Time: 1:40

Duration: 35 Minutes

Lesson Plan
Date:
2/17/15
Teacher: Marissa Weidner
Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Stauffer
School: Tyson-Schoener Elementary School

Title:

Harriet Tubman Timeline

State Standard
8.1.3.A: Identify fact, opinion, multiple points of view, and primary sources as related to historical events;
8.3.3.B: Identify and describe historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history;
8.3.3.D: Identify and describe how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the history and
Lesson Objective(s)/Desired Result:

Assessment Evidence:

The students will be able to apply their knowledge and

understanding of Harriet Tubman through class discussions
and written work.

Formative: Collect the students timelines and check

for correctness.
Summative: No summative assessment for this
lesson.

Getting Started:
____ Go over homework:
__x_ At board
__x_ Orally at seats
__x_ Collect
____ Teacher check at seats
__x_ Review concepts

New Lesson:

Lesson Style:
____ Lecture / notes
____ Demonstration
__x_ Class discussion
____ Individual seatwork
__x_ Group seatwork
____ Computer work
____ Read aloud in class
____ Project
____ Share strategies or ideas
__x_ Review activity
____ Quiz or test
____ Video/DVD
____ Other

Lesson Content
Review the KWL chart from the previous day with the students about Harriet
Tubman.
Ask students what they remember about her.
Introduce the concept of a timeline to the students.
Tell them that we are going to work together to create a timeline of Harriets life.
Go over what a timeline is and how important it is to write dates in order.
Watch a biography of Harriets life.
After the video, pass out the worksheets to the students.
Read the directions to them and complete it together as a class.
Read each prompt to the students.
Have them talk with their group about what the think should come first.
Pull a popsicle stick to call on a student to answer.
Continue to do this until the timeline of her life is complete.
Collect their timelines and make sure that their names are on it.
Have students clean up and put all of their materials away.

Materials:
Timeline Worksheet
Computer
Video
Whiteboard
Whiteboard Marker
Weebly Site ( www.marissaweidnerharriettubman.weebly.com )
Resources:
Musiek, D. (n.d.). Harriet Tubman Unit. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/
Harriet-Tubman-Unit-1102476

Accommodations:
For student F, who doesnt speak English, I will have a classroom assistant translate my instruction if he doesnt understand
what I am asking him to do.

Self-Reflection:
What could I have done differently to make the lesson more engaging and enriching?

Did the students understand the concept that I was teaching them?

Answer Key
1820:
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County,
Maryland.
1844:
At the age of 24, she married John Tubman, a free African American
who did not share her dream of freedom.
1849:
Harriet escaped for the first tie using The Underground Railroad.
1850:
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed and Harriet was made an official
conductor of The Underground Railroad.
1908:
Harriet established a home for the elderly and continued to live
there.
1913:
Harriet Tubman passed away in her home and is known for saving
around 300 slaves.