Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate:

Bailey Bradley

Date: 12/4/2016

Grade and Topic:

TN History 2nd grade

Length of Lesson:

Mentor Teacher: Peggy Barber Murdock; Marla Caudle Phillip

2 hrs.

School: University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

This lesson plan is part of a unit plan on the importance of Tennessee Leaders.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Given a list of past Tennessee leaders, the student will research the names and express reasons the contributions
made from these leaders were important in the development of the state with 100% accuracy on the rubric.
The goal for the student in this lesson is to recognize and understand whom the TN famous leaders are, and why they are
important to the state of Tennessee. The students should aim for a creative comic strip and a Prezi presentation that
includes an interesting fact and a picture of the comic strip.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
1.43 Through the use of drawings, discussions, or writings, express reasons the contributions made from
these Tennessee leaders were important in the development of the state:

Nancy Ward

John Sevier

Sam Houston

Sam Davis

Casey Jones

Austin Peay

Anne Dallas Dudley

Cordell Hull

Cornelia Fort

Diane Nash

ISTE Standards:
1. Creativity and innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

2. Communication and collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and
media.
3. Research and information fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
5. Digital citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical
behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
6. Technology operations and concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operation
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively.
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

MATERIALS:
1. Computer
2. Paper
3. Pencil

Technology Integration
Technology will be integrated into this lesson by having the students research the listed TN leaders (5), creating
a comic strip of 1 leader, then creating a Prezi to show their work to the class.
http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people
http://www.toondoo.com
https://prezi.com/dashboard/

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

What students should know when finished with the lesson:
-The ability to research 5 TN leaders who made an impact on the state.
-The ability to create comic strips, by picking 1 leader out of the 5 researched.
-The ability to create a Prezi with the information collected from research and showing comic
strips.
Academic Language is not addressed in IDT 3600
This lesson is within a unit plan, designed for each student to complete the research of the
assigned leaders in Tennessee history.
I plan to build on this lesson further by introducing more TN leaders for each student to make
comic strips for 2 more leaders.

I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did master the objectives and
for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not
part of this particular lesson.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction:
As we know, Tennessee has a lot of great history, but history cannot be made without a person making an
impact on our state, right? So, today you will be researching the 10 TN leaders I will assign, which have
made an impact on Tennessee in the past. I will split you up into groups of 2. This means you will research 5
leaders and your partner will research 5 leaders, okay? I want you guys to enjoy your research, so you will
create a comic strip. You will pick 1 out of the 5 leaders that youre researching. Before you create your
Prezi presentation we discussed in the class before, I want you to write down 1 important fact you
discovered while researching your leaders. This can be pretty much anything you find interesting! I will give
everyone a handout so you can write 1 interesting fact about each TN leader and 1 fact about how he/she
impacted TN. Of course, I will go over how to create a Prezi and a comic strip from ToonDoo to refresh
your memory! Once you have completed your research and are finished writing down the impacting fact and
your interesting fact, please put your facts and comic strip on your Prezi presentation, so we can show the
class what you have learned about these important leaders that impacted Tennessee.
Procedures:
Prior to computers (20 minutes)
Teacher procedures
1. After the introduction, remind students how to create a comic strip on http://www.toondoo.com, and answer
any questions about creating the comic strips.
2. After giving instructions of the comic strips, remind students how to create a Prezi on
https://prezi.com/dashboard/, and answer any questions about creating a Prezi.
3. Ask if there are any questions.
4. Pass out handouts.
Student procedures
1. Ask questions, if any.
At the computers: (1 hr. 30 min)
Teacher procedures
1. Pass out computers to each student (if there are not enough computers, partners will share)
2. Write the website URL on the board. The URL will contain the research for the students.
3. Give any further instruction for students who need it.
Student procedures
1. Students will use the URL provided to research TN leaders.
2. Students will write an interesting fact and how he/she impacted TN on their handout.
3. Students will choose 1 leader and create a comic strip.
4. Students will create a Prezi with their partner, which includes: an interesting fact and the comic strip of the leader
5. Students will present to the class.

Closure:
Now that we have learned about 10 leaders today, do you think if I ran into you at the grocery store and said, Hi,
Anna! I totally forgot who Sam Davis is Can you help me remember? Will you be able to tell me?
You all did great today, and you worked very hard on this technology lesson. Did you have fun?

Now, I want everyone to close their eyes and put your head down. Give me a thumb up if you understand who our
very important leaders are? Give me a thumb up if you understand how to create your very own comic strip?
Lastly, give me a thumb up if you understand how to create a Prezi?

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Criteria
Completion of the
handout, which includes 1
interesting fact and 1
impacting fact about each
TN leader.
Completes a comic strip of
1 leader (students choice).

4 pts.
Completion of the handout,
which includes 1 interesting
fact and 1 impacting fact
about 1-2 TN leaders.

7 pts.
Completion of the handout,
which includes 1 interesting
fact and 1 impacting fact
about 3-4 TN leaders.

10 pts.
Completion of the handout,
which includes 1 interesting
fact and 1 impacting fact
about 5 TN leaders.

Starts on a comic strip of 1

leader (students choice).

Completes a comic strip of

1 leader (students choice).

Completes a Prezi
presentation, which
includes one interesting
fact, how he/she impacted
TN, and one picture of the
created comic strip.

Completes a Prezi
presentation, which may not
include one interesting fact,
how he/she impacted TN,
and one picture of the
created comic strip.

Completes most of a comic

strip of 1 leader (students
choice).
Completes a Prezi
presentation, which includes
most information on one
interesting fact, how he/she
impacted TN, and one
picture of the created comic
strip.

Completes a Prezi
presentation, which includes
one interesting fact, how
he/she impacted TN, and
one picture of the created
comic strip.

MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for
enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

ToonDoo Comic Strip: http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/10662761

Handout:

TN LEADERS: FACTS
Leader
Nancy Ward

John Sevier

Sam Houston

Sam Davis

Casey Jones

Interesting Fact

Impacting Fact

Austin Peay

Anne Dallas Dudley

Cordell Hull

Cornelia Fort

Diane Nash

Prezi: https://prezi.com/s2-4xrerhnod/untitled-prezi/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy