Lesson Plan For Global Citizenship Project

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Immigration in a modern-globally connected world ‖ Learning

about Immigration and Refugees in our world

Goals & Objectives


Students will be able to complete notes and activity worksheets to the degree of 75% and higher
after being led through a lecture and video series. The goal is to have students learn about different
immigrant groups and types, as well as push and pull factors associated with current and recent
immigration patterns.

California State Content Standards


11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in
contemporary American society.

Common Core Literacy Standards


CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.9
Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, videos,
simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept,
resolving conflicting information when possible.
Lesson Introduction (Anticipatory Set/Hook/Accessing Prior Knowledge) ‖ Time: 10 Mins
Students will be asked a set of warm-up questions that will get students thinking about immigration
and what ideas they have about it. There will also be a question to assess prior knowledge of
immigration, emigration, refugees, and migration. Student answers will be documented on their
worksheets and there will be a small group discussion where students share their thoughts with
one another before we have a class discussion.

Vocabulary (Content Language Development) ‖ Time: during the lesson, reviewed in the
introduction.
Immigrant, Emigrant, Refugee, Migrant, Push Factor and Pull Factor will all be covered in the notes
that students will take throughout the lesson. There will be images and videos that accompany the
lecture which can help students grasp these concepts more clearly.

Content Delivery (Method of Instruction) ‖ Time: Throughout the lesson


Students will be guided through a class lecture on the content, but there will be multiple
opportunities for students to talk with one another about their thoughts and responses. There will
be moments of class discussion and moments of collaborative discussion. Videos will be played to
help students understand these concepts of why immigrants come to the U.S. and there is also a
lecture video that will get students thinking about immigration in different ways.
Student Engagement (Critical Thinking & Student Activities) ‖ Time: 60 Minutes

Students will be engaged throughout the lecture and video series because there will be discussions
and moments of hand-written responses. Students will be taught basics about immigration patterns
and concepts, but there will be a critical thinking activity where students will need to think deeply
about what causes immigration movements in the world and what they would tell their president
about a current refugee crisis. By having students gain knowledge about issues in the world and
why people leave their home countries, students will need to weigh in on what does it mean to be a
global citizen and how they would handle current issues the world is dealing with.

Lesson Closure ‖ Time: 30 Minutes


The lesson will close with time for students to wrap up their thoughts and think critically by having
them write a short paragraph to the president where they advise him on what to do to help the
current refugee crisis. They then will have some questions about global citizenship that will be
responded to.

Assessments (Formative & Summative)


The formative assessment for this lesson will be a page of questions, but the main assessment will
be the final question which asks, “What would you write to your president involving the Russian
invasion of Ukraine. Use arguments and examples from both the lecture you took notes on and the
video you watched on immigration and government. Determine whether or not you are for or
against taking in refugee immigrants from Ukraine.” The goal is to have students use their
experiences in the lecture and video series to answer this question.

Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers, and Students with Special Needs
This lesson has several accommodations for students including the guided notes from the lesson
prior which will be called the “cheat sheet” throughout the lesson because it has all the information
students need to help them connect the dots of the lesson. There will be videos shown, images used,
and different forms of explaining information to help all students. Small group discussions will help
students understand the content in different ways as well. Since the videos shown will have
examples of the vocabulary, it will be easier for students to see what these words mean.

Resources (Books, Websites, Handouts, Materials)


Lecture Presentation (Google Slides)
Notes on lecture
Immigration and Gumballs Activity Worksheet
Projector (Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCcFNL7EmwY)

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