INSTRUCTORS LESSON PLAN

Subject: Social Studies

Instructor: Miss Ashtyn Powell

Title of Lesson: The Georgia Cherokee Native Americans

Date: January 24, 2016
Time Period: January 25, 2016 - January 28, 2016 50 minutes for Social Studies each day
Objectives: SS2H2- The student will describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the
past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.
a. Describe the regions in Georgia where the Creeks and Cherokees lived and how the
people used their local resources.
b. Compare and contrast the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past to Georgians
today.
Students will be able to learn about the culture of the Cherokee nation. Areas of study include
tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.
Students will also learn the regions inhabited by the Cherokees and be able to identify where it is.

Materials:

A Trip Through Time Exploring the Cherokee Native Americans Nation Pop-Up book

KWL Chart- print out copies, 1 per student.

Laptop cart for the entirety of this lesson

https://sites.google.com/site/nativeamericansingeorgia/home/teacher-lesson-plan
Webquest Link

Venn Diagram Chart- print out copies, 1 per student

Writing Rubric

Time

Topical Outline
Sequence of Activities

Instructional Aids/Strategies

10 minutes

Set Induction

Begin the class by passing out a KWL Chart. Have

students complete the What I Know section of the
chart individually. Give students around 5 minutes to
complete this activity and then have students share
different ideas that they wrote on their charts in an
open- class discussion setting. The teacher will have
a large poster board at the front of the classroom so
that there will be a classroom KWL Chart to refer to
during the time period of the lesson.

10 minutes

Handout

After the students have shared from What I Know,

take questions from the students about What I Want
to Know and write down on the poster board.
Provide students around 5 minutes time after this to
write down questions from the class KWL Chart or
any of their own. The students can write down any
questions that they may or might have during the
time period of the lesson.

10- 15
minutes for
pop-up
book.

Lesson

Have students gather in the front of the classroom

and sit on the floor by the reading chair for the
teacher to read A Trip Through Time Exploring the
Cherokee Native Americans Nation pop-up book.

15 minutes
for
introduction
to the web
quest

For the remainder of class, introduce the web quest

to students. Show them the website and simple
navigations of the webpages. Then, pass out the Venn
Diagrams to each student. Assign students in
randomized pairs for the web quest activity for the
following two days.

45 minutes
to work on
web quest
for the next
two days

Activity
Hand out laptops to each student and have them sit at
desks with their partners. Make sure they have their
Venn Diagrams with them so that they can fill out the
diagram and answer questions along with the web
quest. The teacher will be circulating around the
room, answering students questions and checking on
progress throughout the class periods. The teacher
will not be actively guiding students through the web
quest; the students will be in charge of navigating the
web quest with themselves and their partner.

5 minutes to
answer
What I
Learned
from KWL
charts
individually.

50 minutes

If teacher assigns web quest for entire 50 minutes of

class each day, have students write down facts under
What I Learned section for homework.

Evaluation

Begin class with a brief discussion about the What I

Learned portion and write on class poster. Review
what is written on KWL chart and have students
compose a short paper containing 2-3 paragraphs
about what they now know about Georgias Creek
and Cherokee Native Americans. They may choose
to write or type their paper and must include at least
3 pictures to go along with what they learned. The
drawings can be from the internet or can be drawn.
Students must include at least 4 facts about the
Cherokee and Creek Native Americans (2 per tribe)
Have students turn in their work at the end of class
and use a rubric to evaluate their work.