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Lesson Preparation
I. Learning Objectives
a. Students will be able to identify the Judicial Branch of government and its
function.
b. Students will be able to identify and describe the nine Supreme Court Justices.
c. Students will be able to conduct research on a specific topic and create a short
presentation on the Supreme Court Justices.
Instructional Delivery
V. Anticipatory Set
a. Throughout the lesson, the students will learn about the people involved in the
Judicial Branch, specifically those on the Supreme Court.
b. In order to engage students before the lesson, an informational video for kids
about the judicial branch, including the people involved in each of the courts, will
be shown to the class.
c. The teacher will show the video from YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgeVyISK34
X. Modifications
a. Student with an IEP/504 stating they need modifications to writing assignments
will be given the task of researching and completing three questions on the
worksheet rather than five.
Meeting Objectives
XI. Assessments
a. The Become an Expert! student answers will be used as a formative assessment
to check for student understanding (objective b and c).
b. The Puppet Pals presentation will serve as a formative assessment to check for
student understanding (objective b and c).
c. The writing in students journals will serve as a formative assessments and will
allow the teacher to check for understanding of the topic (objective a and b).
The Supreme Court Justices
Become An Expert!
3. What year did your Supreme Court Justice get appointed by the President?
6. What is one interesting fact you found about your justice? Why did you choose this
fact?