Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level/Subject: 5th Grade

Topic: American Revolution

Central Focus: Compare and contrast the Continental army and British
army during American Revolution

Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:

5.H.1: Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.

Date submitted:
Date taught: 3/13/15

Daily Lesson Objective: After watching the video and filling out the comparing and contrasting chart about the
Continental army and the British army, students will complete the worksheet given to them and will need to answer all the
questions that contain what we learned about today to achieve mastery.
21st Century Skills:
Academic Language Demand (Language Function and Vocabulary):
-Working together
Revolution: overthrow of one government and its replacement with
-Discussion between others
another
-Critical thinking
Strategies: overall plans to try to win the war
Volunteers: person who performs a service for free
Enlist: to agree to serve in an army or a navy
Mercenaries: solider hired to fight for a foreign army
Prior Knowledge: Students should know what a war is about and the different impacts of them. They should also be
familiar with a compare and contrast map.
Activity

1. Focus and Review

2. Statement of Objective
for Student

3. Teacher Input

4. Guided Practice

Description of Activities and Setting

Ask students: What are some other wars that come to mind that you have
learned about in school already? Show the video clip to the class on the
SMART Board and then ask:
What caught your eye?
Who are the two sides fighting in the war?
Answers could include they fought a different way than they do now, the
colony army and the British army.
Say: Today we will be learning about the American Revolution and we will
describe a little bit about each army. By the end of the lesson, you will be able
to compare and contrast the Continental and British Armies and complete a
review of these two sides at the end of the lesson.
Teacher will have the students get out their textbooks and will have a piece of
line paper taped in the front of the classroom that has a compare and contrast
style to it. It will have Continental Army on one side and British Army on the
other side with a comparing circle in the middle in which they have in
common. Teacher will have then read pages 173-175 in the textbook and have
students follow along while she reads. Teacher will then go back and read
page 173 again and she will pause after she gets done reading that page to go
up and write the British Army wears red coats and the Continental Army
wears blue coats. Then teacher writes in the middle of the chart, which is the
compare section that both sides wore a color that represented them.
After the teacher reads them page 173, ask students: what is the definition of
revolution that was mentioned on this page?
Have students work with a partner and read pages 174-175 in their textbook.
Using the text, have them continue what the teacher was doing during the
teacher input stage and fill out the compare and contrast chart. Groups can
write things down as they read and be ready to raise their hands after teacher
gets them back together when it is time to share what the groups found.
Teacher will walk around and scaffold as needed. Teacher will get class back
together and then will have each group of 2 share one thing that they found
when reading and teacher will then write it in on the chart.

Time

5 min

1 min

15 min

15 min

5. Independent Practice

6. Assessment Methods of
all objectives/skills:

7. Closure

8. Assessment Results of
all objectives/skills:

Have one student pass out the worksheets and have them complete the
worksheet up to the point that we covered in todays lesson. Make sure they
do not go past the intended stopping point and make sure they use their book.
If students are confused, do one of the fill in sentences on the worksheet for
them so they can understand how to do it. Students should do this individually
and should not be any talking. Once students are done with the two sections
20 min
on the worksheet then teacher explains what to do with the blank piece of
paper that they had to get out before we began the lesson. Teacher will explain
to the students that they need to write one thing they learned about the
Continental army and one thing they learned about the British army on paper
and they will be their exit ticket given to me.
Formative: Teacher questioning throughout the lesson
Exit ticket
Summative: Collect students worksheets and determine mastery with the following criteria:
Completed worksheet to the material we covered in todays lesson with 70%
accuracy
Followed directions
Have students turn to a partner and tell each other one thing they remember
about the Continental Army and one thing they remember about the British
Army.
3 min
Ask: What did we learn about the American Revolution today?
Have them turn in their exit ticket to me after they finish telling their partner
what they learned.
14/19 students achieved mastery for this assignment and the other 5 students received either
partial or no mastery. Clinical teacher had students that didnt get done finish up at recess.

Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations:

Vision Impairment- student will be placed near the
front of the room to improve vision during the lesson.
ELL- partner them with each other to allow them to
translate together as needed.

Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations:

For struggling readers and writers, groups will be integrated so
proficient students and struggling students can help each other.
For those who finish early: Have them read the rest of chapter
13 in the textbook that deals with the American Revolution and
explains it more.

Materials/Technology:
(Include any instructional materials (e.g., worksheets, assessments PowerPoint/SmartBoard slides, etc.) needed to implement the lesson at the end of the lesson plan.)

Social Studies text book

SMART Board
Line paper
Pencil
Assessment already made by teacher
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YkdbNJXjxk
Reflection on lesson:

Pictures below from the lesson