Title of Unit : The American Value System

Unit Time Frame: 1 Week Teachers: Dr. Starling Brenda Alston-SLMS

Stage 1 Desired !es"lts SSocS#1: St"dents $ill e%&lain the &rocess of sociali'ation a. (dentif) and anal)'e the roles and res&onsi*ilities of an indi+id"al in societ).

Li*rar) Skills: Cite bibliographic information including author, title, publisher/producer, place of publication, copyright date, page numbers Select or more presentation formats (written report, transparencies, displays, audio tapes) to present information Select the most appropriate reference for a gi en topic and retrie e information from multiple types of sources (e!g! periodicals, newspapers, indices, almanacs, dictionaries, general and speciali"ed materials, audio isuals, databases where a ailable Understanding,s-./oals: 0ssential 1"estion,s-: Students will understand that: Who affects )o"r +al"e s)stem2 # eryone has a alue system Students will know (Nouns): Students will be able to (Verbs) Value system Identify examples of the American Value System Analyze the roles and responsibilities of citizens and their beliefs Stage 3 Assessment 0+idence 4erformance Tasks: 5ther 0+idence: !ask: Assessments: Create a graphic organi"e representing the alue Teacher o*ser+ation system 4retest.4osttest Small /ro"& St"dent finished $ork Stage 6 Learning 4lan The teacher will: $onday% Students will ta&e notes from the te'tboo& on the American Value System! (sing a graphic organi"er list the important details in this section! Tuesday%)n groups of three%fi e, students will create a poster comparing the *+ alue systems in our country! ,ednesday% (sing the same groups from Tuesday%students will put these alues in order (according to priority) in their own li es! Share thoughts with group members! Thursday%-roups will present their information to the class!

SLMS: .riday%The S/$S will use the promethean board to display the school media center website! (sing the website the S/$S will show students how to use -alileo and )nfo trac to locate information pertaining to the American Value System! The S/$S will also demonstrate the use of www!easybib!com

,or&ing in groups selected by 0r! Starling students will use newspapers, maga"ines, boo&s and internet searches to locate photos that represent ten of the thirteen alues! The group members will wor& together and find photos and paste the photo under the correct heading! Students must list the resource the photos came from by completing a bibliography! The group members will share their findings with the class! Students will complete a written reflection sheet!

1ersonal reflection: ,hen collaborating for this lesson, ) didn2t reali"e how cutting and pasting could be considered a 3*st century lesson! The students were acti ely engaged with this acti ity! Their classroom teacher was ery impressed with the way in which the lesson was organi"ed and presented!