Teaching Team: Lesson Topic/Title:

Brianna Garcia
Amanda Gold Jamaica
Camille Embree
Ashleigh Greenway Date(s):

5/16 - Practice for Tierney’s 2nd period

Subject Area/Grade Level: 5/18 - TFAD!
7th-8th graders

Objectives/Standards (refer to specific TEKS):

trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or
factors such as invasion, conquests, colonization, immigration, and trade

pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is
significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and
environments

Essential Learnings (What do you want the students to learn about your culture?)

The students should learn about colonialism and the effects on Jamaica because of it. Also they will learn
about Mary Seacole, The Maroons, The English seizing Jamaica, and Marcus Garvey.

Activities:

What will the students be doing? Create a step by step list
of activities that will appeal to a variety of learners:
2)Make name template w/ a fact they know about Jamaica
2)learn about our school and tfad
4)learn the definition of colonialism
guess where the Caribbean and Jamaica are.
2Get a number between 1-4 and go to learning stations
4)take notes and learn about an important person/ event.
5)switch stations to learn about a different event
5) raising their hand to share a fact the learned.
6) get into groups and do a memory card game where they
have to work together to match cards.
7)kids listen to a song from our movie and analyze some
lyrics.
9)kids raise their hands to answer how colonialism was
presented in the events/people we talked about
What will the teachers be doing? How will
you check for understanding or assess
learning?
The teachers will each be teaching at a
separate station, focusing on different
subjects. Next, we will be gathering back
together and teaching an overall lesson as a
group. We will pass out note sheets to make
sure they are retaining information and
following along. We will also be asking
questions to make sure they understand what
we are talking about
 Interdisciplinary Connections: (What part of your lesson involves English? What types of activities relate
to Social Studies?)

Social Studies: comparing and contrasting the different cultures in the song. learning about colonialism and
how it was present in Jamaica’s history. Learn about events and people in Jamaica’s history.

Levels of Thinking in Lesson: Closure:

Discuss what was learned in the stations and discuss
__yes_ Knowledge (Remember) how colonialism was present in Jamaica. Thank them
_yes_ Comprehension (Understand) letting us come teach.
_yes_ Application
_yes_ Analysis
_yes_ Evaluation (Critique)
_yes Synthesis (Create) Commented [1]: What are the levels of thinking they
are going through?
Teaching Team Roles and Responsibilities: (Who will teach which aspect of the lesson? What is each
person responsible for preparing/bringing/researching/creating?

Ashleigh: Jamaica seized by British powerpoint

Brianna:Mary Seacole, making flag, making powerpoint
Amanda:Marcus garvey powerpoint
Camille:The First Maroon War powerpoint

Ash- 1
Camille-2
Amanda-3
Bri-4

STATIONS
1 and 4
2 and 3

GAME
1 and 3
2 and 4