EDU 2210 Lesson Plan

Name: Nicholas Baglia Date: April 20th,

2015

Lesson Title: Japanese Internment Subject: Social

Studies

Age or Grade Level: 8th Grade Number of Students

Involved in Lesson: 15-25 Time Frame: 60 minutes

Central Focus

What is the central focus for the content in the learning segment?

Student goal is to be able to answer the key question: Why were Japanese Americans sent
to Interment Camps during WWII?
Common Core State Standards

What standard(s) are most relevant to the learning goals?

http://www.engageny.org/common-core-curriculum-assessments

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

Student Learning Objective(s) aligned with

Blooms Taxonomy Link to action terms to imbed in your objectives where applicable.
http://buhlercc.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Taxonomy

Skills (up to 4)
What are the specific learning goal(s) for student in this lesson?

Evidence-Based Practices APA style

What are the specific strategies for students in this lesson?
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

90% of 8th grade history students will be able to answer in detail why Japanese
Americans were interned during WW2 after large group instruction and individual
document readings.

-Students will demonstrate comprehension of documents while being able to summarize

and pick out important information

Linking Theory to Practice

Why are the learning tasks for this lesson appropriate for your students?

Previous activities similar to this lesson has shown to work well and allow for the
information to stick in the students heads. Students will not only be investigating the
cause for Japanese Internment, but will also be practicing finding information in text and
using the evidence to support the answer.

Prior Academic Knowledge, Conceptions and Requisite Skills

What knowledge, skills, and concepts must students already possess to be successful with this
lesson?

What specific prior knowledge do these students need to support the learning of the new skills
and concepts for this lesson?

Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks

Description of what will you be doing and/or what the students will be doing.

Assessments:
Describe the tools/procedures that will be used in this lesson to monitor students learning of the lesson objective(s).
Attach a copy of the assessment and the evaluation criteria/rubric in the resources section at the end of the lesson plan.
Add as many as needed.
Type of assessment
(Formative/ Summative, Informal/ Formal)
Description of assessment
Modifications to the assessment so that all students could demonstrate their
learning.
Evaluation Criteria - What evidence of student learning related to the central focus
and learning objective(s) does the assessment provide?
Formative- Question sheet will be handed in

Question sheet is based off of 4 documents that are provided for the students

Students will be allowed to work in pairs to complete the assignment.

Questions on the assignment build up to the final key question: Why were Japanese
americans were sent to interment camps during WWII?

Differentiation/ Planned Support

How will you differentiate instruction to provide all students access to learning based on
individual and group needs?

Whole Class: Review throughout the lesson and activity as needed will jog the memory
of students

Groups of students with similar needs:

Individual students: Mr. Kresge and myself will be around to help students with any
questions they might have

Students with IEPs or 504 plans:

Strategies for responding to common errors and misunderstandings (where is the

learning breaking down?)

Academic Language Demand(s) Discipline Specific Language

What do the students need to know and be able to do with regard to the oral and written language
associated with this lesson?

Students will need to know certain vocabulary terms such as internment, Executive
Order, immigration, segregation, etc.
Additional vocabulary definitions are provided in the documents.

Materials
What materials does the teacher need for this lesson?

What materials do the students need for this lesson?

Teacher: Question sheet and corresponding documents to guide students

Students: Question sheet and corresponding documents

Anticipatory Set

__5_ Minutes

How will you start the lesson to engage and motivate students in learning?

Brief schedule overview of the day and what we need to accomplish

Instruction
__25_ Minutes

How will you determine if students are meeting the intended learning objectives?
PowerPoint on Japanese internment with information regarding key question for the day

Re-Engage
25- 30 minutes
How will you revisit or review?

Students will complete question sheet regarding 4 documents on Japanese Internment

Closure
__5 _ Minutes

How will you end the lesson?

As a group go over question sheet after it is handed in

Analysis and Reflection of Teaching

To be completed after the lesson has been taught
What worked?

What didnt? How did you re-engage?

Evidence of Student Learning (including data)

Adjustments

What instructional changes do you need to make as you prepare for the lesson tomorrow?

Proposed Changes.

If you could teach this lesson again to this group of students what changes would you make to
your assessment and instruction?
Whole class:

Groups of students:

Individual students:

Resources:

Attach each assessment and associated evaluation criteria/rubric.