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ennsy|van|a Academ|c Standard(s) addressed dur|ng th|s |esson
(rovlde SLandard number and sLaLemenL)
8168 ulfferenLlaLe beLween facL and oplnlon mulLlple polnLs of vlew and prlmary and secondary
sources Lo explaln hlsLorlcal evenLs
818A Compare and conLrasL evenLs over Llme and how conLlnulLy and change over Llme lnfluenced
Lhose evenLs
8488 lllusLraLe how hlsLorlcal documenLs arLlfacLs and slLes are crlLlcal Lo world hlsLory
Lesson Cb[ect|ve(s)
(SLaLed ln observable and measurable Lerms)
SLudenLs wlll be able Lo demonsLraLe Lhelr knowledge of Lhe 8aLLle of CeLLysburg by produclng a
ClogsLer LhaL reflecLs Lhe evenLs as Lhey occurred ln a hlsLorlcally accuraLe presenLaLlon
Assessment |an
(WhaL wlll be done Lo deLermlne lf lesson ob[ecLlves have been meL?)
1he sLudenLs wlll be deLermlned Lo be successful lf Lhey are able Lo produce a ClogsLer LhaL lncludes aL
leasL one vldeo one plcLure cusLom background and LexL headlngs LhaL explaln Lhe conLenL 1he
Leacher wlll also assess Lhe sLudenLs on Lhe degree of hlsLorlcal accuracy and perLlnence Lo Lhe Loplc
Mater|a|s
PlsLory LexL
CompuLer wlLh Lhe followlng sofLware and ablllLles
1 lnLerneL access
2 monlLor
3 compuLer wlLh pro[ecLor for pro[ecL presenLaLlon

nc|us|on 1echn|ques for Students w|th Spec|a| Needs
SLudenLs wlLh speclal needs wlll be provlded a regular educaLlon peer LuLor LhaL wlll asslsL Lhem ln
compleLlng Lhelr asslgnmenL responslblllLles
Lnr|chment 1echn|ques
SLudenLs wlll be allowed Lo vlew Lhe movle CeLLysburg ln lLs enLlreLy lf Lhey compleLe Lhe asslgnmenL
early or wlsh Lo furLher explore Lhe Loplc ln addlLlon Lhe sLudenLs wlll be glven access Lo a selecLlon of
books on Lhe Loplc of Lhe Clvll War LhaL are locaLed ln Lhe back of Lhe classroom 1hey wlll be asked Lo
read one of Lhe LexL and compleLe a Lhree paragraph revlew of Lhe LexL lncludlng Lhree new facLs LhaL
Lhey dlscovered Lhrough Lhelr readlng
Lesson D|fferent|at|on
(WhaL modlflcaLlons/accommodaLlons wlll be made Lo ensure LhaL ALL sLudenLs have access Lo and are
able Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe lesson)
SLudenLs who do noL possess Lhe baslc compuLer skllls necessary Lo compleLe Lhls asslgnmenL wlll be
allowed research Lhe Loplc of Lhe 8aLLle of CeLLysburg and Lhen creaLe a sLoryboard deLalllng Lhe
sequence of evenLs uslng posLer board and markers lnsLead of Lhe ClogsLer pro[ecL
Lesson resentat|on
ntroduct|on]Mot|vat|ona| Act|v|t|es]Ant|c|patory Set
l wlll show Lhe class several posLers on Lhe sub[ecL of CeLLysburg l wlll Lhen ask Lhe sLudenLs Lo Lhlnk of
reasons why maklng a posLer ls a good way Lo show whaL Lhey have learned abouL Lhe sub[ecL AfLer
allowlng several sLudenLs Lo answer l wlll Lhen ask Lhem why lL ls noL a good ldea Lo make a paper
based posLer l wlll Lhen ask Lhem whaL lf Lhey could make an elecLronlc lnLeracLlve form of Lhe posLer
wlLh cusLom colors and even vldeo l wlll Lhen show Lhe sLudenLs my example of a ClogsLer on
CeLLysburg on Lhe pro[ecLor and compare lL Lo one of Lhe paper posLers ln regards Lo Lhe level of
lnLeresL and lnLeracLlon
Deta||ed 1each|ng Sequence
(rovlde sufflclenL deLall LhaL would enable a subsLlLuLe Lo effecLlvely presenL Lhls lesson 8ulleLed
sLaLemenLs are preferred)
- l wlll begln Lhls lesson by revlewlng Lhe ob[ecLlves of Lhe lesson and dlsLrlbuLlng a copy of Lhe
lesson rubrlc Lo each sLudenL uslng a sample ClogsLer of my own l wlll demonsLraLe whaL an A"
pro[ecL wlll look llke l wlll sLress LhaL Lhe ClogsLer should be accuraLe and be made wlLh Lhe lnLenL of
showlng lL Lo an audlence LhaL has no prlor knowledge of Lhe baLLle and lLs evenLs
- l wlll conLlnue by demonsLraLlng Lo Lhe class how Lo use Coogle lmages Lo vlew and Lhen selecL
plcLures LhaL deLall Lhe 8aLLle of CeLLysburg l wlll also show Lhe sLudenLs how Lo save Lhelr selecLed
lmages for laLer use
- l wlll Lhen demonsLraLe Lo Lhe sLudenLs how Lo go Lo Lhe ClogsLer webslLe and seL up Lhelr own
ClogsLer l wlll show Lhe sLudenLs how Lo selecL Lhelr backgrounds Lhelr LexL headlngs plcLures and
vldeos
- l wlll Lhen show Lhe sLudenLs how Lo upload Lhe lmages onLo Lhelr ClogsLer and how Lo go Lo
?ou 1ube and embed Lhelr vldeos Lo Lhe ClogsLer
- l wlll Lhen demonsLraLe how Lo access Lhe ?ouLube LuLorlal lf Lhey need help uslng ClogsLer
u|ded ract|ce]ndependent ract|ce]Assessment Act|v|t|es
1he sLudenLs wlll be allowed Lo compleLe Lhelr ClogsLer durlng several class perlods 1he Leacher wlll
clrculaLe around Lhe classroom and asslsL sLudenLs as needed or gulde Lhem Lo Lhe ?ouLube vldeo for
dlrecLlons 1he Leacher wlll be assesslng lf Lhe sLudenL's conLenL ls accuraLe and LhaL Lhelr phoLosLory ls
worklng correcLly
C|osure
SLudenLs wlll be glven 3 mlnuLes Lo presenL Lhelr lessons Lo Lhe enLlre class uslng Lhe pro[ecLor
SLudenLs wlll be able Lo noL only recelve lnpuL from oLhers regardlng Lhelr own ClogsLer Lhrough Lhelr
presenLaLlon buL by seelng Lhe flnlshed producLs from several oLher groups wlll geL ldeas LhaL Lhey wlll
be able Lo use ln Lhelr own laLer pro[ecLs LhaL uLlllze dlglLal medla