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    The document outlines a lesson plan for a 60-minute class on the Dust Bowl era. The goals are for students to gain an understanding of the Dust Bowl years and build on their knowledge of the Great Depression. Students will complete a KWL chart on the Dust Bowl and then conduct research in groups to create a presentation slide on the social, economic, environmental, political, or historical aspects of the period.

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    The document outlines a lesson plan for a 60-minute class on the Dust Bowl era. The goals are for students to gain an understanding of the Dust Bowl years and build on their knowledge of the Great Depression. Students will complete a KWL chart on the Dust Bowl and then conduct research in groups to create a presentation slide on the social, economic, environmental, political, or historical aspects of the period.

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    The document outlines a lesson plan for a 60-minute class on the Dust Bowl era. The goals are for students to gain an understanding of the Dust Bowl years and build on their knowledge of the Great Depression. Students will complete a KWL chart on the Dust Bowl and then conduct research in groups to create a presentation slide on the social, economic, environmental, political, or historical aspects of the period.

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    Class Date

    Approx. Time
    Goals

    Standards

    Anticipatory set

    4th day of unit


    60 minutes
    Students will gain a foundational understanding of the Dust Bowl years in
    America.
    Students will build on prior knowledge of the Great Depression
    Students will be ready to understand complex elements of Out of the Dust
    Standard: 4. Research and Reasoning
    1. Individual research projects begin with information obtained from a
    variety of sources, and is organized, documented, and presented using
    logical procedures.
    a. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a
    selfgenerated question), drawing on several sources and generating
    additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of
    exploration. (CCSS: W.8.7)
    b. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using
    search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source;
    and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding
    plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (CCSS: W.8.8)
    Hand out KWL graphic organizers to each student. On the front board, write
    the words Dust Bowl
    Have a student volunteer explain what a KWL chart means. If a student
    volunteer does not know what the K, W, or L stands for, tell them. Then
    explain that the next two days they are going to be discussing the Dust
    Bowl, because the narrative that they are reading in class is set during that
    time.
    Ask students to write everything that they know in the K chart of the
    organizer. *Note to self: it is important to remind your students that this
    information is new. It does not need to be totally correct. We are all learning
    together. They can change this section as we move through the unit.
    (4 minutes)
    Pull up a KWL chart on the smartboard
    Have students volunteer coming to the smart board to write what they wrote
    in the K column.
    (4 minutes)
    Together, go over what is written in the K column. Offer praise, show
    excitement about learning something new, and make general comments.
    (1 minute)
    Now, have a student volunteer remind the class that the W portion stands for
    wonder or what I want to learn. Then give students time to write in their
    graphic organizers. Asking for students that did not come to the board
    earlier, have students come write what they wonder.

    (4 minutes)
    Now, explain to students that the activities that they will be completing
    today and tomorrow will help add to the wonder and help add to the L
    column.
    (1 minute)
    Teaching

    At this time, hand out the rubric for oral presentation. Explain to students
    that they will be conducting a research project for the remainder of this class
    period and half of next period. Each student will be assigned to focus on
    either the social, economical, environmental, political, or historical aspects
    of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Explain that they will be compiling
    their information together to form one master slide. Each slide must feature
    all of the focused aspects. Information here does not need to be cited, unless
    they got it from a source other than the website I will be giving them shortly.
    At the second half of tomorrows period, each group will come up and give
    an informal presentation of their slides to the class. These presentations need
    to be from 3-4 minutes. Students will be docked for going under 3 minutes
    or going over 5, so they should keep their information concise. It is also
    important to keep slides short and easy to read.
    at this point it is vital that you leave room for questions
    Students may choose their own focus, but each cluster must have one
    student focused to each one of the focus areas.
    Explain to students that they need to delegate work in order to get this done.
    No one person should be doing everything, and no one should be slacking
    off.
    (5 minutes)
    At this point, students will be given the website: Website: Dust Bowl: An
    Ecological Disaster During the Great
    Depression http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/Dust-Bowl.htm
    Students will be using the rest of the class period (minus closure) to work.
    It is crucial that I remind students to talk to one another professionally.
    It is crucial that I make myself available to answer questions, offer
    suggestions, and make sure students are aware of the time

    Closure

    In the last 2 minutes of class, I will remind students that they need to keep
    their KWL charts in a safe place, because we will be referencing them
    throughout this unit. I will also tell my students that if they want to work on
    this pre reading activity at home, they can HOWEVER, they will have half
    of the class period tomorrow to work on it.

    Materials

    Smart board, graphic organizer provided, laptops, internet access, word (or
    preferred note taking program), powerpoint (or equivalent),

    Name:_________________________

    Date:__________________

    Class Period:____________________
    Students please remember to keep this graphic organizer in a safe place. We will be
    referencing it throughout this unit.

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