Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Stephanie Stokes

Date: April 26, 2015

Grade and Topic: 5th Grade, Civil War Battles

Length of Lesson: 5-60 minute lessons

Mentor Teacher: Joe Weaver

School: University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

Given the names of Civil War battles and a blank chart, the student will research on the Internet for the date, location,
outcome, and 2 media sources of each battle and fill in the blank chart with 100% accuracy.
Given a computer and a flash drive, the student will demonstrate their knowledge of media research and retrieval with
100% accuracy.
Given a computer and a student handout, the student will create an online interactive timeline of the Civil War battles
given with 100% accuracy.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
TN State Standard
5.11 Explain the significance and outcome of the major battles and identify their location on a map or visual
representation, including: Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run, Fort Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Antietam,
Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Franklin, Nashville, Appomattox Court House.
ISTE Standard
3. Research and information fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
d. Process data and report results
5. Digital citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical
behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

MATERIALS:

Student handout
Pencil or Pen
Flash Drive
Computer with Internet access to research websites and:

www.capzles.com

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

Students will demonstrate a clear understanding for The Civil War battles including Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull

Run, Fort Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Franklin, Nashville,
Appomattox Court House..

Academic language is not discussed in IDT 3600

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Have a discussion about The Civil War to find out what the learners already know.
Provide some basic information about The Civil War and life in The United States in 1860.
The learners will begin their research in order to complete the handout given as well as the online interactive timeline.
The following four days will be spent completing research, storing media, completing the table, and completing the online
interactive timeline.

Procedures
Day 1- 60 minutes
Teacher Procedure
1. After introduction to The Civil
War,
begin a class discussion
about what life was like right
before the war and during the
war. Find out what the class
already knows about the Civil
War.
2. Begin review of the student
handout, which provides the
basic
information
and
directions for the project.
3. Ask the students if they have
any questions about the
project and or the directions

Student Procedure
1. Engage in class discussion of
life in The United States
before and during The Civil
War.
2. Listen and review the student
handout provided by the
teacher.
3. Ask questions about The Civil
War project.

Day 2- 60 minutes
Teacher Procedures
1- Instruct students to open
Internet Explorer and begin
research on the Civil War
Battles given on the handout.
Remind students to fill in the
information requested on the
table included in their student
packet.
2- Instruct students to open
Microsoft Word and begin a
blank page in order to save
retrieved media source sites.
3- Instruct students to save
Microsoft Word document to
flash drive.
4- Assist students and answer
questions when needed.

Student Procedures
1- Open Internet Explorer and
have pen and student handout
available.
2- Begin researching each Civil
War battle listed on the blank
chart in the student handout.
3- Open Microsoft Word and begin
a blank document.
4- Find media sources on each
battle and save to Microsoft
Word document, then save to
flash drive.
5- Ask teacher for assistance
when needed.

Day 3- 60 minutes

Teacher Procedures
1- Begin short capzles tutorial
video on the smart board.
2- Instruct students to open
Internet Explorer and continue
research on the Civil War
Battles given on the handout.
Remind students to fill in the
information requested on the
table included in their student
packet.
3- Instruct students to open
Microsoft Word and continue
saving retrieved media source
sites.
4- Instruct students to continue
saving
Microsoft
Word
document to flash drive.
5- Instruct and assist students to
begin creating a timeline on
www.capzles.com when the
research
and
table
are
complete.
6- Assist students and answer
questions when needed.

Student Procedures
1- Watch capzles tutorial video.
2- Open Internet Explorer.
3- Have pen and incomplete
student handout available.
4- Continue researching each Civil
War battle listed on the blank
chart in the student handout.
5- Open Microsoft Word and open
a blank document to continue
saving sources.
6- After finding media sources on
each battle and saving to a
Microsoft Word document, then
save to flash drive.
7- Once the chart is complete,
follow the teachers verbal
instructions and the instructions
on the student handout, and
begin creating a timeline on
www.capzles.com
8- Begin
transferring
required
data,
date,
location,
and
outcome to timeline.
9- Begin uploading media sources
to timeline.
10Ask teacher for assistance

Day 4- 60 minutes
Teacher Procedures
1- Instruct and assist students to
continue creating a timeline
on www.capzles.com
2- Assist students and answer
questions when needed, but
allow students to do complete
the project with minimal
assistance.

Student Procedures
1- Continue creating online
interactive timeline.

Day 5- 60 minutes
Teacher Procedures
1- Assist students in completion
of online interactive timeline.

Student Procedures
1- Complete online interactive
timeline.
2- Turn in completed table and
www.capzles.com username
and password to teacher.

Closure:
Students will volunteer to display their timeline on the smart board for the class. As part of class
discussion, the students will discuss the most interesting facts they learned about the Civil War battles
during their research.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Criteria
4
Researched
All
information
researched
and digital
information
images/media
and digital
are clear and
images
formatted
coordinate
correctly to
with
coordinates
appropriate
with
battles and
appropriate
all are
battles
formatted
correctly.
Research and
Abundant
analysis stated information
and organized
and all
in table.
information
are correct
and
organized
accordingly
in table.
Formatting of
Online
Timeline.

Formatting
of timeline
is all correct
and all
instructions
were
followed.

3
Almost all
researched
information
and digital
images
coordinate
with
appropriate
battles and
some or all
are formatted
correctly.
Abundant
information
and all
information
are correct
and almost
all is
organized
accordingly in
table.
Almost all the
formatting is
correct and
all
instructions
were
followed.

2
Only some
information
and digital
images
coordinate
with
appropriate
battles and
some are
formatted
correctly.

1
Very few or
zero
researched
information
and digital
images
coordinate
with
appropriate
battles are
not formatted
correctly.
Some
Little to zero
information
information
and almost
and none is
all is
organized
organized
accordingly in
accordingly in table.
table.

Some of the
formatting is
correct and
only a few
instructions
were
followed.

None of the
formatting is
correct and
zero
instructions
were followed

MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for
enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.