Lesson+Plan+(Part+1)

**Unit Three: Influential People during the Civil War ** 3rd Grade Social Studies
 * __Grade Level__**

An interview of influential people during the Civil War that ties Social Studies and Language Arts with research, writing and presentation skills.
 * __Unit Activity__**

1. LA.3.5.2.1- Listening and Speaking: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies. 2. LA.3.6.2.1- Research Process: The student uses a systematic process for the collection, processing, and presentation of information. 3. SS.3.A.1.2- Historical Inquiry and Analysis: The student utilizes technology resources to gather information from primary and secondary sources.
 * __Sunshine State Standards__**


 * __Learning Objectives__**
 * Using the computer and the library, the 3rd grade students will collect facts and pictures about their chosen influential person that identify who they were and explain how they impacted the Civil War with 95% accuracy.
 * Using notecards, the 3rd grade students will construct a series of questions based on the information they gathered that they would ask their influential person in an interview and answer them as if they were their person being interviewed as well as create a slideshow with the pictures found all with 95% accuracy.
 * Given their notecards of informational questions and answers and a computer hooked up to a projection screen for their slideshow, the 3rd grade students will present their interview to the class; reporting on their influential person with 95% accuracy.
 * Given the informational presentations of their peers and using notebook paper and pencils, the 3rd grade students will take notes on each presentation; analyzing each influential person presented with 90% accuracy.
 * Using their notes on their own influential person, the 3rd grade students will formulate one question about their influential person to be used on the powerpoint test for the 3rd grade students to solve with 75% accuracy.

Library- For research on influential person. Computer with Internet access in library- For research and pictures on influential person and to create the slideshow. Computer lab with enough computers for every student- For students to take the powerpoint quiz. Projector- To hook up to computer for slideshow display during presentations. Projection Screen- For students to view the slideshow being displayed during the presentations. Microsoft Powerpoint- For students to take the test and to create the slideshow. One USB for the Classroom- For students to save their slideshow presentations on.
 * __Materials__**

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
 * __Bloom's Taxonomy Levels Met__**

Monday: Form groups of 2/Research day in library for facts and pictures with books and internet/Organize Interview Tuesday: Slideshow creation in library with pictures/Organize and review entire presentation Wednesday: Presentations Thursday: Presentations/Question formulation for test Friday: Test day/Get evaluations from presentations back/Collect notes taken during presentations for grading
 * __Lesson Agenda__**