Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Name: Danielle Cook

Subject/Grade Level: Lesson Title: Unit: Date or Lesson #:

12th Grade Controversies over Presidential Powers The presidency 3

Government

Virginia SOL/National Standard:

SOL GOVT.7a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the organization and powers of the national government by
examining the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Measurable Lesson Objective(s):

The students will be able to identify powers given to the president through executive orders.

Materials/Technologies/Resources Needed:

SmartBoard

Presidency PowerPoint

Presidency I havewho has

Executive Order Worksheet

Can the President Do That? Worksheet

Computers or devices

Guided Notes

Assessment (Formative and/or Summative):

I havewho has will show students level of familiarity with key vocabulary

Executive Order Worksheet will show students understanding of executive orders and how presidents have used them in
the past.

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda):

Obama State of the Union Speech

Teacher will: Students will: Accommodations/ Anticipated
Differentiation: Time:
Play speech for students Watch speech

Ask what presidential role the president Analyze which role President Obama is
is taking on when he makes that speech. taking on during the speech. 10 min

Legislative Leader

Access /Review Prior Knowledge:

Bellringer

Teacher will: Students will: Accommodations/ Anticipated

Differentiation: Time:
Have students answer the bellringer in Complete bellringer on a piece of paper
the PowerPoint on a sheet of paper.

Discuss answers. 10 min

Teaching Process & Modeling (Content is presented, accessed or built)

Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding

Independent Practice

Teacher will: Students will: Accommodations/ Anticipated

Differentiation: Time:
Presidency I havewho has Presidency I havewho has
5 min
Review the rules of the I Complete the I havewho has
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Have students complete the I

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Using a stopwatch, record the

time it takes the class to
complete the game

PowerPoint notes on the Controversies

of Presidential Powers
Instruct students to take out a
piece of paper or their
computers to take notes
Honors Classes: 25 min
PowerPoint notes on the Controversies Guided Notes
of Presidential Powers
Take notes on the PowerPoint

Lecture on the Controversies of

 Presidential Powers

Jigsaw on Executive Orders Jigsaw on Executive Orders

Have students divide into groups Get into groups of six Honors Classes: 30 min
of 6 Meet with other students
Assign each member of the assigned to their Executive Order Might Require
group a different Executive Order Research their EO with others, More Time
from the following list completing Executive Order
EO 9066 Worksheet
EO 9981 Rejoin original group
EO 10730 Share information found on their
EO 10925 EO with other group members
EO 11615 Discuss EOs as a class
EO 13769
Have students join together with
the other students who were
assigned the same Executive
Order
Groups should research, using
computers or their devices, their
executive order and fill in the
Executive Order Worksheet
After completing the worksheet,
original groups should join back
together
Members should describe the EO
that they researched to their
groups, acting as an expert on
the EO.
Come together as a class to
discuss each EO to make sure
students have all essential
information

Closure: CNN 10
Teacher will: Students will: Accommodations/ Anticipated
Differentiation: Time:
Play CNN 10 Watch CNN 10
10 min

Declarative Summary Statement:

The President has many powers that cause controversy in the government and with the American people.

Activity If Extra Time Remains or Technology Fails:

Can the President Do That? Worksheet

Teacher will: Students will: Accommodations/ Anticipated

Differentiation: Time:
Pass out worksheet to every Complete worksheet
student individually 10 min

Provide students with

computers

Have students complete

worksheet individually using the
links provided on the worksheet

Collect worksheet as a formative

assessment

Note: Attach or provide hyperlink to all handouts, external documents, resources, etc.