SIOP LESSON PLAN

Date: 02/28/08

Grade/Class/Subject: 11&12/ELA Social Studies

Unit/Theme: Causes of the Civil War

What would cause a country to go to war against itself?

Standard:
Colorado Model Content standard 4.2, 2.2

Content Objective (ACSD 14 Objectives):

Compare and contrast economic activities of the North and of the

South.

Describe how cultural and economic attributes characterize the

North and South as distinct regions.

Language Objective:
• Students will read a text and apply thinking by using “I wonder…” and “I think…”
sentences
• Students will either reword a piece of text or apply the text to the essential question

Student Outcomes (what should students know and be able to do?):

• Students will understand the economic differences between the
North and the South
• Students will use thinking skills to create a double entry diary
• Students will be able to manipulate Google Docs to create their
double entry diary

Key Vocabulary Supplementary Materials

• Plantation, Industrial, Tariff, Slave • Computer access – Google Docs

• Reading
 SIOP Features

Preparation Scaffolding Grouping Options

_Adaptation of _Modeling X Whole Class
Content XGuided Practice _Small Groups
_Links to XIndependent _Partners
Background Practice X Independent
X Links to Past XComprehensible
Learning Input

Integration of Application Assessment

Process XHands-on XIndividual
XReading XMeaningful _Group
XWriting XLinked to X Written
XSpeaking Objectives _Oral
_Listening XPromotes
Engagement

Lesson 1. Students will review key vocabulary and integrate it into

Sequence: previous lessons on the North and the South

2. Students will be assigned a small reading task for the

North and for the South

3. While reading, students will complete two of each, I

wonder… and I think… statements

4. Students will identify 1 sentence that was the most

interesting to them

5. Students will create a 2X2 table in Google Docs with

teacher guidance.

6. Students will write the sentence they identified into one

column and then either explain the quote or explain how
the quote answers the essential question

Technology Laptop, projector, Google Docs

Integration
(equipment
and
strategies):
21st Century II. PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRON-
Skills/NETS-T MENTS AND EXPERIENCES
Standards: III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM