Goal-directed Instructional Design Plan – Bill of Rights Lesson Plan
Author – Ramiro Carbajal
1.
A problem or a need – there must be a problem of practice or an educational need that should be
addressed during the lesson.
One of the major themes that students must learn in a U.S. History class is that as a result of the
Constitution, we enjoy a life full of protections and rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. It is important
that students understand what rights they have and how they can protect themselves. The goal that will be
addressed during this lesson is to provide students with the knowledge they need to fully understand what
rights they have that are protected by the Bill of Rights.
2.
A real-world performance – how the learning objective fit into a real-world activity or need.
There are some lessons that I teach throughout the year that I know really resonate with my students and
this is one of them. The reason why this lesson captures their attention of students so well is because it
connects to them in real world. As the amendments and all the protections that we have from them are
discussed, I get many questions from their real life experiences that are connected to these rights. This
content is key because they should know their rights and be able to protect themselves if a situation
should arise infringing on them.
3.
An instructional objective – the objectives are based on the final outcome, activity or test. These
objectives will each be different for the four types of knowledge; performing skills, recalling facts,
identifying examples of concepts, and applying principles.
The objectives of this lesson are for students to learn and understand the Bill of Rights and how that
shapes the way we live our lives in this country.
4.
a.
Understand why the framers of the Constitution decided to write a Bill of Rights into the
Constitution.
b.
Understand what rights are protected by the Bill of Rights
c.
Understand how they can use the knowledge of these rights to protects themselves in a real
world situation.
A set of essential content – the basic ideas and skills that will allow the learner to complete the task
or understand the content.
The reasoning for the inclusion of the Bill of rights to the Constitution will be discussed as the
introduction to the lesson. The primary content will be the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights. At the
end of the lesson, I will access if students understood the meaning of each amendment and what
protections result from each one.
5.
An evaluation consisting of a test or observation – an assessment, observation or product showing
that the objectives can be accomplished in the real-world setting.
This lesson will have two activities designed to show the depth of student learning on the Bill of Rights.
1. Students will be put into groups and asked to work together to create a Prezi Presentation
that will explain each amendment and offer a real life situation in which that amendment
applies. They will then give a quick presentation of it to their classmates.
2. Students will also take a short matching assessment at the end of the unit to see if students
really understood the protections of the Bill of Rights.
6.
A method to help participants learn – the method to deliver the content; a lesson.
Teacher will give a short lecture on each amendment. A discussion will follow going over how each
amendments protects our way of life. A video will be shown that depicts real life situations being
connected to several key amendment of the Bill of Rights. Teacher will also give a short story that shows
that understanding the rights protected in the Bill of Rights helped me in a real life situation.
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Motivation:
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Meaningfulness – content and activities must have meaning for the learner
In order to create their Prezi presentation, they will use a short booklet with many stories showing
each amendment at work. Students will use their critical thinking skills to determine which
amendment is being used to protect a particular right in each story. This will allow students to see
how important the Bill of Rights is in our daily lives.
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Pleasant consequences – the effects that achieving the goal will have on the learner
Students will have a new set of skills to protect their rights in the real world.
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Novelty – an attention-getting, humorous or curious manner that relates to the useful
information in your lesson
The introduction to the lesson will be the teacher telling a funny story that shows that knowing
your rights can be very useful in a situation that students could possibly find themselves as adults.
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Socialization - a strong motivator for student learning
In creating their Prezi presentation students will work together to determine which story goes with
which amendment. They will also help other students understand the Bill of Rights by presenting
their presentations to the class.
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Audience
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Age
Students are juniors in high school and are usually 16-17 years old
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Skill level (including technology skills)
Students have various skill levels in almost everything. Some are really good writers and
others can barely form a well written sentence. In terms of technology, they are pretty good
at using MS Word and PowerPoint. I will be giving them a mini lesson on how to use Prezi
so they will have limited experience with that program.
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Prerequisite knowledge (including technology background)
Students have already taken 8th grade U.S. History. In that class, they should have spent a
unit on the Constitution. I expect students to have a vague recollection of what they learned
but since it was three years ago, I don’t expect too much. I will treat the lesson as if they
have never heard of this content to make sure they get the same exposure to the content.
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Technology Needs
● Teacher needs:
1.
Computer with internet connection
2.
Video Projector
3.
Good understanding of Prezi presentations.
● Student needs:
1.
Home or school computers with some sort of internet access
2.
Some sort of storage device – mostly likely a flash drive
3.
Basic skills in Microsoft Word and Prezi Presentations
4.
Basic research skills (Google search)