Lesson+Plan

= = flat = = =Analyze Your Learners= Grade Level: Fifth Grade Curricular Area: Social Studies Learning Styles: Visual & Auditory Sunshine State Standards:
 * SS.5.C.1.2: "Define a constitution, and discuss its purposes"
 * SS.5.C.1.3: "Explain the definition and origin of rights"
 * SS.5.C.1.5: "Describe how concerns about individual rights led to the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution."

=State Your Objectives=
 * Using computers and group discussions, fifth grade students will prepare a PowerPoint slide explaining a section of the Preamble in the U.S. Constitution with 90% accuracy
 * Through a PowerPoint project breaking up the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, fifth grade students will be able to recite the Preamble with correctly
 * Using group discussions, computers, and video cameras, students will create a presentation demonstrating knowledge of one of the ten Bill of Rights correctly
 * Provided by student presentations, fifth grade students will demonstrate knowledge of the Bill of Rights with 100% accuracy

=Select Your Media=
 * Computer
 * Microsoft Word
 * Microsoft PowerPoint
 * The Internet
 * Video Camera
 * iMovie

=Utilize Your Media=
 * Students will use the computer to access the internet to research the Constitution, Preamble, and Bill of Rights
 * Students will use Microsoft office in both projects, using Word as a script writer for part of the second day's project & PowerPoint as the foundation for the first day's project
 * Students will use video cameras borrowed from the instructor (which were borrowed from the Library) to record their Amendment Commercial
 * Students will use the computer and iMovie to edit their commercial and save into a shared class folder for the teacher to access freely

=Require Learner Participation=
 * During the middle of the week students will use computers to research the Constitution's history, being introduced to the Preamble, where students will work in groups to create a storybook in PowerPoint.
 * Students will then learn about the Bill of Rights, what it is and why we have it. Students will research, in groups, one of the ten amendments and make a commercial that demonstrates what the amendment is and how it affects their life.
 * Students will be asked to recite both the Preamble and the Bill of Rights at the end of the week to demonstrate accurate knowledge.

=Evaluate & Revise= Students will be asked to recite the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights with 100% accuracy at the end of the week. Students are encouraged to practice at home with their family. Students will be given as many opportunities to recite both sections until each one is completely accurate.

At the end of the week make notes on what went well and what needs to be improved and/or changed for future lessons.