Student Teaching Direct Social Studies Lesson Plan

Subject: Central Focus:

Social Studies European Explorers and American Indian Groups
Essential Standard/Common Core Objective: Date submitted:
5.H.1.1 Evaluate the relationships between European
explorers (French, Spanish and English) and American Date taught: 9/12/18
Indian groups, based on accuracy of historical
information (beliefs, fears and leadership).
Daily Lesson Objective:
The students will be able to understand the relationship between European explorers and Native Americans by
writing a letter from a Native American or Pilgrims perspective.
21st Century Skills: Academic Language Demand(s)
Collaboration Interpret and analyze because students will have to read about and
listen to aspects of the relationship between these two groups and then
make conclusions and decide how it was.
Prior Knowledge:
Knowledge of who the Pilgrims and Native Americans were
What a relationship is

Activity Description of Activities and Setting Time

“What information have you learned in the past about Native
1. Focus and Review Americans? What information have you learned in the past about 5 minutes
European settlers?”
2. Statement of Objective
The students will understand the relationship between Native
for Student N/A
Americans and European settlers.
The teacher will read Squantos Journey: The Story of the First 15
Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac. minutes

After reading the page about Squanto being kidnapped

“I can imagine that I would be very sad to be taken away from my
family and maybe even angry about what these people did towards me.
3. Teacher Input
It does not sound like they have a very good relationship.”

After finishing the story

“Despite the fact that the two groups of people have some rough
patches, by the end, they seemed to be working together and happy to
be in the company of one another.”
The teacher will provide each student with a copy of the following
letters.
Harvest 1621
4. Guided Practice
• Letter From a Pilgrim: The Thanksgiving Feast
• Letter From a Wampanoag: The Feast of the Pilgrims
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/letters.htm
Draft revision shared with faculty: 2/15/2017 – TPALs + emailed to faculty
 “In pairs, I would like you to read both the letters written from a Native
American and European perspective. Once you have finished, pull out a
sheet of paper and draw a Venn diagram with Pilgrims on one side,
Native Americans on the other, and the similarities between the people
and letters in the middle.” 20- 25
minutes
“Now we are going to share some answers that we found. As you share,
I am going to write them on a Venn diagram up here. Feel free to add
ones to your that you did not already have”

“What were some differences you had under Pilgrims?”

“What were some differences you had under Native Americans?”
“What were some similarities you had between the two?”
Students will be given ten minutes to discuss with their classmates
around them ideas to include in their letters. They may choose to write
a letter from the standpoint of a European explorer or American Indian.
Each student will be given a copy of the rubric before they write their
letter so they can include all the aspects needed in it.

Rubric
0 points 1 point
Perspective Did not write from Wrote from the
the perspective of a perspective of a
Native American or Native American or
European settler. European settler.
Other group Did not mention the Mentioned the other 30
other group and their group and their minutes
5. Independent Practice relationship with relationship with
them. them.
Positive aspect Did not include a Included a positive
positive aspect of aspect of their
their relationship. relationship.
Negative Aspect Did not include a Included a negative
negative aspect of aspect of their
their relationship. relationship.
Accuracy Did not have Had accurate
accurate information. information.

Total score- 5 points

Draft revision shared with faculty: 2/15/2017 – TPALs + emailed to faculty

6. Assessment Methods
of all objectives/skills:
Tip: Identify methods as
formal and/or informal.
7. Closure
Informal Assessment- students sharing their responses they put in their Venn
Diagram
Formal Assessment- Letter
“As a recap of our lesson today, can someone share with me something
they learned about the relationship between American Indians and 5 minutes
European settlers?”

8. Assessment Results of N/A

all objectives/skills:

Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations

The modification I am offering in this lesson plan Students are able to listen to the story being read. The letters
is to service students who are blind. can be read to the student online to they can listen and still
participate in pair work. To write their letter at the end, the
student(s) can use a braille type writer. The rubric requirements
can be read off to them and/or translated into braille.
Materials/Technology:
Copy of letters for each student or computers where students can access letters
Doc Cam to project or white board to write on
Copies of rubric for each student or one copy projected on board for students to see
Reflection on lesson:

CT signature: ________________________ Date: ______ US signature: ____________________________Date: ______

Draft revision shared with faculty: 2/15/2017 – TPALs + emailed to faculty