Lesson Plan 2

Name: Elizabeth Buchanan Class/Subject: 11th grade US History Date: November 14, 2012 Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: Students will acquire basic note taking skills They will demonstrate these new note taking skills by reading sections on The Spanish-American War from the textbook Students will paraphrase the information in their sections and teach it to the class in groups Content Standards: Grades 11-12 students: Key Ideas and Details- 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.

Materials/Resources/Technology: Textbook Cornell Notes Worksheet Teachers Goals: After this lesson, students recognize the importance of taking good notes and how useful it is to have strong note taking skills. They will also be able to break down the events of the Spanish-American War, and put that into the larger context of American Imperialism. Time

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Start of Class: Pose question: Where do they think the Spanish-American War was fought? Who was involved in the war? Small discussion based on these prelecture questions to gage background knowledge on topic. Introduction of Lesson: Introduce objective of the lesson: note taking Pass out Cornell note taking worksheet to class and explain how they will be using the worksheet.(Read their section and fill out worksheet, after five minutes they will present their section to the class using the worksheet format). Count off students into groups of five and assign the different reading passages. Lesson Instruction: Each group will fill out Cornell note taking worksheet on their Assigned section. After five minutes of taking notes (the sections are rather short) the Students will present the main ideas in their section for the class to take notes on. This Way the students are working on note taking and literacy comprehension while not Having to read the entire chapter, it will be good to have the students read and present In front of the class to get them out of their comfort zone.

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Assessments/Checks for Understanding: Pose the same question as in the start of class Where was the Spanish-American War, who was involved, and who won? Closure/Wrap-Up/Review: Students will be asked to answer these questions at home On an entrance slip that they will have to turn back in the next day (looking for one paragraph) Are there still implications from this war today? Does the United States still participate in Imperialism? Self-Assessment: After conclusion of the lesson and after receiving the entrance slips Reflect on the effectiveness of note taking lesson and if the students can truly explain The impact and importance of the Spanish-American War in the context of Imperialism.

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