web Quest

Grade ___10___________

I. Objectives
How does this lesson connect to the unit plan?
By this point in the unit, students have had the opportunity to get a good handle on Reagan as a president and how he compares to who scholars consider the top 10
presidents of all time. Through this web quest students will be able to further wrestle with the presidency of Reagan and evaluate his 8 years in office.
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Learners will be able to:

Learners will be able to cite specific textual evidence to support their answers posed in the Web Quest activities
Learners will be able to describe how the websites present their data
Learners will be able to read, understand and analyze information from a variety of sources in order to create clear and
well reasoned responses to the questions posed

physical
development

socioemotional

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Common Core standards (or GLCEs if not available in Common Core) addressed:
RH 9-10.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources
RH 6-8.5: Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
RI 5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RH 11-12.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the
key details and ideas.
RI 5.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RH 6-8.8: Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
(Note: Write as many as needed. Indicate taxonomy levels and connections to applicable national or state standards. If an objective applies to particular learners
write the name(s) of the learner(s) to whom it applies.)
*remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

II. Before you start

Identify prerequisite
knowledge and skills.

Basic knowledge and understanding of Reagans presidency, know how to use a computer and the
internet, basic research skills
Pre-assessment (for learning):

Outline assessment
activities
(applicable to this lesson)

Formative (for learning):

Walking around the room to make sure that students understand the material they are reading
Formative (as learning):
Summative (of learning):

Students turn in the answers they wrote for the Web Quest activities
What barriers might this
lesson present?
What will it take
neurodevelopmentally,
experientially,
emotionally, etc., for your
students to do this lesson?

Provide Multiple Means of

Representation
Provide options for perceptionmaking information perceptible
Information is all online via the
computer rather than traditional
direct instruction note taking

Provide options for language,

mathematical expressions, and
symbols- clarify & connect
language

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Provide Multiple Means of Action

and Expression
Provide options for physical actionincrease options for interaction

Provide options for expression and

communication- increase medium
of expression

Students are asked to respond to

both direct question and answer
questions and open ended
(opinionated answer based)
questions

Provide Multiple Means of

Engagement
Provide options for recruiting
interest- choice, relevance, value,
authenticity, minimize threats
This Web Quest is relevant to he
unit because it begins the process of
bringing all of the previously
learned information together for the
students to synthesize
Provide options for sustaining effort
and persistence- optimize
challenge, collaboration, masteryoriented feedback

Provide options for comprehensionactivate, apply & highlight

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and are they ready to
use?

Web Quest asks specific guided

questions for students to answer
so that know what information
to look for
Chrome books

Provide options for executive

functions- coordinate short & long
term goals, monitor progress, and
modify strategies

Provide options for self-regulationexpectations, personal skills and

strategies, self-assessment &
reflection

Reinforces student learning of

the Reagan Era

Normal classroom set up

How will your classroom
be set up for this lesson?
III. The Plan
Time

Components
Motivation
(opening/
introduction/
engagement)

Development
(the largest
component or
main body of
the lesson)

Describe teacher activities

AND
student activities
for each component of the lesson. Include important higher order thinking questions and/or
prompts.
- Greet students as they enter, ask that they
- Students take their seats and listen to
take their seats
directions
- Explain the days lesson and its purpose
- Tell the students that this Web Quests
purpose is twofold (1) it is a good way for
students to review all the material
previously covered and (2) gets students
to start thinking about assessing a
presidents administration as well as how
one person can have such a huge impact
on the history of the country
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Tell students that the Web Quest

assignment is in their Google Classroom
and that they should take as much time as
they need on the assignment (also attached
to the bottom of this lesson plan)
I will be available if the students need
help or have questions on any of the
material
Upon finishing the Web Quest students
will assume the role of a newspaper
reporter in the year 1989. Students will
then have to write an article assessing
Ronald Reagans presidency they may
write a favorable review of the president

Students listen to the directions for the

Web Quest
Students work on Web Quest activities

Students work on newspaper assignment

or they may criticize the outgoing

president (also attached to the bottom of
this lesson plan) students will use
procon.org to evaluate Reagans
presidency

Allow students to use the remaining time

- Students use the remaining time to finish
in class to work on their Web Quest or to
their Web Quest or to work on their
write their newspaper report anything
newspaper report on the Reagan
not finished must be done for homework
presidency
- Explain that students should come
prepared tomorrow to answer opinion
based questions on the Reagan Presidency
and need to be prepared to defend their
opinions
Your reflection about the lesson, including evidence(s) of student learning and engagement, as well as ideas for improvement
for next time. (Write this after teaching the lesson, if you had a chance to teach it. If you did not teach this lesson, focus on the
process of preparing the lesson.)
I am unsure how the students will feel about this lesson. I know I did not have the most fun preparing it, but I thought that a
web quest is a good way get students to begin bringing all the information together to a tidy ending. I am excited for the
students to write their 1989 newspaper articles supporting or criticizing the outgoing president, I enjoyed coming up with
that part of the lesson and I hope the students enjoy writing the article. I look forward to reading their responses.
Closure
(conclusion,
culmination,
wrap-up)

Introduction
In the 1980 presidential election, it seemed that the United States was ready for Ronald Reagan.
The two previous decades had seen turmoil, war, economic troubles, and weakening political
influence abroad. Ronald Reagan's homespun values and promises to restore Americans' faith in
the government appealed to many voters, and they gave him a decided victory. During his two
terms in office, he proposed increased military spending, decreased taxes, and reduced
government control. Did his presidency deliver on his campaign promises? Draw your own
conclusions after visiting this Web site about American presidents.
Directions
Start at the The Presidents Web site.

Click on the picture of Reagan, and then select a topic on the left side of the page. Be sure to visit
the "Domestic Policy" topic to review Reagan's views on tax cuts and the "Foreign Affairs" topic to
review his speech about the Iran-contra affair.
Browse through the site, taking notes as you go.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/presidents/
Domestic Policy: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagandomestic/
Foreign Policy:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-foreign/
Iran Contra Affair:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-iran/
After you have read through the information, answer the following questions.
1. Characterize Reaganomics and its impact on the national economy.
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2. What effect did the economic program have on the federal deficit?

3. How did Reagan's views of the Soviet Union influence his foreign policy?

http://reagan.procon.org/
Using this web site, answer the question and determine whether Reagan was a good President based on your own concepts of what it means to be a good president and a non-biased account
of the events of his presidency. Answer in a paragraph or two (connect Reagans presidency and
policies as a turning point in American Political history), this information will be used to help you
in the activity during the next classs activity
Have the students write a newspaper article from 1989 as Reagan is leaving office, can be
favorable of the president or critical #FreedomOfThePress!

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