Formal Lesson Plan Lesson 9 Social Studies
Formal Lesson Plan Lesson 9 Social Studies
Formal Lesson Plan Lesson 9 Social Studies
Goals: Students will explore various sources of propaganda to uncover the underlying motives
of the actors promoting propaganda. Students will demonstrate the uses/needs of propaganda
through creating an iMovie.
Objective: Given an article on Holocaust survivors and the graphic novel Maus, students will
create a cartoon depicting a message of propaganda on a day in the life a Holocaust victim,
relating to current events or create a cartoon combining a current event, which parallels with the
Holocaust after completing an analysis web on the article and Maus.
Common Core Standards
RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier
events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
WHST.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core Social Studies Framework
10.5a International competition, fueled by nationalism, imperialism, and militarism along with
shifts in the balance of power and alliances, led to world wars.
New York State Learning Standards
Standard 2- World History
Standard 3- Geography
Pre-assessment data: The pre-assessment data will be measured in the anticipatory set. The
teacher will walk around the classroom to examine individual students answers to what is
genocide on their anticipatory set daily logs. If sensitive diversity considerations for personal
background of students arise in the measure of pre-assessment data, as they might be likely to if
a student has personal experience with something as traumatic as genocide, then the teacher
can take the time to ensure that the mood of the classroom is appropriate for that student to
share their experience if they wish to.
Modifications/Accommodations:
Modifications: Providing two articles with different lexile reading levels, also one video with
captions for English language learners.
Accommodations:
-Give clarification and repetition regularly in directions and tasks
- Extended time for the completion of assignments
Diversity considerations:
Some students may not be able to relate to current events within the United States based on their
prior knowledge and cultural background. In addition, it should be considered that some students
might be sensitive to certain current events based on their families past. These factors need to be
considered and sensitized before starting the lesson.
Materials:
Maus text
Analysis web templates
Pencils
Technology to get on the padlet word wall
Storyboard templates
Daily anticipatory set logs
Interview with Arek-Hersh
Summary of Arak Hershs experience
Article on sister survivors
Laptop and internet
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/template_strybrd_8panels.doc
http://holocaustlearning.org/survivors/Arek-Hersh
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Exit-Cards-3-2-1350551