GreekCulture:InterviewaFamousGreek

Author:ElizabethJohnson
Datecreated:09/19/20147:23PMESTDatemodified:09/20/201410:52AMEST

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents
Thereare28studentsinmyclasswith12malesand16females.

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn
Theschoolislocatedinatownof15,000people.Itisthelargesttowninthecountywithruraloutlyingareas.

Free/ReducedLunch
60%

EthnicityofStudents
Thereare10Whitestudents,17Hispanic/Latinostudentsand1AmericanIndianstudent

EnglishLanguageLearners
Thereare8ELLstudentsintheclassthathaveaCELDTscoreof3and4inSpeakingandListening.
StudentswithSpecialNeeds
Ihavetwostudentswithspecialneedsinmyclass.Thefirststudenthasvisualimpairmentandneedsmoretimeforher
readingandwritingbutperformsathergradelevel.Ialsohaveastudentthathasdislexiawhoreadsandwrites3
gradeslevelsbelowhisgradelevel.
Subject(s)

History

Grade/Level

Grade10

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

TheclassthatIamteachingisWorldHistory.Thisunitisthefirstcivilizationthatwearestudyingintheschoolyearand
isfocusingonancientGreece.InthisunitstudentswilllearnthecultureofancientGreeceinfivelessons.Thefirst
lessonwillbemylessonwhereIwillteachanoverviewofGreekhistoryandculturetothestudents.Thesecondlesson
willfocusonMythology,andthethirdlessonwillfocusonGreekArt.ThefourthlessoniscenteredaroundBody
AwarenessandtheOlympicsandfinallyalessononliteratuefocusingontheIlead.TheUnitbeforewasanintroduction
totheriseofcivilizations,withthefirstcivilizationstudiedbeingGreece.TheUnitaftertheGreekunitwillbeastudyon
theRomanEmpire.

LearningOutcome(s)
AfterstudyingGreekhistoryandculturethroughdirectinstruction,studentswillbepairedandresearchafamousGreek
personandformquestionsbasedontheirresearchtoroleplayaTVinterview,asassessedbyRubric.Outcome
indicatorwillbethestudent'sRubricscore.
Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grades910students:
ContentArea:LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies
Strand:ReadingStandards
Domain:KeyIdeasandDetails
Standard:
2.Determinethecentralideasorinformationofaprimaryorsecondarysourceprovideanaccuratesummary
ofhowkeyeventsorideasdevelopoverthecourseofthetext.
Standard:
3.Analyzeindetailaseriesofeventsdescribedinatextdeterminewhetherearliereventscausedlaterones
orsimplyprecededthem.

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ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics
AtthebeginningofthelessonIwillasktheclassquestionswheretheywillraisetheirhandsaccessingtheirknowledge
onwhattheyknowaboutGreekHistory.Anexamplequestionmaybe"CansomeonenameafamousGreekpersonor

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God?"Thiswillallowmetoseewhatbasicknowledgemyclassknows,orwhatmisconceptionsaboutGreekculturethey
have.ThroughoutmylessonIwillbeassessingmystudentsbyaskingquestionsduringmylectureandhaving
discussionsaboutcertaintopics.Attheendofeachlectureday,Iwillaskquestionstothestudentsontheinformation
coveredandwillassesstheirknowledgeofthelessonbasedontheiranswers.Iwillalsobeassessingthemduringthe
interviewactivity,observinghowwelltheyaremakingconnectionstothematerialduringthetimetheyaredoing
research,andbyobservingthequestionsthattheyareformulatingfortheirinterviewkeepinganawarenesstohowit
relatestothematerialandthepersoninhistory.Lastlythepresentationwillbeevaluatedusingarubricwhichwill
assesstheirknowledgeonthesubjectareatheyresearched.
Myrubricwillhavefivecategoriesthatwillbeassessedonagradingscaleof14.Thecategorieswillbehistorical
accuracyofperson,relationofpersontoGreekculture,questionformation,roleplay,anduseofpropsorcostume.
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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

Thematerialsthatwillbeusedwillreflectthetwophasesofthelesson.Duringdirectinstructionstudentswillbetaking
notesintheirnotebookswhileIusethewhiteboardtowrite.GoogleEarthwillbeusedonaprojectortoemphasizethe
geographyoftheregionanditsrelationtothehistoryofancientGreece.Iwillsupplymystudentswithanoutlineofthe
subjectthatwewillbecoveringtohelpaidthemintheirnotetaking,alongwithalistofTier2and3vocabularywords
withtheirdefinitions.Duringtheactivity,studentswillhaveaccesstocomputersforresearchandwillbegivenalistof
websitestheycanusetoresearchtheirperson.Threebyfivecardswillbegiventoeachstudentfortheir"prompt"
cardsfortheinterview.Markerswillalsobeavailableforthestudentstouse.
TechnologywillbeamaincomponentinthislessonwiththeuseofGoogleEarthinmylectureandcomputerstoconduct
research.

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities
Thislessonwilltakeplaceoveraseriesof5to6daysdependingonpresentationtime.
1. ThefirstdayIwillstartadiscussionaboutsuperheroesinourpopularculture.Iwillaskthequestion"whatis
yourfavoriteSuperHeroandwhy?"WewilldiscussvariousaspectsofSuperHerostorylines,suchassuper
naturaleventsandthecharacteristicsofSuperHeroesandVillains.TheSuperHeroeswillthenbecomparedto
GreekMythologyandhowmodernSuperHeroesaremuchlikeGreekGodsofAncientGreece.Iwillthenhandout
theoutlinefornotetakingtoeachstudent,makingsurethatmyIEPandELDstudentshaveseperatehandouts
thatmeettheirIEPandELDobjectives.Directinstructionthroughlecturewilltakeplace,pausingtoaskquestions
andtodiscusskeyelementsofGreekculture.KeyelementsthatwillbecoveredwillbegeographyofGreece,
formationofcitystatesandtheirdifferences,famouswars,religion,andpoliticalstructure.Attheendoftheclass
studentswillbeaskedquestionstoassessunderstandingofmaterialwhichwillbefromBloom'staxnomyof
questioning.Examplesofthiswillbe"Whydoyouthinkthishappened?"or"Whywassomeoneimportant?"
2. TheseconddaywillbefinishingthelectureonGreekculture.Studentswilldothesameasthedaybeforeand
progressmonitoringwilltakeplacethroughtheuseofquestions,endingthedaywithanoverviewofsome
famousGreek's.DuringlectureIwillbemindfulofTier2vocabularysuchasgeography,conquer,structureancient
andpolitics.IwillalsoteachTier3vocabularysuchasarchiteture,democracy,oligarthy,citystates,andrepublic.
Mylectureonbothdayswillbeconsciousofbothaudioandvisuallearningmodalities.
3. ThethirddayIwillaskafewquestionsaboutsomeofthematerialcoveredinthefirsttwodaysofinstruction,
includingsomeofthefamousGreek's.IwillthenhavegroupsoftwoalreadypreparedthatIwillassigntothe
class.BeingmindfulofmyEL'sandIEP'swiththeirpairings.Eachpairwillthenbegivenahandoutexplainingthe
assignment.Thegroupswillbeassignedafamouspersonandwillhavetousecomputerstoresearchkeyfacts
abouttheirpersonandhowtheywereimportanttoacertainaspectofGreekculture.Thestudentswillthen
chooseapersonintheirgrouptobetheinterviewerandonetobetheinterviewee.Theywillthenformulate
interviewquestionsbasedontheinformationtheylearnedintheirresearchandpreparea"mock"TVinterviewof
theirfamouspersonusingpropsorcostumes.Therestoftheclassperiodwillbedevotedtothispartofthe
activity.
4. Thefourthdaywillbedevotedcompletelytotheresearchandpreparationoftheirinterview.Iwillassess
studentsprogressbyindividuallyspeakingwitheachgroupthroughouttheclass.Theresearchportionofthe
assignmentwillusevisualandaudiolearningwithuseofwebsitesthathavewrittencontent,picturesandvideos.

5. Thelastdaytheinterviewswillbepresentedbyeachgroup.Audio,visualandkinesteticmodalitieswillbeusedin
thisphaseoflearningforboththepresentersandtheobservers.Iwillpreparetheorderofthepresentations
beforeclass,makingsuretohavethegroupwiththeGreekGodZeusendingthepresentations.Iwillthenlink
thepresentationofZeustothefollowinglessonwhichwillbeonGreekMythology.Studentspresentationswillbe
gradedusingtherubriccreated.
DifferentiatedInstruction

EL's
InmyclassroomIhaveeightEnglishLearnerswithCELDTscoresof3and4'sinListeningandSpeaking.Duringthe
directinstructionofthematerialIwillhavenotespreparedforthemtousethatwillhavesentenceframesthattheycan
fillinwhileIamlecturing.IncludedinthiswillbeavocabularylistwiththewordsanddefinitionsofTier2and3
vocabulary.Iwillalsobeaskingthemquestionsduringclassthatareontheknowledgeandcomprehensionscalesof
Bloom'staxonomyquestions.DuringthegroupactivityIwillassigneachELDstudentwithastudentwhoisprofficientin
English.Iwillthenprovidethestudentswithsentenceframesonceagaintohelpthemformulatequestionsfortheir
interviews.
ELDstandardsthatwillbecoveredinthislessonwillbe
CELDT3
ListeningstandardD
SpeakingstandardA,B,C,andD
CELDT4

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ListeningstandardA
SpeakingstandardA,C,andD
AllELLstudentswillbeassessedbyrubriconthepresentation.
IEP's
1.StudentwithVisualImpairment:Iwillhavemystudentsitinthefrontoftheclassroomsothattheycanseethe
board.Allhandoutsforthelessonwillbeprintedinlargerfont,sothatthestudentmayreachIEPgoalsofreading
faster.Iwillalsohaveacomputerforthestudentwhichwillbesetupwithlargerfontandpicturessothattheycansee
thewebsitesforresearch.Studentwillbefreetousemagnifierifneededintheclassroomduringanypointofthe
lesson.ThestudentwillbepairedwithastudentwithoutanIEPsothattheymayrecievehelp,andIwillgivelarger
promptcardstothegroupallowingforthemtowriteinlargerfonttheirquestions.Thestudentwillbegradedbasedon
therubriccreatedforthepresentation.
2.StudentwithDislexia:Thisstudentwillalsosittowardsthefrontoftheclasssothattheyareabletoseetheboard
andlecture.Allhandoutsforthelessonwillbeprintedinlargerfont,sothatstudentmayreachIEPgoalstoboosttheir
readinglevel.ThestudentwillbepairedwithanonIEPstudentforfurtherhelp.Sincemystudentperformswellwith
auditorylearning,Iwillhavethestudentplaytheroleofthefamouspersonsothattheyarerespondingtoauditory
questionsinsteadofreadingthequestions.Thestudentwillbegradedbasedontherubriccreatedforthepresentation.
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REFLECTIONS
PriortoLesson
Iwillassessstudentsoutcomesfromtherubriccreatedfortheirpresentations.Allpromptcardswillbehandedinfor
assessmentontheformationofquestionsaswell.Thisassessmentwillbeconductedfortheentireclasstakinginto
considerationELandIEPstudents.

Ianticipatethattheremaybechallengesatbothphasesofthelesson.DuringthelectureIanticipatethatmystudents
mayhaveahardtimeunderstandingTier2andTier3vocabularybecausemanyofthewordsareadifferentlanguage.
Contentmaybedifficultforthemtograspaswellduringthelecture.Repititionanddiscussionwillbeusedduringthe
lecturetohelpwiththis.Icanalsoanticipatethatthestudentsmayhaveahardtimeformulatinginterviewquestions.I
willbehelpingeachgroupseperatelytohelpthemintheprocess.
PostLesson
Thislessonisintwopartsandisoneofthefirstlessonsintheschoolyear.Thislessonwillallowmetoassesshow
muchtimeshouldbedevotedtodirectinstruction,andhowmuchshouldbedevotedtoresearchandpresentations.
BasedontheoutcomesofmystudentsImayneedtoprovidemoreorlesstimetotheseaspectsoffuturelessons.

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