Title of Unit: The Basics of Politics Title of Lesson: Interest Parties Submitted By: Martha Rendon

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson will be used to introduce students to national interest groups. The students will be able to research and give examples of interest groups. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th grade Skill Level: all skill levels Grouping: Whole group for step 1, table groups step 2, whole group step 3-5, individual step 7-8, whole group step 9, whole group closure C. Materials: 33 copies of Interest Groups worksheet Laptop cart

D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C15.5.3 Give examples of national interest groups.

Student-Friendly Standards C.15.5.3 I can discuss and give examples of interest groups in the country.

E. Procedure: 1. TW review with the class. We have been learning about politics, the different political parties and researched some important people from each party. Today, we will be going further into politics and talk about interest groups. What are interest groups? Talk to your table groups. 2. SW share back with the class about the ideas that their groups came up with. 3. TW explain, An interest group is a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern. Given that definition, what are some interest groups that we can come up with?(TW allow for volunteers to answer.) 4. TW explain to students, We will be learning about interest groups through research. I want everyone to look up different interest groups online and pick one interest group to focus the research on. You will need to tell me what does the group believe in, when was the group founded and how often are they defending their believes with the legislature. 5. TW hand out Interest Groups worksheet to each student. 6. SW start on their individual research. Students will be getting a laptop from the class laptop cart.
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Title of Unit: The Basics of Politics Title of Lesson: Interest Parties Submitted By: Martha Rendon

7. TW give students thirty to forty-five minutes to complete their research and Interest Group sheets, while walking around the room monitoring work being completed and checking for questions. 8. After thirty to forty-five minutes, SW have their worksheets checked off by teacher and hold on to their papers. 9. SW share with the class the interest group that they found, when the group was founded and what the group believes in. 10. CLOSURE: Today, we learned about interest groups. Stand up, hand up and pair up with someone not in your group and tell your partner which interest group (besides the one you researched) you liked the best and why. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will be using student discussions and the worksheet to measure student understanding. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will be walking around the room during discussions and research to lead struggling students in the appropriate direction. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think this whole lesson should be relatively easy. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I dont think I will run into any issues with this lesson plan. It is simple and straightforward. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I would want students to come up with their own interest groups and come up with a name for the group. I would want the students to tell me about why the group was made and how often they defend their believes. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I would allow students to work with me one-on-one to clarify any part of the lesson that may be causing confusion. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I think I would keep this lesson as is and teach it the way it is written. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?
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Title of Unit: The Basics of Politics Title of Lesson: Interest Parties Submitted By: Martha Rendon

The most difficult part was thinking about how I would word everything. Once I got started, everything went smoothly.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The Basics of Politics Title of Lesson: Interest Parties Submitted By: Martha Rendon

Sample worksheet Interest Groups

Name:_____________________________ Date: ______________________________

Interest Group Name: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ When was the group founded: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ What does the group believe in: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ How often is the group defending their believes: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
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