New+Lesson+Plan

C&G 4 (5-6) -3 Students participate in a civil society by demonsrating respect for the opinions of others (e.g., considering alternative perspectives) Teacher NETS 1a Teachers promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness Teacher NETS 2a Teachers design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity Student NETS 1a Students apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. Student NETS 1c Students use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. || This lesson has been redesigned to incorporate the Web 2.0 presentation tool, Prezi. Students will also interact with the Wiki that the Prezi has been added to. || Students have opportunity to list their own politically correct examples, individually or with a partner, on the Wiki page. ||
 * Grade/Content Area: || 6th Grade Social Studies ||
 * Lesson Title: || Understanting Political Correctness and BC/AD/BCE/CE dates ||
 * GSE's & NETS: || HP 2 (5-6) -2 Students chronicle events and conditions by placing key events and people of particular historical era in chronological sequence.
 * Context of Lesson: || Teaching students political correctness and different views of it; teaching students BC/AD & BCE/CE
 * Opportunities to learn: || Students will access prior knowledge through anticipation guide. They will view the Prezi that shows political correctness and several examples of real world terms. The Prezi additionally demonstrates the differences between BC/AD/BCE/CE dates. This Prezi and the questions that it poses will bring forth discussion about political correctness. Students will fill out a learning log. Students will participate in the clothesline game by ordering and sequencing BC/AD dates. ||
 * Objectives: || * Students will be able to determine the difference between BC/AD/BCE/CE
 * Students will understand the term/concept political correctness
 * Students will be able to arrange dates in correct order
 * Students will visually interact with a Prezi lesson to understand the elements of the lesson above ||
 * Instructional Procedures: ||  ||
 * || **Opening:** Students will access prior knowledge regarding BC/AD dates and political correctness by utilizing an anticipation guide. Students will also be presented with information through a Prezi presentation. ||
 * || **Engagement**: Students will visually interact with the lesson via Prezi and Wiki. ||
 * || **Closure:** Students complete learning log - students write responses to teacher questions as summary of what they have learned or what they do not understand. Used for reflection and to inform teacher of progress.