The Sensational State Quarters Unit Plan
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First and Last Name: |
Kenny Evans |
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School District: |
Etiwanda School District |
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School Name: |
West Heritage Elementary School |
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School City, State: |
Fontana, California |
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Unit Overview | ||
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Unit Plan Title: |
The Sensational State Quarters (State Reports) | |
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Curriculum-Framing Questions | ||
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Essential Question |
How does each state decide what images to use on the back of their state quarters? |
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Unit Questions |
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Unit Summary: | ||
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Using the state quarters program as an impetus, students will research a chosen state in order to discover important facts, historical events, famous people, and other contributing factors to a state’s identity. | ||
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Business Education Engineering Home Economics Language Arts Music School to Career |
Drama Foreign Language Industrial Technology Math
Physical Education Science Technology
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Grade Level: Click box(es) of the grade level(s) that your Unit targets | ||
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K-2 6-8
ESL Gifted and Talented |
3-5 9-12
Resource Other: 5 | |
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Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks: |
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Writing 1.0 Writing Strategies Research and Technology 1.3 Use organizational features of printed text (e.g., citations, end notes, bibliographic references) to locate relevant information. 1.4 Create simple documents by using electronic media and employing organizational features (e.g., passwords, entry and pull-down menus, word searches, the thesaurus, spell checks). Evaluation and Revision 1.6 Edit and revise manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences. 2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics) 2.3 Write research reports about important ideas, issues, or events by using the following guidelines: a. Frame questions that direct the investigation. b. Establish a controlling idea or topic. c. Develop the topic with simple facts, details, examples, and explanations. United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation 5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals. |
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Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes: |
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Students will achieve the following objectives:
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Procedures: |
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Please begin by checking the Prerequisite Skills. A Powerpoint presentation for teacher support and introduction has been included in the teacher_support folder included with this unit. Students begin by either choosing or being assigned a state to study. Once given a state, students will begin to create a powerpoint presentation based on that state. The Powerpoint presentation will feature the following slides: Title, Contents, Famous Landmark, Famous Person, Famous Historical Event, Comprehension Questions, New State Quarter Design, and Works Cited. Additionally and optionally, students may be assigned a newsletter publication based on their state. This newsletter will cover current events in the student’s chosen state, and it will encourage further research. Furthermore, a list of congressional email addresses has been included to allow for correspondence between students and the offices of their representatives. The highlight of the unit is the student development of a new and original state quarter reverse (tails). The design for the student’s quarter will be used in their powerpoint presentation. The quarter should reflect the research the student has done for this project, and it should include all the necessary elements of a state quarter reverse, such as state name, and applicable dates. Students will design the new quarter using pencil and paper, and their final design will be scanned and incorporated in the “New State Quarter Design” slide in the Powerpoint presentation. |
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Approximate Time Needed: |
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8 50-minute periods. For example, using a “once-a-week-in-the-computer lab” model, this unit may take up to 2 months to complete. |
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Prerequisite Skills: |
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An elementary knowledge of Microsoft’s Powerpoint and Publisher programs Basic computing, including word processing and directory/folder navigation. |
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Materials and Resources Required For Unit |
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Camera Computer(s) Digital Camera DVD Player Internet Connection
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Laser Disk Printer Projection System Television
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VCR Video Camera Video Conferencing Equip. Other: |
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Database/Spreadsheet Desktop Publishing E-mail Software Encyclopedia on CD-ROM |
Image Processing Internet Web Browser Multimedia
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Web Page Development Other:
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Printed Materials: |
All items assumed relevant to student’s chosen state: Encyclopedias, Specialty Books, AAA Travel Guides | |
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Supplies: |
Beyond software and research, no additional supplies are needed. | |
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Internet Resources: |
http://www.50states.com http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/ http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=50_state_quarters_program http://www.statequarters.com/ http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html | |
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Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction | ||
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Resource Student: |
Resource students will each be provided with detailed templates and example projects to use throughout the duration of the unit (provided with the unit). Direct supervision on the part of the research teacher is highly recommended, if at all possible. Provide for opportunities for the resource students to complete certain aspects of the unit together as a group. |
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Non-Native English Speaker: |
Non-native speakers are to be supported with peer assistance. Group work is encouraged, as is presentation in the student’s native language |
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Gifted Student: |
To provide further depth and complexity, GATE students may be required to initiate correspondance with a politician (or the office thereof) such as a member of the House or a Senator of their chosen state. This email may take the form of a conventional business letter. |
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Student Assessment: |
Rubrics for assessment of student work are included in the unit under the unit_support folder. | |
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Key Word Search: |
States, capitals, capitols, quarters, coins, 50 states, Unites States, history. | |
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