Basic Lesson Plan Format

Blended Liberal Studies/Teacher Preparation

Name___Hanan Huneidi__________________ Grade Level for this Lesson ___4th____
Lesson Plan #2
Week 1 - Friday
Academic Content Standards
State the academic content standard(s) for this lesson.
4.3
2. Compare how and why people traveled to California and the routes they traveled (e.g., James
Beckwourth, John Bidwell, John C. Fremont, Pio Pico).
Unit of Study State the BIG idea that this lesson will address.

The Gold Rush, geography, topography, using to, too, and two appropriately.
Research various routes minors took to California during the Gold Rush.
Understand difficulties and delays encountered by the minors.
Create a map in their 49er group to show their assigned (historically accurate) trade-routes.
Work in cooperative teams
Engage in creative writing activity by writing an entry in their in character journals.

Academic Learning Goals (outcome(s)/objective(s)

Outcomes/Objectives must be observable and measureable. What will the students do?
Students will make a map and journal in assigned historical characters.
Introduction to Lesson
How will students interest be captured? State your exact wording.
What will you say to introduce the lesson?
Today you are going to become 49er miners! Ive assigned groups that you all we be in for the next two
weeks. Each of you will pick your own 49er name and within your group you will choose a 49er group
name. Each of your groups will be assigned a story of origin, this means where your group of 49ers
originally came from. Many people traveled from far away and faced a lot of difficulties in order to make
their way to the Gold Rush. Your group will learn about the journey that you had to take and then your
group will read about and discuss the possible difficulties you faced on your journey. Im going to give
each group a poster board and you guys will work together in your group to create a map of your groups
journey and also draw and label any challenges or difficulties your group may have encountered on the
journey.
Instructional Strategies
List the steps of the lesson presentation. This the teacher and students activities

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Teacher orally present lesson and instructions to students.

Teacher shows students visual examples of poster map.
Teacher helps students get into assigned 49er groups
Teacher monitors and assists the students in choosing group name, doing group reading and
discussion, and group poster map making.
5. Teacher hands out a journal to each student.
Assessment
How will you measure the students understanding of the academic learning goals?
By reading their journal entries and observing their group maps. Ensuring that each student
used the words to, too, and two properly. EXPAND on assessment

Materials
What materials/supplies are needed to teach this lesson?

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A poster board for each 49er group.

Markers.
Reading material for each group on various 49er journeys to the Gold Rush.
Journals for each student.
Example map poster and journal.
Handouts about routes taken by 49ers.