History Scaffolded Lesson Plan

Lesson Topic

Vietnam War

Aligned Standard(s)•Are goals meaningfully aligned to standard(s)?•Consider content, process, and 21st Century Skills standards

Learning Goal(s)•Are goals measurable and observable?

•Are goals meaningfully aligned to standard(s)?

Assessments •How will you find out more about student understanding of your topic before your lesson, during your lesson, and at the end of your lesson?•Do assessments provide clear evidence of student understanding of your learning goal(s) and standard(s)?Consider: performance, observation, checklists, written product that reflects student thinking(i.e., graphic organizer, quick write, exit card); analysis of student comments and questions; rubric evaluation of product or performance; student self-evaluation or peer evaluation; other)

RL.6.9

Compare and contrast texts

in different forms or genres

(e.g., stories and poems;

historical novels and fantasy

stories) in terms of their

approaches to similar

themes and topics.

Will listen to the song “Born in the USA” which takes a political stance on the Vietnam War, the students can interpret what Bruce Springsteen meant with the lyrics.

The students will be able to compare and contrast the two articles to form their opinion on whether or not they supported or did not support the Vietnam War.

After forming their opinion students will create posters and a rally speech based of their opinions.

Create a poster based off their opinion on whether or not they supported or did not support the Vietnam War.

Be able to create a rally speech that supports their opinion by citing evidence from the two articles presented.

Present rally speech to class.

Rubric

Materials

LaptopsPoster BoardMarkers

Academic Language•What vocabulary is critical?

Vietnam- is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Instructional Sequence• Explain the lesson in specific terms•How will you introduce the lesson in an engaging way (hook, launch, anticipatory set)?•What are key questions you will ask?•Approximately how much time do you plan for each learning activity

Executive Function Skills● How will you help students with Inhibitory control issues?● How will you help students with cognitive flexibility issues.● How will you help students with working memory issues?

● We will start the class by asking students what they know about the Vietnam War.

● Students will discuss in their groups what they already know about the Vietnam War.

● Student will get the lyrics to the song “Born in the USA” The students will listen to the song while reading the lyrics.

● Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4● Lyrics:

● Inhibitory Control: The student’s have to be able to focus the lyrics of the song rather than the beat and how catchy it may be to them.

● Working Memory: The student’s have to be able to listen to the song focus on the lyrics then reach back to those lyrics as a reference to write what they think the author meant with these lyrics. Student’s will be able to use references, articles, and songs to form their

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brucespringsteen/bornintheusa.html

● After listening to the song the students will have to draw a conclusion at what the singer thought about the war.

● Students will then read the two article to try to form an opinion on whether they would have supported the war or would not have supported that.

● http://www.ushistory.org/us/55d.asp against the war● http://www.debatepedia.com/en/index.php/

Debate:_Vietnam_War● Students will collaborate with a group of students, who

support their opinion on the Vietnam War, from there they will create a poster supporting their opinion on the war.

● Students in their group will then write a rally speech to try to persuade their classmates to think the same. Students must cite evidence supporting their opinion from the articles read in class.

opinions as a group to make their rally speech and poster.

● Cognitive Flexibility: Students have to focus on the lyrics and the meaning that they have as it pertains to support for or against the Vietnam war.

Critical Thinking and Collaboration● What specific Top 20 Principles of Learning or Science of Learning Principles were addressed in the lesson? Explain how they were addressed.● How will students collaborate with each other or outside sources to improve their learning?

What students know and believe about war going into the assignment will affect how they feel about war.

Students will work hard on their project because they won’t be focused on achieving a good grade but rather they will want to be able to argue their point of view.