Lexington and Concord

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.7.2: Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, war­ fare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.

7.7.5: Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

8.1.1: Describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awaken­ing and the development of revolutionary fervor.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Identify and analyze the actions of the British government that led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. (8^th Grade)

2. DESCRIBE how the Incas built on the accomplishments of other cultures as they established their empire. (7^th Grade)

3. Explain the strategies the Incas used to maintain their large and remote empire. (7th Grade)

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

Daily Journal: What were the British troops looking for at Lexington and Concord? (8th Grade)

Name one geographical hardship faced by the Incas. (7th Grade)

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Direct Teach: National Treasure: Teacher will explain today's assignment. Students will be exposed to the Declaration of Independence and the importance of it. They will be asked to answer questions based on the movie.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Cloze Read/Think Aloud/Video Clip: Tenochtitlan A City of Wonders: Teacher will read the 3 paragraphs that have been chunked from the book. After each paragraph is read students will read it on their own. Teacher will then use think aloud to guide students in annotating the paragraphs. After each section teacher will play a video that goes along with the reading and include a discussion question.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Progress Monitoring: National Treasure: Students will answer questions based on the movie.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Essential Questions: Teacher will review the answers to the essential questions from each of the readings.

Independent Practice (22 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Video Based Questions: National Treasure: Students will answer questions about the Declaration of Independence. This will serve as an introduction to Tuesday's lesson and serve a class time Prefferred Activity Time.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Annotate: The Great City of Tenochtitlan: Students will analyze the drawing by Diego Rivera “The Great City of Tenochtitlan” and identify as many of the Aztecs advancements by circling them and providing an example of it.

Homework.

EdPuzzle due by Friday at 7:30 a.m. Assignment is in their Google Classroom.

8^th Grade: King George Responds to the Olive Branch Letter.

7^th Grade: The Future of the Chinampas.

Closure (4 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.