Griggs+Second+Grade

__ Grade 2 :   __ Hamlin, Cotton, Garrenton __ Second Grade Fall Unit/Lesson Title:   __ Social Studies Unit: Geography Research Booklets __ Overall Objective: __ Students will make a research booklets using Microsoft Publisher, answering questions that require gathering, evaluating and synthesizing information. The information will focus on county, state and country levels with NC examples. Research booklets will contain glossary and bibliographic citations. __ Goals/Objectives for the integrated unit copied from North Carolina’s Standard Course of Study (NCSCS): - Include both the number and text:   __ Second Grade Social Studies Competency Goal 5.01 Define geography and use geographic terms to describe landforms, and bodies of water. Goal 5.03 Compare and contrast the physical features of communities and regions. Information Skills Competency Goal 4.05 Gather information. Goal 4.06 Comply with the Copyright Law. Goal 4.07 Organize and use information. Goal 4.08 Credit sources of information. Goal 4.09 Present information in a variety of formats (print, multimedia). Computer/Technology Competency Goal 1.04 Recognize individual's rights of ownership of created works. 2.05 Recognize, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter/edit, print, and save assignments. __ Identify student need(s) for differentiation (reading levels, working independently, etc):  __ Three students in Cotton’s class need modification of three research questions only. __ Time Required for entire Unit/Lesson (both in the classroom and other):  __ Media Center, each second grade class will participate in 6 sessions over 3 weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 40 minutes per class period, beginning on 9/30/08. In the computer lab, students will word process their work into the MS Publisher booklet template to make final drafts. __ Activities (if known)  __ -Classroom - Formal mailing address written down on paper to bring to media center. -Media Center – Use a variety of non-fiction and reference materials to gather information -Computer Lab – Use MS Publisher to create final research booklets. -__Other (Music, Art, PE, etc.)__ – Art: Digital diagrams of landforms will be printed and pasted into research booklets. Music – NC song. PE: creative body movements of landforms in small groups. __ Assessment (How will you know the students have mastered the goals and objectives for the lesson/unit?)  __ Evaluative rubric for final booklets. Participation level in all areas of unit.