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Title of Unit: The Political Process Title of Lesson: National Interest Groups Submitted By: Breanna Cape

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This Civics lesson plan is designed for 5th grade students to learn about National interest groups. This lesson uses resources from the Internet. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th Grade Skill Level: Students at all learning levels. Grouping: Whole class discussion, individual work, individual assessment C. Materials: Pencils Paper Interest Group Worksheets Poster boards Markers, crayons, and colored pencils D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C.15.5.3- Give example of national interest groups. Student-Friendly Standards Students will be able to give examples of national interest groups.

E. Procedure: 1. Engage- First I will ask the students what they know about interest groups. We will have a guided discussion about this topic. 2. Next the teacher will pass out the worksheet Interest Groups. We will read the worksheet out loud as a class, and have a guided discussion about the information we learned from the worksheet. 3. After reading the worksheet and the whole class discussion the teacher will pass out the worksheet Interest Groups: The Potato Problem The students will be instructed to complete the worksheet and create their own poster board. 4. Once the students have completed the worksheet and finished their poster, they will then present it to the class if they want. 5. CLOSURE: In closing I will explain to students that there are many different kinds of interest groups and today we only discussed a few. Then I will have the students clean up their supplies. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The Political Process Title of Lesson: National Interest Groups Submitted By: Breanna Cape

I will use class discussion, poster boards and The Potato Problem worksheet to measure understanding. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know whether the students understand the concepts of this lesson by paying close attention to their answers during whole class discussion. I will also assess their understanding by grading their worksheets and presentations. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think the easiest part to teach will be how the worksheet portion. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the most challenging part will teaching the students the different interest groups and their purpose. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will extend this lesson by having students research actual interest groups and writing a 3-5 paragraph paper about one particular interest group of his or her choice. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? If students do not grasp the concepts I will bring them into a small group setting in which we will go over the worksheet again, and I will clearly explain any information they do not understand. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I may need to simplify the lesson. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of writing this lesson was making the lesson kid friendly. Resources: http://cdn.icivics.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Interest%20Groups.pdf

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The Political Process Title of Lesson: National Interest Groups Submitted By: Breanna Cape

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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