|
|
1. Focus
 |
The teacher will
begin class by having the students write in their journals. The topic
they will write about is: List the names of prominent landforms in
or near your community. Write characteristics for each landform.
|
2. Objective
|
The learner will
discuss differences between plains and plateaus.
|
|
The learner will
describe folded, upwarped, fault-block, and volcanic mountains.
|
3. Benchmarks
|
ESS-M-A7
|
4. Objective
Rationale
|
This lesson will
teach the students that landforms influence how people can use land.
|
5.
Presentation
|
Explanation
|
-
The
teacher and students will discuss the journal entry.
-
The
teacher and students will create a K-W-L chart about the main landform
types: mountains, plateaus, and plains. The students will write
about they they already know and what they want to learn about these
landforms. After reading Section 1, the students will write about what
they learned about the landforms.
-
The
teacher will tell the students to write down their objectives and define the
vocabulary words for Section 1.
-
The
teacher and students will discuss the vocabulary and will read Section 1 on
landforms. As the students read the section, the teacher will ask
questions and show photographs of the different landforms.
-
During discussion, the teacher will display a relief map of the United
States so the students can compare and contrast the different landforms.
She will also use quick demonstrations to help the students understand the
different types of mountains.
-
As
they discuss landforms, the teacher will identify misconceptions the
students may have about plains and their elevation.
|
Modeling
|
-
The
teacher will show how plateaus, plains, and mountains are different by using
different visual aids.
|
Checking for
knowledge and comprehension
|
-
The
teacher will informally assess the students by checking if the students can
correctly describe each landform.
6.
Monitoring/Adjusting and Feedback
|
The teacher will
observe learner behavior during instruction and use additional teaching
strategies and resources when necessary.
|
7. Guided
Practice
|
The teacher and
students will together complete the K-W-L chart. They will also
complete #1 under the Section 1 Assessment.
|
8. Reteach
|
If some students do
not understand how to distinguish between each landform, the teacher will
use additional resources to help the students understand.
|
9. Independent
Practice
|
The students will
complete the Section 1 Assessment on page 161. They will answer
questions #1-5 in their notebooks.
|
10. Enrichment
|
If time is allotted,
the students will work in pairs to compare and contrast the processes that
formed the Appalachian Mountains with those that formed the Black Hills.
The students will also be encouraged to use labeled diagrams to illustrate
the processes.
|
11. Closure
|
The teacher will
review her objectives with the students. She will ask the students to
name the three main landforms and state characteristics of each.
|
Home | My Philosophy | Resume | College Transcript | Letters of Recommendation | Evaluations | Discipline Plan | Sample Lesson Plans | Assessment Instruments
This site was last updated
10/20/03
|
