Chrissy Davis 6th Grade Social Studies Lesson Plans for April 16 -21, 2014

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. SL.5.5 include multimedia components (e.g.,graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. H.6.6.35 Identify significant individuals whose lives impacted the civil rights movement (e.g., Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Stokely Carmichael, Medgar Evers, Little Rock Nine, Thurgood Marshall) E.8.6.2 Explain the result of increased productivity on an improved standard of living (e.g., assembly line, interchangeable parts, computers)

Wednesday April 16, 2014

Lesson/Objectives: The students will Examine womans roles in the 50s and explain how they are different from now and how they feel about the roles that woman had. Create a presentation to present to the class about life in the 1950s. Activity: The students will read a magazine clipping from the 50s about what a womans role is. Students will do a quick write about how they feel about the article. Students will watch a PowerPoint and fill out a Venn diagram. Choice boards for 1950s presentation. Materials: Womans roles article, Venn diagram, Life in the 1950s PowerPoint, choice boards.

Thursday April 17, 2014 Friday April 18, 2014

Lesson/Objectives: The students will Create a presentation to present to the class about life in the 1950s. Activity: Choice board for life in the 1950s Materials: Choice board

Monday April 21, 2014Lesson/Objectives: The students will Present presentations to the class Activity: choice board presentations Materials: choice board presentations.

Life in the 1950s Choice Board 20 points

TimelineDevelop an illustrated timeline that explains different changes in the 1950s. You will be required to include twenty events with different levels of explanation. Newspaper OR radio AdPretend you are advertising a new product in the 1950s. You can either create a newspaper or a radio ad. Ex: computer Corvette TV Create a poem or song about something that happened in the 50s Board Game Develop a board game that teaches players about life in the 50s. Game must be creative, though it can certainly follow the format of an existing board game. Rules must be clear so that players of your designated age level can participate. Preform a classic 50s dance You can dress up You can have a partner

Interview someone who was alive in the 50s: 10 questions I must approve the questions in advance Research prices: Then and Now Gas Movies TV Radio Cars Computer Jeans gum Silly putty Hamburger Soda milk Shoes Newspaper Student choice Student Choice: Must be approved by me before starting.

Create a model: 1950s TV or Radio

Show and tell: 7- 10 Items from the 50s

GROUP performance: The Original Stroll dance from 1958 4-6 people can be in a group