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edTPA-Style Technology & Literacy Lesson Plan (Modified for EDU 276)
Name(s): Jack Winsor Date: 2/12/2017
Lesson Title: Who would you vote for?
Subject: Government
Age or Grade Level: 12th Grade Number of Students: 10 Length of
Lesson: 40 minutes
Central Focus The focus of this lesson is to engage student with recent Presidential
nominees, and to engage them into popular topics of debate.
Essential Strategy
For students, research will be essential to understanding topics they may
not know. During the assessment, students will be allowed to look up (e.g.
google) any topic or information they may not know.
Prior Academic Basic computer skills, research skills, Google, any knowledge of any topic
Knowledge discussed will be helpful but not a prerequisite.
What knowledge, skills, and
concepts must students already
know to be successful with this
lesson?

Common Core State CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7

Standards or New York
State Standards
Include # and text

http://www.corestandards.org/
Learning Objectives Students will be able to: Learn about the political leaning on a variety of topics.
Instructional Materials Desktop, mouse, keyboard, internet, https://www.isidewith.com/
What do you need in order to
teach this lesson? Be sure to
provide citations to anything that
you did not create.
Assessments After 25 minutes, the class will come back together to discuss their
Describe how you plan to monitor
student learning (formally and/or
candidate chosen for them.
informally)
Technology Technology is the focal point of the lesson, and everything will be done on a
Describe how technology is used
on both teaching and learning.
computer.

Introduction to Lesson
Description of What Teacher and Students Do:
Write short descriptions Teacher will introduce the website, tell the students what to do, and tell them
here when they will be done.

[Example: ● Introduce website and inform student what they will be doing
Introduction to Key ● Show students how to operate website
Vocabulary Words] ○ Show them an example by the teacher doing the quiz
● Show the students how to submit and show results

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Instructional Activity
Description of What Teacher and Students Do:
Write short descriptions ● Go to: https://www.isidewith.com/
here ● Click on “Take the Quiz”
● When finished, click “Show my Results”
○ Possible option: click “show more candidates” to view other
options of more candidates

Extension/Closure Activity
Description of What Teacher and Students Do:
Write short descriptions Students will visit https://www.isidewith.com/ to work on assessment. Teacher will
here assist any students who need help signing in on a computer, reaching the site,
help fill out material, explain to class/student(s) what they will be doing, and any
other questions. At the end, the class will come together and discuss what their
evaluation was.

Appendix

Materials needed:
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● Computer

● Sign in info

● https://www.isidewith.com/

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EDU 276 Lesson Plan Commentary

Group Member Names

EDU 276
Instructor: Jack Winsor
Due date: 12 February 2018

Central Focus
The main purpose of this assessment is to engage the student in modern political topics, familiarize
themselves with political candidates, and see where their beliefs lie on the political spectrum.

Essential Strategy
In order to complete this assessment, researching topics, words, candidates, and organizations are
vidal. While researching, they will gain new insight into the topics, biases, and vocabulary associated
with modern political ideas. This will improve and introduce research skills.

For literacy, while researching and engaging with new political terms and vocabulary, new words and
ideas will be introduced to help improve political literacy.

Instructional Methods
For this lesson, basic reading and comprehension is all that is needed. If a student needs assistance
with reading, the teacher or an assistant will help with the student. Beyond research, the class will be
brought together to engage and explain all material read and answered on the assessment.

Technology Incorporation
Technology is vital to completing this assessment. The assessment is on the internet, and part of the
lesson is to learn how to research unknown material on the internet.

Supporting Student Learning

Knowing how our government works, and engaging with current political ideas and questions, is
important to being a citizen in our society. This assessment is meant to help that, and allow students
to learn about and see where their beliefs lie.

Assessment
This assessment will teach students how to research online, engage with political `topics, and see
where their political opinions lie. The result of this is to create more educated citizens, while also
teaching students how to research topics on the internet.

References

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America's most popular voting guide for elections, political issues, candidates, and poll data. (n.d.).
Retrieved February 11, 2018, from https://www.isidewith.com/