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To the left is my LessonUp, which I have designed to allow students to have a brief introduction to what we will be discussing in class, through the first TedEd video. The remaining sides are designed for students to work on at their own pace, in class, in order to facilitate a summary discussion at the end of the lesson, in order to write a persuasive argument about which theory they believe to have caused the Salem Witch Trials.
Creating a flipped lesson has taught me how valuable class time really can be. Sending your students home to compete the part of the lesson you are trying to teach doesn't allow for correction or development of ideas. Instead, giving them the extra details that are lower levels of thinking to complete at home allows students to demonstrate to you just how much they really understand
For the sample lesson, it's important to note that this lesson is meant to be taught at the end of teaching The Crucible as well as after students have had experience writing essays. The thesis handout asks students to identify the what, how, and why of a thesis, which would have been taught as the three essential points a thesis should put forward. They discuss what the paper will be discussing, how the main idea of your paper affects the topic, and why this is important.
Flipped Lesson Plan
Lesson Title: Investigating the Salem Witch Trials
Subject: English 11
Topic: The Crucible and the Salem Witch Trials
Grade Level: 11
Learning Standard:
11.1 a) Gather and organize evidence to support a position.
11.6 d) Clarify and defend position with precise and relevant evidence elaborating ideas clearly and accurately.
Learning Objective(s):
Students will understand that persuasive arguments require a variety of strategies to be effective.
Students will understand that some events can never fully be understood.
Students will know possible causes of the Salem Witch Trials.
Students will know how to defend their opinion.
Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the causes of the Salem Witch trial through a persuasive essay.
Student Learning Resources at home:
Students will have access to several YouTube Videos, a handout, which would be uploaded to their course page, and their small group discussion boards
Student Learning Activities at Home:
Students will complete a Lesson Up activity at home utilizing a series of YouTube videos and a class discussion board that previously exists. In this lesson they will learn about the trials and it’s possible causes.
Classroom Activities:
0-10 minutes: Students will click through the Pixtoon to learn more about the goal for today's lesson.
10-30 minutes: Students will complete a handout based on their notes, forming a thought process for their persuasive writing
30-50 minutes: Students will then complete a thesis construction sheet and share in small groups of three.
50-60 minutes: The last 10 minutes will be spent reviewing the persuasive paper requirements, and answering any questions students might have.
Assessment
Pre Assessment: The poll response and short responses on lessonup, as well as discussion board
Formative Assessment: Classroom monitoring and assistance
Summative Assessment: Final Persuasive essay due after this lesson
Handouts
The Salem Witch Trials:
When:
Where:
Possible Whys:
1.
2.
3.
At Home Notes:
Ergot is:
Its effects include:
Mass Hysteria
What it is:
Evidence of Mass Hysteria:
Motivations for continuing hysteria:
Class starter Comic created using Pixton
Handouts for the classroom
Which theory do you believe has the most grounds for causing what happened in Salem?
What are some ideas that support this?
Why wouldn't the opposing theories work?
Thesis Handout:
Thesis:
What:
Why:
How:
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