SIOP LESSON PLAN

Date: 03/20/2007

Grade/Class/Subject: 11&12/American History I

Unit/Theme: Civil War

Standard
2.3 Students apply knowledge of the past to analyze present-day
issues and events from multiple, historically objective
perspectives.
2.1 Students know how to formulate questions and hypotheses
regarding what happened in the past and to obtain and
analyze historical data to answer questions and test hypotheses.

Content Objective:
Students will understand what civil war is.

Language Objective:
Students will READ an article about civil war

Students will LISTEN to a teacher’s presentation on civil war

Students will WRITE vocabulary and what they know about civil war

Students will SPEAK to their groups about what they know about civil war and vocab.

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

Know key vocabulary surrounding civil war.
Students will have a basic understanding for civil war
 Key Vocabulary Supplementary Materials

War Computers with web capability to blog

Civil war

SIOP Features

Preparation Scaffolding Grouping Options

_Adaptation of _Modeling _Whole Class
Content _Guided Practice _Small Groups
_Links to _Independent _Partners
Background Practice _Independent
_Links to Past _Comprehensible
Learning Input

Integration of Application Assessment

Process _Hands-on _Individual
_Reading _Meaningful _Group
_Writing _Linked to _Written
_Speaking Objectives _Oral
_Listening _Promotes
Engagement

Lesson 1. Students will quickly blog about war (indp. or sm. Group)
Sequence:
2. Students will share their thinking and comment on other’s
thoughts about war.

3. Present the term “civil war” using pictures and small

article

4. Have students quickly blog about their understanding and

question of civil war

5. Students will share their thinking and comment on other’s

thoughts about “civil war”
Technology Laptop, projector, www.blogger.com, google images,
Integration smartnotebook
(equipment
and
strategies):

21st Century II. PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRON-

Skills/NETS-T MENTS AND EXPERIENCES
Standards: III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM