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=**UMF LESSON PLAN FORMAT**=

**Grade Level: 9-12 Topic: Current Events**

 * =**Objectives**:= ||
 * Student will understand that finding the answer to a research question requires the use of a variety of primary and secondary sources. ||
 * Student will know at least two opinions about their topic. ||
 * Student will be able to analyze different opinions found in the research. ||

C 1 Research Grade 9 - Diploma** Current Events
 * =**Maine Learning Results Alignment**= ||
 * **//Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts -// C Research
 * Students develop research questions and modify them as necessary to elicit, present, and critique evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources following the conventions of documentation.** ||


 * =Assessment= ||
 * **Formative** (Assessment for Learning)
 * The teacher will walk around as groups are working and assess students based on their questions and progress. ||
 * **Summative** (Assessment of Learning)
 * The students will post their analysis of the opinions on the wiki and the teacher will look at them to make sure students have the right idea. ||

= = Technology: Students use a wiki to post their information and get feedback. ||
 * =**Integration**= ||
 * Social Science: Current Events


 * =**Groupings**= ||
 * Students will remain in the groups they have been working in over the course of the unit. They are grouped based on colored index cards they received at the beginning of the unit. ||


 * =Differentiated Instruction= ||
 * **Strategies**
 * Spatial:**Video
 * Verbal:**Talk about the differences between each opinion.
 * Musical:**Have music playing in the background.
 * Interpersonal:**Discuss the different opinions in groups.
 * Intrapersonal:**What do you think about each opinion?
 * Logical/Mathematical**:Graphic organizer.
 * Bodily-Kinesthetic:**Move between groups to see what others are thinking.
 * Naturalist:**Students may pick a topic having to do with nature. ||
 * **Modifications/Accommodations**
 * will incorporate as many intelligences as I can into the lesson. I will consult students' IEP's, 504's, and ELLIDEP's if there are any, and make adjustments accordingly. Students will be warned that there are some very contraversial topics, but remind them that they are free to choose their own topic. Absent students will miss out on the group work, but will be able come in before or after school if they would like help choosing their topic or forming their research questions, or would simply like access to the resources in the classroom. ||
 * **Extensions**
 * Students will use a wiki to post their information and get feedback. ||

This will be a one day lesson and will primarily be a work day. ||
 * =Materials, Resources and Technology= ||
 * * Pens
 * Pencils
 * Paper
 * Laptops


 * =Source for Lesson Plan and Research= ||
 * This lesson was created by Catherine Hall ||


 * =Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale= ||
 * __Standard 3__ - Demonstrates a knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and cultural development.
 * Rationale:** ||
 * __Standard 4__ - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory.
 * Rationale:** ||
 * __Standard 5__ - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs.
 * Rationale:** ||
 * __Standard 8__ - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.
 * Rationale:** ||


 * =Teaching and Learning Sequence:= ||
 * The classroom will be set up with desks in groups of four. Students will begin class facing front, but quickly begin working in their groups.

Agenda: Explain what will be done (5 minutes) Students work to analyze opinions and develop their own opinions (70 minutes) Save work and clean up ||
 * Students will understand that finding the answer to a research question requires the use of a variety of primary and secondary sources. It is important to be exposed to many different sides of an issue to prevent an unfair bias towards one side. This lesson addresses the learning result // Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts - // C Research C 1 Research Grade 9 -Diploma Current Events Students develop research questions and modify them as necessary to elicit, present, and critique evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources following the conventions of documentation. b. Make judgments about conflicted findings from different sources. To hook the students, the teacher will show a video clip of two people arguing. **What, Where, Why, Hook, Tailor: Visual**
 * Students will understand that finding the answer to a research question requires the use of a variety of primary and secondary sources. It is important to be exposed to many different sides of an issue to prevent an unfair bias towards one side. This lesson addresses the learning result // Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts - // C Research C 1 Research Grade 9 -Diploma Current Events Students develop research questions and modify them as necessary to elicit, present, and critique evidence from a variety of primary and secondary sources following the conventions of documentation. b. Make judgments about conflicted findings from different sources. To hook the students, the teacher will show a video clip of two people arguing. **What, Where, Why, Hook, Tailor: Visual**

The class will primarily be a work day. Students will work in their groups to analyze the opinions they found based on the facts they have found. They will begin writing the essay for their final project. Music will be playing in the background. **Equip, Explore, Rethink, Tailor: Verbal, Interpersonal, Musical**

Students will work in groups to analyze the opinions they found in their research and to begin writing the essays for their final projects. **Rethink, Revise, Tailor: Verbal, Interpersonal, Logical/Mathematical**

Students will be evaluated based on the work they do in class and the work they have posted on the wiki. **Evaluate, Tailor: Verbal**

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