Lesson Planning Form for Accessible Instruction Calvin College Education Program

Teacher Ben Monsma

Date

4/21/2016

Subject/ Topic/ Theme

Reaganomics/Debate Prep

Grade __10____________

I. Objectives
How does this lesson connect to the unit plan?
Knowing and understanding Reagans economic policy is critical to evaluating his success as president. Provides additional information to consider while preparing
for the debate on where Reagan should be ranked all time.
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Learners will be able to:

Learners will be able to understand what is meant by Reaganomics and how Reagans economic policy affected the
country
Learns will be able to distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment when learning about and evaluating
Reagans economic policies
Learners will be able to analyze and evaluate the presidency of their assigned president in order to apply that
knowledge in an argument as to why their president deserves to be ranked number 1 all time
Learners will be able to find, understand and analyze information from a variety of sources to bolster their argument

physical
development

socioemotional

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Common Core standards (or GLCEs if not available in Common Core) addressed:
RH 11-12.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order
to address a question or solve a problem.
RH 6-8.8: Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
11-12.3 Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves
matters uncertain.
RH 11-12.3: Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text
leaves matters uncertain.
RH 11-12.8: Evaluate an authors premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.
RI 5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
(Note: Write as many as needed. Indicate taxonomy levels and connections to applicable national or state standards. If an objective applies to particular learners
write the name(s) of the learner(s) to whom it applies.)
*remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

II. Before you start

Identify prerequisite
knowledge and skills.

Basic knowledge of Reagan and his presidency (which we will build on in terms of economic policy
today), basic research skills
Pre-assessment (for learning):
Short review of yesterdays lesson to make sure the material stuck with the students
Formative (for learning):

Outline assessment
activities
(applicable to this lesson)

What barriers might this

lesson present?
What will it take
neurodevelopmentally,
experientially,

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Taking time while presenting the powerpoint to properly explain aspects of Reagans economic policy,
providing opportunities for students to ask questions
Formative (as learning):

Asking students what type of effects they think that Reagans economic policies might have
Summative (of learning):
Powerpoint slides made outlining the arguments made for why Reagan (or any of the other presidents
assigned should be considered number 1 all time)
Provide Multiple Means of
Representation
Provide options for perceptionmaking information perceptible
Notes will be on Powerpoint slides,
but also in handout with fill in the
blanks

Provide Multiple Means of Action

and Expression
Provide options for physical actionincrease options for interaction

Provide Multiple Means of

Engagement
Provide options for recruiting
interest- choice, relevance, value,
authenticity, minimize threats

Provide options for language,

mathematical expressions, and
symbols- clarify & connect
language

Political cartoons to evaluate,

pictures to provide a visual
connection
emotionally, etc., for your
students to do this lesson?

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and are they ready to
use?

Provide options for comprehensionactivate, apply & highlight

Provide options for expression and

communication- increase medium
of expression

Students will create a

powerpoint to argue for their
presidents ranking
Provide options for executive
functions- coordinate short & long
term goals, monitor progress, and
modify strategies

Provide options for sustaining effort

and persistence- optimize
challenge, collaboration, masteryoriented feedback

Students will work in groups to

evaluate their president and
create their powerpoint
argument
Provide options for self-regulationexpectations, personal skills and
strategies, self-assessment &
reflection

Ranking the presidents allows

them to evaluate policies and
better understand what makes a
good president (and history in
general)
Powerpoint presentation (with computer, and projector), hand out of notes, Chrome books to create
powerpoint presentation

Normal classroom set up

How will your classroom
be set up for this lesson?
III. The Plan
Time

Components
Motivation
(opening/
introduction/
engagement)

5 min

Describe teacher activities

AND
student activities
for each component of the lesson. Include important higher order thinking questions and/or
prompts.
- Greet students as they enter, ask that they
- Students will sit quietly and listen to the
take their seats
directions
- Provide a brief review of the previous
- Answering questions on the material
days material and how it is pertinent to the
covered in the previous days lesson
material covered today
- Explain the days lesson and its purpose

20-30
min

Development
(the largest
component or
main body of
the lesson)

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Following a brief review of the previous

days lesson and the
explanation/connection to the material
covered today, I will open the powerpoint
presentation and begin the notes on
Reaganomics (slides 10-19 on Google
Slides presentation in my Google Drive)
I will then lead the students through the
material to be covered today via the
powerpoint presentation
Be sure not to just fly through these notes,
this information is extremely important,
not just to understanding and evaluating
the presidency of Ronald Reagan, but to

Students will take out their notes (which I

handed out the previous day) and continue
to take notes on Reagans presidency
specifically his economic policy

Students take notes

5 min

10-20
min

Closure
(conclusion,
culmination,
wrap-up)

understanding the 1980s and the effect

that decade had on modern American
History
Allow opportunities for students to ask
questions and engage the material
Pose pertinent questions and ask the
students to make an educated guess as to
how these economic policies effected the
nation and politics, then and now
After finishing the notes and allowing
students to ask/answer questions, divide
students into groups with their assigned
top 11 president (do not tell students
where scholars rank the president they
have been assigned)
Explain the next assignment -> Research
your president with your group and come
up with an argument as to why he
deserves to be ranked as the best president
in US History, argument should be
presented as a Google Slides presentation
and will be presented during the next class
period

Tell the students that they have the

remainder of the period to prep for
tomorrows debate and anything that they
have not finished must be done for
homework

Students ask questions on material

covered (if they have questions)
Students answer questions posed and
make an educated guess based on their
reflection and their own grappling of the
material

Students listen to directions for the

assignment and then work in their groups
prepping for the following days debate

- Students use the remainder of the class period to

work on their Google Slides presentation to argue
reasons why their president is the best in American
History

Your reflection about the lesson, including evidence(s) of student learning and engagement, as well as ideas for improvement
for next time. (Write this after teaching the lesson, if you had a chance to teach it. If you did not teach this lesson, focus on the
process of preparing the lesson.)
This lesson went fairly well. Reaganomics is a topic that, to this day remains controversial, so much of the students interests
were peaked as we talked about this topic (whether is was because they bought into the policies, or because they saw its faults
and worried what effects it had on the lower classes of society). In the future, I would do a better job prefacing that this is a
very political issue that can illicit strong opinions and that it is ok to disagree, but we should do it respectfully.

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