LESSON THREE

 

 

Lesson Title:        Graphic Organizer

 

Unit title:              The East St. Louis Community

 

Grade Level:        9th and 10th Grades

 

Submitted by:       Elena Badjie

 

Subject:                Social Studies

 

Timeframe:          45 minutes of a 90 minute block schedule

 

Materials:

          Computer lab

          Projector

Screen

Inspirational software

Scanner

          Completed KWL chart (from previous lesson)

 

Illinois State Goal, Standard, and Benchmark/Objective:

 

Social Science Goal 17 http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/socscience/sog17.html

STATE GOAL 17: Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on the United States.

As a result of their schooling students will be able to:

A.   Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.

17.A.3b Explain how to make and use geographic representations to provide and enhance spatial information including maps, graphs, charts, models, aerial photographs, satellite images.

STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.

Social Science Goal 18 http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/socscience/sog18.html

As a result of their schooling students will be able to:

B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.

18.B.5 Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems and report conclusions to a larger audience.

Cross – Curricular Goals

STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/english/eng5.html

A.   Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

5.A.4a Demonstrate a knowledge of strategies needed to prepare a credible research report (e.g., notes, planning sheets).

5.A.4b Design and present a project (e.g., research report, scientific study, career/higher education opportunities) using various formats from multiple sources.

B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources.

B.4a Choose and evaluate primary and secondary sources (print and nonprint) for a variety of purposes.

5.B.4b Use multiple sources and multiple formats; cite according to standard style manuals.

C. Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.

5.C.4a Plan, compose, edit and revise information (e.g., brochures, formal reports, proposals, research summaries, analyses, editorials, articles, overheads, multimedia displays) for presentation to an audience.

5.C.4b Produce oral presentations and written documents using supportive research and incorporating contemporary technology.

Preparations:

          Set up projector and screen.

          Scan K-W-L (r) worksheet

 

Methods:

1.     Review the concepts to research from the K-W-L (r) worksheet completed in the previous lesson.

2.     Have students follow each step as you project it on the screen.

3.     Click on the Inspiration icon on the desk top screen of the computer.

4.     Double click in the center of the screen main idea symbol.  Type in the center “The East St, Louis Community”.

5.     Click in an area of the screen, choose a symbol from the basic symbols, and then click on that symbol.

6.     Double click inside the symbol and type one of the concepts to research.

7.     Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the main concepts have been inserted in the concept map.

8.     Connect each concept with the main idea in the center by clicking on one of the typed concept symbols and then clicking on “link” in the toolbar.  Connect the link with one of the buttons that light up on the main idea symbol as you connect the two symbols.

9.     Repeat step 8 until all the concept symbols are connected with the main idea in the center of the concept map.

10.Go to “file” on the menu bar.  Click and go to “save as”.

11.Name your file under 3and ˝ floppy(A) drive.  Click “save”.

12.Go to “file” on the menu bar and click on close.

 

 

Evaluation/Assessment:

Develop a concept map from the K-W-L (r) worksheet.