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Peter Formica Worksheet For Recording Ideas For Curriculum Plan

__Your general educational goals__ In general terms what are you trying to achieve with these learners?  Students will demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, and turning points in the history of the United States. Students will conduct research in order to create their own version of their side's flag and uniform. They will write letters to each other from the viewpoints of the civil war soldiers. Lastly, they will complete a role-playing question sheet__, leading to their own version of the Surrender at Appomattox.__ You will answer this question in Activity 2a. || Description of your learners Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background. __ The intended grade level is 5th grade __ You will answer this question in Activity 2b. || __Description of your subject matter__ What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web? You will answer this question in Activity 2c. || __Detailed learning objectives__ List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes __Upon completion of research and participation in group activities, students will:__ You will answer this question in Activity 2d. || __Expected prerequisites__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web? <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Use of search engines to find websites, photographs, statistics, poems, quotes and maps.__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">You will answer this question in Activity 2e. || <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Summary aim__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">In a short sentence of phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Students will use their gathered research and written responses to present their version of a flag, and uniform (based on similar flags and uniforms), and lastly conduct a role-play of their version of surrender at Appomattox, in order to understand the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship during the Civil War.__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">You will answer this question in Activity 2f. || <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Rationale__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives? <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Being a citizen, students should understand current events and past events. It is important to know previous wars and history of the United States which led to our current country's government.__ <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">You will answer this question in Activity 2g. ||
 * 1)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__U.S. Civil War & Surrender at Appomattox__
 * 2)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__U.S. Geography__
 * 3)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__U.S. Government__
 * 1)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Create their own version of what their side's flag (North or South) should have been.__
 * 2)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Complete their own uniforms.__
 * 3)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Demonstrate their own appropriate responses for the role play of the Surrender at Appomattox from a soldiers viewpoint.__
 * 4)  <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">__Use a variety of skills to demonstrate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.__