Wright,+Christopher



**__Daily Unit GAME Plan Week 5 __** **__GOALS __** **__Action __** **__Schedule of Lessons __** Students will be divided up into learning communities of 4. These students will be given a choice to complete one of the following problems. **Option A:** The year is 2010**.** You have been assigned by the United States Government to explore and survey an 8 million acre section of land that has been set aside from the early 1800s. At this point in our history, no one has ever set foot on this land. The government’s hope is to create a national park out of this land. Your task is to work together to create a plan of how you would accomplish this task. Along with your plan, please make sure to address the types of skills, resources, supplies, and other ideas needed to complete this mission. **Option B:** The year is 2010. You have been placed on the outer edge of the largest city in the world. None of you have ever been to this city before. All satellites have been knocked out. Tools like GPS, Cell Phones, Computers, and other items needing satellites are useless. On top of this problem, the only means of transportation you have are your feet. Your task is to work together to come up with a plan of how you would navigate your way to the other side of the city. Along with your plan, please make sure to address the types of skills, resources, supplies, and other ideas are needed to complete this task. 1) Pick option A or B 2) Work together using a wiki to complete your plan 3) Use the plan created on a wiki and create a presentation to the class of how you would complete your mission. 4) Presentation tools such as voicethread, power point, bubbl.us, or prezi.com can be used to complete the presentation portion of the activity 5) Present Presentation of your plan to the class **__Monitor __**  **__Evaluation __**
 * Unit Title: **Understanding Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Related Lessons: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Major Events during Westward Expansion, Louisiana Purchase
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Middle grades **Subject:** Social Studies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Content Standards (NCSS Thematic Strand): **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Time, continuity, and change
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Power, authority, and Governance
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Science, Technology, and Society
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ISTE NETS-S **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Creativity and innovation
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Communication and collaboration
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Research and information fluency
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Instructional Objective(s): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> The 8th grade students will work together to complete one of the following tasks to better understand the hardships faced by Lewis and Clark while planning for their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. The students will look at Lewis and Clark’s dilemma through a more modern version of the problem to better understand the complexity of Lewis and Clark’s problems. Technology, collaboration, research, writing, and creative thinking will be used throughout the course of the project.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before-Class Preparation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As mentioned in this week’s videos, I will use Rubistar to create rubrics that will be used during the presentation step and the chart creation phase of this activity. I will also create simple checklists to be used during the wiki planning and research portion of this lesson. I will spend time with each group conferencing during student independent work rime. Students will also be briefly introduced to the Louisiana Purchase and the characters of Lewis and Clark before this unit is presented in class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Day 1: Group Planning Phase **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Activity Requirements __****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Day 2 and 3: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will work together to create their presentations. They will also practice the presentation phase of the assignment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Day 4: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Present presentations to the class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Day 5: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will research the significance of Lewis and Clark. They will also use their research to identify the many hardships Lewis and Clark faced before and during their expedition.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Day 6: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will work together to create a compare and contrast chart using the information they researched and the information they created. The purpose is to identify the similarities and differences between their journey and Lewis and Clark’s journey. Students will use a spreadsheet, word document, or other type of software that allows charts to be produced. This activity will hopefully create a more meaningful connection.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ongoing Assessment(s __****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The wiki, presentation development, presentation, research, and final compare and contrast chart will need to be monitored.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Accommodations and Extensions: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students may need help identifying different items to think about during the planning phase of their activity. Students may need help with software questions. I may have to pre assemble groups in order achieve the best possible learning communities. I will need to identify the types of IEPs located in each class to insure that each student’s accommodations are addressed in the activities.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Back-up Plan: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I may have to allow hardcopy products to be displayed by students with limited technology resources.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Unit Reflections and Notes: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Notes will be taken during the course of each activity to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this activity. Reviewing the final plans and charts will allow me to identify the amount of learning connections made to this content. The student’s content knowledge focused on in this unit will be assessed during a quiz and a unit test.



Daily Lesson GAME Plan Week 6

|| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unit Title: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lewis and Clark’s Expedition || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grade Level: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Middle School |||| ** GOALS ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Related Lessons: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Westward Expansion ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Subject: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Social Studies ||

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Content Standards:** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ISTE NETS-S **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Time, continuity, and change
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Power, authority, and Governance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Science, Technology, and Society

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Creativity and innovation

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">X **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Communication and collaboration

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">X **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Research and information fluency
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">X **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">X **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Digital citizenship

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">X **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Technology operations and concepts ||

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The 8th grade students will research and social networking to better understand the hardships and accomplishments made by Lewis and Clark during their journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional objective(s): ** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The 8th grade students will understand the hardships and accomplishments made by Lewis and Clark. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The 8th grade students will know the importance of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The 8th grade students will be to answer at least 3 critical thinking questions using their own creativity combined with prior research.

|||||| ** ACTION **

|| |||||| **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Before –Class Preparation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I will use rubistar to create a rubric to be used during the social networking phase of this lesson. I will also create a checklist to be used during the actual research of this activity.

|| || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Day 1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Materials & Resources ||

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Day 2& 3

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Day 4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Students will be asked to research the journals of Lewis and Clark to better understand their journey across the Louisiana Purchase. Journals can be located at: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">We will also use several film strips located at Discovery Education and PBS.org to better understand Lewis and Clark’s Journey. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Students will be introduced to Lewis and Clark. Students will be asked to complete a KWHL chart about the topic of Lewis and Clark. They will also use their textbooks and a few video clips to better understand the importance of Lewis and Clark.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I will create a blog page where my students will be expected to discuss their thoughts of the following questions. They must make one initial post and respond to at least 2 other posts to complete this activity. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In your opinion, which hardships faced by Lewis and Clark during their journey across the Louisiana Purchase were the most difficult? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In your opinion, what was Lewis and Clark’s biggest accomplishment? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">If you were either Lewis or Clark and could have one modern day tool to use on the expedition, what would it be? Why? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">What are some negatives you can think of as a result of the completion of Lewis and clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase? ||  ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Notes: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students can work in pairs during their research. Students can work in class or at home to respond to the blog page discussion. || ** MONITOR ** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing assessment(s): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will be monitored during their research and blog discussions. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accommodations and extensions: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I will adjust assignment length for some of my IEP students. I will need to identify the types of IEPs located in each class to insure that each student’s accommodations are addressed in the activities. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Backup: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I may have to allow hardcopy products to be displayed by students with limited technology resources. An alternative to using the blog page would be to create small discussion groups in class. I could use an activity that allows each student to write feedback on the other students notes. It is called a silent discussion.

|| ** EVALUATE AND EXTEND ** ||

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Lesson reflections and notes: <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Notes will be taken during the course of each activity to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this activity. Reviewing the KWHL charts and blog page will allow me to identify the amount of learning connections made to this content. The student’s content knowledge focused on in this unit will be assessed during a quiz and a unit test. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">References: