Prock+Unit+Plan

= **Unit Plan** =

Unit Author

 * First and Last Name: Terry Prock**


 * School District: Skyline R-2**


 * School Name: Skyline Elem**


 * School City, State: Norwood, MO 65717**

= **Unit Title The Lewis and Clark Expedition** =

Unit Overview

 * Unit Summary: In the formation of a new Nation our forefathers addressed the need of a growing Nation to expand**


 * Subject Area: Social Studies**


 * Grade Level: Middle School**


 * Approximate Time Needed: 4 days**

Unit Foundation

21st Century Life and Skills Standards
 * Habits of Learning Taxonomy:**
 * Gauge the Student's Needs || Encourage Self-direction and Collaboration || Monitoring Progress || Checking Understanding and Encourage Metacognation || Demontrating Understanding ||
 * Questionnaire || Observation and notes || Checklist || Teacher-student Conference || Rubric ||


 * Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks:**


 * Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes**:

**Essential Questions**
 * What has happened in the United States after The Lewis and Clark Expedition?**

**Unit Questions**
 * 1. What will students discover about tribes that occupied the different regions along the Expedition Route?**
 * 2. How have Native American Tribes benefited or been harmed by the western expansion opened with the Expedition?**
 * 3. How has the Ecosystem changed along the river areas of the expedition?**
 * 4. What economic changes have developed since the Expedition?**

**Content Questions** 1.**Determine and map the Native American tribes that occupied the lands with-in the Lousiana Purchase, what tribes lived on the expedition route?**
 * 2. Determine the artifacts that were journaled by the expedition?**
 * 3.Determine the previous palnt and animal species discovered by Lewis and Clark?**
 * 4. What are current modern social and economic gains and ventures for Native Americans?**

Unit Assessment Plan

[|Prior Knowledge Quiz]

**Instructional Procedures**

1. **How will the students promotive interaction be included in the plan? They will be organized into teams or interest groups that are Native American, American Patriot, and French and English. Students will chose which group they want to be associated with and they will review the goals and history of each group. They will can talk to others and try to persuade people to join their group. Students may promise gifts or wampum trade land parcels ect...**
 * Examples include the palnts and fauna of the various regions across the plains and into the mountains. Another group will be the animals, the Native American Tribes across the region. ( there should be an expert on each one of the tribes.) Students will have to research the areas.**


 * 2. How will your assessment plan address promotive interaction? I will measure the amount of effort that each student has contributed with a list of task to be completed and also measure the knowledge of the students with quizzes and test.**
 * Inquiry based Learning**


 * Entry Point questions arouse student interest and point toward the essential question.**
 * Student Generated questions can use KWL and some Brainstorming.**
 * Acquire and Internalize knowledge scaffolding**
 * Deeper Understanding DOL**