Kayla NapierCI 350 Harold BlancoNovember 17, 2013

Lesson Five

I. Analyze the Learners: I will be teaching a class of twenty-five fifth grade students

who are between ten and eleven years old. There are twelve girls and thirteen

boys, four of whom are African Americans. Overall, there are numerous ways that

my students learn. Thus, I will be incorporating a variety of teaching strategies in

order to ensure that all of my students can easily comprehend the material.

II. State Objectives: My fifth grade students will summarize the final battle of the

Civil War and describe the aftermath of the war itself by utilizing cooperative

learning groups, online research, Facebook, images, and interactive battle maps

by the end of the day with 95% accuracy.

III. Select Methods, Media, and Materials: In order to appeal to a variety of learning

styles, I will be utilizing the following media, methods, and materials throughout

this lesson:

Computer Lab: The students will be using computers to research information

regarding group projects.

Facebook: The assignment instructions will be posted on Facebook, and each

group will post a comment regarding a particular battle strategy.

Interactive Battle Maps: The students will be research Northern and southern

battle strategies using these virtual maps.

Cooperative Learning Groups: The students will be divided into groups of four

to complete an assigned project.

Images: I will display pictures of areas that received the most damage during the

Civil War.

Google Drive PowerPoint: As a final project, each student will create a different page

on the Google Drive PowerPoint to summarize the Civil War.

IV. Utilize Media and Material: Prior to class, I will preview all materials and

electronic devices that will be used throughout the lesson. Thus, I will make sure

all of my digital materials and websites are working properly. Also, I will reserve

the computer lab for my students to research information and to complete their

group projects. I will also post the assignment instructions and grading criteria for

these projects on the classroom Facebook page. This will allow students to know

what is required in their projects. Furthermore, I will have a list posted on the

bulletin board, dividing the class into groups of four

V. Require Learner Participation: At the beginning of class, I will display images of

the location where the final Civil War battle took place (in Appomattox, Virginia). I

will also show a few pictures revealing the devastation of that region after the war.

Upon discussing this battle and the terms of surrender, the class will be divided

into groups of four to research the battle strategies utilized on either side that

resulted in a Northern victory. To accomplish this task, students will utilize a virtual

battle map. They will then deduce what strategies may have contributed to a Southern

surrender. During this research, the students will record their thoughts which will enable

my categorical learners to better organize the information. Each group will then post a

brief comment describing their ideas on the classroom Facebook page. After determining

possible reasons for this final Union victory, the students will then create a plan for

Reconstruction, assessing some of the damage caused by the Civil War. To do this, each

group will collaboratively determine a budget that will be set aside for reconstruction and

a plan describing how the country could raise the money needed to rebuild the war-torn

areas. To complete this assignment, the students will research the typical yearly salary of

individuals during this time period, the cost of building supplies, and the amount of money

set aside for the original Reconstruction Plan. The students will utilize a Civil War

interactive website in order to gather information.

As a final project, each student will create one slide that they will attach to

the classroom PowerPoint on Google Drive. Each page must be about either a

cause of the war, a specific battle, or an important individual. (No two slides

should be the same.) This assignment will allow the students to reflect on each

topic we have discussed in class.

VI. Evaluate and Revise: To evaluate my students and check for comprehension, I will:

Circulate throughout the room asking questions,

Check for student participation in group projects,

Grade comments left on Facebook,

Collect each groups budget/damage report

Grade Final Project (Google Drive PowerPoint)