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Concept Lesson Plan
**Name:** Hayley Lonnquist **Date:** 2/20/2011 **Grade Level:** 6th **Subject Area:** Social Studies

**Instructional Objective(s):**
 * The students will understand the concept of tolerance and specifically relate it to the Native Americans in 1800. Standard(s) Addressed: E. Growth and Westward Expansion, 1801-1861. The student will demonstrate knowledge of western expansion, conflict, and reform in America. (http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/Standards/documents/LawStatute/006219.pdf )

**Instructional Materials and Resources:**
 * http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tolerance
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_by_country
 * http://blog.adw.org/2010/09/tolerance/
 * Tolerance Quiz
 * Differentiated Tolerance Quiz

**Academic Language:** (all definitions directly taken from dictionary.com)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Discrimination: "Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Objective: "Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reasoning: "The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Procedures:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Clarify Goals and Establish Set: Students will walk in and I will hand tootsie rolls to each student who is wearing the same color I am (something easy like blue or red). I will also be overly nice to those people but not give any indication of my reasoning, and I will be rude and ignore the other students. After about 5 minutes, I will stop, return to the front of the room and ask students how they feel. I will also ask if anyone could figure out what I was doing or who I was targeting. “You have just experienced discrimination.” Unfortunately discrimination happens every day, but today we are discussing “tolerance”; the cure to discrimination.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Present Concept:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Respect <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Religious freedom - In America, many different religions are practiced peacefully, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhist, etc. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Discrimination <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Saudi Arabia does not allow women to vote. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Equal Rights || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Laws – Some countries have laws that are unequal to their citizens. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Concept __ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Definition __ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Examples __ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Non-examples __ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Critical Attributes __ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__ Non-Critical Attributes __ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tolerance || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">“A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry” ( [] ). || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Equality

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Direct Presentation Approach:**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today we will be discussing tolerance: “A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry” (dictionary.com). Meaning, you may be different from somebody or have a different opinion about something than someone else, but you are still peaceful and respectful to them. However, being intolerant does not always have to be bad. For example, our classroom rule of no cell phones or ipods. If you break the rule there will be consequences.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some countries, such as the US have equal rights. For example, regardless of your race, religion, and gender all citizens will be treated equally. Here is an example of religious tolerance in the US: Our country was founded on the faith of Christianity (“In God We Trust”), however America also allows religious freedom. What are some religions you know that are practiced here in America? Some countries have laws that are unequal. For example, in Saudi Arabia all citizens must be Muslim and it is illegal for women to vote.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Has America always been as tolerant as it is today? What are some examples of how the US has been intolerant? We have been talking about Native Americans in the 1800’s, can you tell me how the new “white Americans” were either tolerant or intolerant to the Native Americans?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Analyze Thinking and Integrate Learning:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Super bowl activity: I will split them into 4 groups; there will be a group of Green Bay Packer players, Pittsburg Stealer players, Green Bay Packer fans, and Pittsburg Stealer fans, I will be the referee. Each group will have to show an (appropriate) example of tolerance and intolerance to their opponent. They will have 10 minutes to come up with what they want to do. Then I will do the same by showing tolerance and intolerance to the players of each team.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Extended Practice:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be assigned to write down a specific time where they have personally experienced discrimination or know someone who has. (explain again that this is an example of intolerance)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Assessment:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The students will be given quiz with a list of examples and non-examples. Next to each one will be a space, the student will put either an “E” for example in the space, or an “N” for non-example.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">They will define "Tolerance".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">They will also have a space for a short essay: "Explain how early Americans could have been more //tolerant// (specifically towards Native Americans). Be detailed and refer to specific events."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Summary/Closure:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Those of you, who didn’t get candy today, think back about how you felt when you were discriminated against. That was a very harmless example of what can happen when “tolerance” is not practiced. As we continue learning about the history of our country, think about tolerance and if it is or isn’t being used. You will find that the majority of all conflicts will result in the lack of tolerance from our country or another's.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Differentiation/Modification:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will keep my lesson’s vocabulary basic and simple to follow.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will use pictures and group role play to visually express the lesson.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will help the EBD and LD students by providing a modified quiz by providing a definition of “tolerance” at the top and a simplified essay question.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Evaluation of Lesson:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is written after you have completed teaching the lesson.