Teacher Candidates Name: Ellen Prout Date: 10 / 12 / 11

Lesson Rationale and/or Summary (as required by instructor):

This is an important lesson on geography because my students have learned about
maps, continents, countries, and are now focusing on North merica! "t is important
for students to understand their own countries ma#e up and land! This is an important
lesson because it introduces students to different landforms in North merica, what
landforms are, and what regions are!
" have chosen to do this first lesson as a class discussion/guided powerpoint because
in order for my students to learn about landforms and regions more in depth they must
understand the basic concepts and ideas first!
$verall, this lesson is an introduction to landforms and regions throughout North
merica! This is a class learning e%perience and will act as the starting point to more
in depth information over landforms and regions!
Content focus: ssential !uestion or ndurin" #nderstandin"
&hat is a landform' &hat is a region' &hat are the regions in North merica'
Content$ Cluster$ Strand$ or Standard Statement/Connection:
(&)T* describe what a landform is!
* describe what a region is!
* identify atleast five landforms!
* identify the ma+or regions in the ,nited (tates!
%eo"ra&hy ' Places and Regions:
-! .escribe and compare the landforms, climates, population, culture and economic
characteristics of places and regions in North merica!
(cademic Lan"ua"e
(&)T identify/define the following* landform
* region
* climate
* compare
* contrast
* physical
Planned ssessments*
/ormative ssessment* informal 0 listen to class discussion and student 1uestions
Differentiated )nstructional Strate"ies:
/or students needing more assistance or e%tra help " will have the aide available! "
will also print out my teacher powerpoint with the notes for students who need e%tra
help following along during the class lesson!
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/or accelerated students, " will as# them to assist those needing e%tra help!
E%plaining the topics and reinforcing the concepts! " will also offer e%tra credit to
accelerated students wanting an e%tra challenge 2students will research and present
region/landform for class3!
Lesson Resources:
Powerpoint
4esson powerpoint guided notes 2153
&ipe off maps 2153
6omewor# 2153
*rocedures (+our Com&onents)
), Readiness/-oti.ation for Lesson: Engage (llotted Time: - minutes
7&ho #nows what a landform is'8
7&ho #nows what a region is'8
7&ho can name a landform in $hio'8
7&ho can tell me what region we live in'8
s# thought provo#ing 1uestions to get students minds warmed up and thin#ing
about geography!
s a class we are going to learn about landforms and regions today!
)), Lesson De.elo&ment: Explore, Explain, Extend (llotted Time: -9 minutes
)egin class lesson 0 powerpoint! :o through entire powerpoint as a class!
"ntroduction to landforms 0 this gives e%amples! s# students to give e%ample of
each!
;egion powerpoint section < students will fill out the powerpoint guided notes that go
with teacher powerpoint! s we discuss each region students will fill out wipe<off
maps as a class 2each student has map3!
.iscuss concepts in powerpoint and as# students if they have any 1uestions! nswer
1uestions!
fter lesson, e%plain homewor#! (tudents may use any e%tra time to wor# on
homewor#!
(ssessment: /ormative* listen to discussions and 1uestions! =aps
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))), Lesson Closure: Summari/e$ Lin0 (llotted Time: 9 minutes
7Now, who can tell me what a landform is'8
7Tomorrow we will loo# into the different regions we learned about today and
brea# each one down! &e will discuss what each region contains, loo#s li#e, and
the features associated with each!8
s# for any 1uestions!
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