Grade:8 Motivation: Students will watch a short video clip from Marin Luther King Jr.’s, “I Have a They will be asked to determine from the speech what Dr. Dream” speech. goals were and what qualities made him a good speaker. They will then be King’s introduced to their progressive project Instructional Materials: (see attached sources from Lesson # 2); student generated materials Procedures (including key questions): Students will be broken up into small groups, mostly pairs. In these groups, they will be assigned the name of an American progressive. They will be required to research that person, find out what their goals were, and what methods they used to achieve those goals. They will then take of the role of that progressive and write a speech informing others about their goals. Summary: Students will decorate the room with the name of their individual progressive and their goal. Extension Activity: Students will create a rally sign in support of their individual progressive. Social Studies 8 Grade Level: Unit: Progressives Call for Reform Lesson # 4One Class Period Aim: Would you have supported Progressive reform? Common Core Learning Standards: Standard:Comprehension and Collaboration (Numbers 1,2) Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas (Number 6) Grade: 8 Motivation: Once again, students will be watch a short video clip from Marin Luther
Grade:8 Motivation: Students will watch a short video clip from Marin Luther King Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. They will be asked to determine from the speech what Dr. King’s goals were and what qualities made him a good speaker. They will then be introduced to their progressive project Instructional Materials: (see attached sources from Lesson # 2); student generated materials Procedures (including key questions): Students will be broken up into small groups, mostly pairs. In these groups, they will be assigned the name of an American progressive. They will be required to research that person, find out what their goals were, and what methods they used to achieve those goals. They will then take of the role of that progressive and write a speech informing others about their goals. Summary: Students will decorate the room with the name of their individual progressive and their goal. Extension Activity: Students will create a rally sign in support of their individual progressive. Social Studies Grade Level: 8 Unit: Progressives Call for Reform Lesson # 4One Class Period Aim: Would you have supported Progressive reform? Common Core Learning Standards: Standard:Comprehension and Collaboration (Numbers 1,2) Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas (Number 6) Grade: 8 Motivation: Once again, students will be watch a short video clip from Marin Luther
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