Goals and Objectives:
Goal: Students will be able to defend a certain viewpoint about World War II while providing their rationale with sound evidence and defending a counter argument from their fellow peers.
Goal: Students will be able to defend a certain viewpoint about World War II while providing their rationale with sound evidence and defending a counter argument from their fellow peers.
California Content Standards:
10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II.
10.8 6. Discuss the human costs of the war, with particular attention to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States, China, and Japan.
10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II.
10.8 6. Discuss the human costs of the war, with particular attention to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States, China, and Japan.
Lesson Introduction:
Once students are situated in the class the teacher will over the expectations of the debate and show the students a clip on what a successful debate looks and sounds like. Once this has been accomplished students will move into their groups and prepare for the debate.
Once students are situated in the class the teacher will over the expectations of the debate and show the students a clip on what a successful debate looks and sounds like. Once this has been accomplished students will move into their groups and prepare for the debate.
Vocabulary Development:
emphasizing vocabulary that coincides with the material as this point of the unit is extremely important, to ensure students are properly using and understand the content they will be required to provided specific examples of vocabulary words in their debate. Students must use the vocabulary words in their debate or they will lose points for not following the directions.
emphasizing vocabulary that coincides with the material as this point of the unit is extremely important, to ensure students are properly using and understand the content they will be required to provided specific examples of vocabulary words in their debate. Students must use the vocabulary words in their debate or they will lose points for not following the directions.
Content Delivery:
Students will be given a specific stance on the war and will be asked to defend their position based on their point of view. The students will need to answer questions that specify what their point of view is and why they believe that is the best answer., students will provide specific examples from the textbooks and any worksheet handed out in class before..
Students will be given a specific stance on the war and will be asked to defend their position based on their point of view. The students will need to answer questions that specify what their point of view is and why they believe that is the best answer., students will provide specific examples from the textbooks and any worksheet handed out in class before..
Student Engagement:
Students will work in per-determined groups of four to complete debate assignment. Each student will have the opportunity to present their research during the debate and it is up to them to arrange the order and who is going to present the information. Once this information is collected, students will write down their portion of the debate presentation on a note card and practice the presentation within their group.
Students will work in per-determined groups of four to complete debate assignment. Each student will have the opportunity to present their research during the debate and it is up to them to arrange the order and who is going to present the information. Once this information is collected, students will write down their portion of the debate presentation on a note card and practice the presentation within their group.
Demonstrative Learning:
During the student engagement portion of the lesson plan the teacher will monitor the students by walking around the classroom to make sure they are staying on task. the teacher will listen in as students are grappling with the material and will answer any questions students have. By listening to student engagement the teacher can clear up any misconceptions or speed up or slow done the assignment
During the student engagement portion of the lesson plan the teacher will monitor the students by walking around the classroom to make sure they are staying on task. the teacher will listen in as students are grappling with the material and will answer any questions students have. By listening to student engagement the teacher can clear up any misconceptions or speed up or slow done the assignment
Lesson Closure:
Once the debates have finished the students will take their seats and the teacher will hand each students a laminated note card that has a certain event written on it. For example, the date of a battle and the battle itself or an ideology and person who believed in that ideal. Once every student has a card, they are to find the person who has the other half of the card.
Once the debates have finished the students will take their seats and the teacher will hand each students a laminated note card that has a certain event written on it. For example, the date of a battle and the battle itself or an ideology and person who believed in that ideal. Once every student has a card, they are to find the person who has the other half of the card.
Accommodations for English Learners, Struggling Readers and Students with Special Needs: