Scope and Sequence

Lesson “O”

Title: Zooming Out      Date Presented: 9/18/08

Lead Teacher: Maria Brewer and Shannon Lochner

Rational Statement:

            Students will follow the discussion about the book that was read and related to the Alcotts. After the discussion, the students will complete a map using color. Beginning with their team hero of freedom, children will understand expanding contexts personally and for the 19^th century. Children will appreciate the way America has changed since the 19^th century.

Lesson #1

Title: What is a Timeline?                      Date Presented: 9/25/08

Lead Teacher: Shannon Lochner

Rational Statement:

            The teacher will begin the lesson with information about timelines. The teachers will model their own timeline to the students. The teachers and students will work together to learn about and create a timeline of the Alcotts and the 1800s. Last, the students will individually create their own timeline of the Alcotts and the 1800s. The students will understand and use timelines for past dates and will appreciate that the past is what has shaped the world we live in now.    

Lesson #2

Title: How it Goes    Date Presented: 10/2/08

Lead Teacher: Maria Brewer

Rational Statement:

The students will participate in a discussion and skit about the Alcotts’ views. They will then write a letter to Louisa May as if they were a friend she moved away from. After a discussion about the Alcotts position on the timelines (created last lesson), the students will perform a skit based on Louisa’s childhood. The children will appreciate the efforts made by Bronson Alcott and the sacrifices his family made for him.

Lesson #3

Title: What Exactly Was the Civil War?              Date Presented: 10/9/08

Lead Teacher: Shannon Lochner

Rational Statement:

            The teacher will begin the lesson with information about the Civil War. The teacher will lead a discussion in the different roles of those involved in fighting in the Civil War. The teacher will talk about how important ordinary heroes were in the War. The teacher will model how to create a 3-D picture of one of the ordinary heroes. The students will then create their own 3-D picture to write about and share with others. The students will understand what the Civil War was about and who was involved and appreciate that ordinary heroes, including Louisa May and Bronson Alcott, were important in fighting the Civil War.

Lesson #4

Title: Women for Louisa                     Date Presented: 11/6/08

Lead Teacher: Maria Brewer

Rational Statement:

            The teacher will begin the lesson with information about the women’s rights movement. The teacher will lead a discussion about the different roles of women, specifically Louisa May Alcott, during the Civil war. The students will be expected to listen and participate in discussion. After the discussion, the teacher and the students will each contribute to a quilt by drawing a picture of a woman working on a square of fabric. The students will understand what the women’s rights movement was and how it affected Louisa May Alcott and appreciate and value the rights of women today.

Lesson #5

Title: What Would Bronson and Louisa May Alcott Say?                 Date Presented: 11/13/08

Lead Teacher: Shannon Lochner

Rational Statement:

The teacher will begin the lesson with a review of Bronson and Louisa May Alcott.  The teacher will lead a discussion about the roles of a reporter as well as what they think Bronson and Louisa May would say to a reporter.  The teacher and students will read information about Bronson and Louisa May to find the answers to questions a reporter would have for them.  The students will then become reporters, a prop manager, Bronson, or Louisa May to record their own interview. The students will understand the answers that Bronson and Louisa May Alcott would give in an interview and appreciate that the Alcotts were ordinary heroes of their time. 

Lesson #6

Title: Little Women Make a Newspaper            Date Presented: 11/20/08

Lead Teacher: Maria Brewer

Rational Statement:

The students will understand what people, specifically children or young adults, might do for entertainment in the 1800s by watching clips of the movie Little Women. The students will also review past material by creating a newspaper which will allow them to write about what they’ve learned about the 1800s and the Alcotts. The students will appreciate the amount of resources we have available today for entertainment purposes.