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Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Colby Delahoussaye; Amanda Martin; Meredith McGoey

Authors E-mail Address

cdelah4@lsu.edu; amar174@lsu.edu; mmcgoe3@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

4507

Course Section(s)

001

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Dr. D. Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

How to Get to the White HouseAmerican Govenment

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

The students will learn about the history of the American


Government, Presidents of the United States, and the
Electoral College. The history of American Government and
the Electoral College will lead students to understand the
basic process of selection of a President. The student will
finish the unit by creating different web-based resources to
showcase what they have learned.

Unit Summary

This unit plan will breakdown the American Government through Mathematics, History, and
Literature. Through the math portion of this unit plan, the students will learn how to create
ratios, and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Through the literature part of
the unit plan, students will be taught different rhetorical devices through exploration of
presidential speeches. Finally, the students will be amerced in the history of the Electoral
College and the first election of the United States.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

History, Literature, and Mathematics


Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

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6.1.1 Produce clear and coherent writing for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences by:
conducting historical research
7.8.9 Explain how federal officials are elected or appointed
LiteratureL.6.1e: Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others writing and
speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expressions in conventional language
L.6.3a: Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
Mathematics-

L.6.RP: Ratios and Proportional Relationships-- A. Understand ratio concepts and use ratio
reasoning to solve problems.
1. Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship
between two quantities. For example, The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at the zoo
was 2:1, because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak. For every vote candidate A received,
candidate C received nearly three votes.
L.6.SP: Statistics and Probability-- A. Develop understanding of statistical variability.
2. Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution
which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Your objectives should be listed on your daily plan.


Procedures

Lesson 1- Meredith McGoey


Z:\heroman\SPRING 2016 4507.1\Meredith McGoey\unit plan my part.docx
Lesson 2- Amanda Martin
Z:\heroman\SPRING 2016 4507.1\Amanda Martin\Lesson Plan.docx
Lesson 3- Colby Delahoussaye
Z:\heroman\SPRING 2016 4507.1\Colby Delahoussaye\colby d lesson plan.docx
Approximate Time Needed

History: 1 Hour
Literature: 2 Hours
Math: 1 Hour
Prerequisite Skills

Basic computer skills


Materials and Resources

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Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)


Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)


Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development


Word Processing
Other:

Printed
Materials

Native language copies of State of the Union

Supplies
History:
http://prezi.com/p8epjzbsgpas/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Internet
Resource
s

http://www.congressforkids.net/Elections_electoralcollege.htm
http://www.gallopade.com/client/electionsForKids/ElectoralCollege.html
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/government/theelectoralcollege.htm
http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/election/article-theraceison.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov
http://www.c-span.org/series/?presidents
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/
http://www.usa4kids.com/presidents/Presidents.html
Literature:
https://youtu.be/wuI0fP4kc64
https://quizlet.com/
Mathematics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lod_hufPCb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6s7jB6-GoU
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/scores2.html

Others
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

Students with learning difficulties will be paired with a regular


learning student for assistance.

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Non-Native English
Speaker

Non-native students will be helped with translation trouble, if


needed, by the teacher.

Gifted Student

Gifted students are encouraged to go above and beyond


minimum requirements for each assignment. Gifted students
should be amongst other students to help promote learning.

Student Assessment

Students will be evaluated by a rubric specific to each lesson.

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