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What should be included in a War of 1812 social studies lesson plan for the Battle of Detroit?

War of 1812 Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

War of 1812 Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

The Battle of Detroit was one of the first battles in the War of 1812. When teaching a social studies lesson plan on the War of 1812 and the Battle of Detroit, information has to be simplified for some students yet enriched for others to accomplish the ideal differentiated instruction goal. One way a teacher can differentiate instruction is to develop two different slides for the Battle of Detroit. If a co-teacher is available, allow them to teach one part of the class and the core teacher should teach the other. Create 2-3 different note sheets to help different ability levels. If a co-teacher isn’t available allow advanced students or students who already know what the Battle of Detroit is to read and take notes on their own ability level while you teach the rest of the class. Another option is to allow one section to view their level of the PowerPoint slides on their own using an in class computer or at home if given as homework. For more information on how to differentiate instruction for a War of 1812 social studies lesson plan, click here.

How can you put the Battle of Detroit into note form?

Below are two different versions of notes for the Battle of Detroit which is part of my War of 1812 social studies lesson plan.

Enriched:

  • Hull was ordered to invade Canada. To get ahead, he sent sick soldiers, heavy guns & official papers there. He didn’t know that the war had started. The boat was captured at Fort Malden. Britain now knew his plans.
  • Hull attacked Fort Malden on August 6 and 2 days later retreated across the Detroit River because Fort Mackinac fell and more British reinforcements were coming.
  • Hull sent 350-400 men to find a supply route that didn’t pass Fort Malden.
  • The British counterattacked and asked for Hull’s surrender which stated the British couldn’t control his Indians when the battle started. Hull refused and sent his militia to guard the town in case of an Indian attack. He left the river unguarded.
  • 700 Indians with Tecumseh & 700 British regulars crossed Detroit River.
  • Artillery killed 4 US officers. Hull raised the white flag and surrendered.
  • The British captured: 1,600 Ohio volunteers but later released, 582 American regulars, 33 cannons, 2,500 muskets and, the brig Adams (soon renamed Detroit).
  • The British suffered no casualties.
  • Hull and the regulars were taken to Quebec as POW’s.
  • Hull was court-martialed & sentenced to death, later pardoned by President Madison.

Basic Version:

  • Hull attacked Fort Malden on August 6 and 2 days later retreated across the Detroit River because Fort Mackinac fell and more British reinforcements were coming.
  • The British counterattacked and asked for Hull’s surrender because the British couldn’t control the Indians when the battle started. Hull didn’t and sent his militia to guard the town in case of an Indian attack. He left the river unguarded.
  • 700 Indians with Tecumseh & 700 British crossed Detroit River.
  • Artillery killed 4 US officers. Hull raised the white flag and surrendered.

Not going into as much detail allows the students that are receiving the basic version of notes time for repetition of the content. The enriched students should use more critical thinking skills. To differentiate instruction more, a teacher can bring in different learning styles or multiple intelligences for the repetition and critical thinking.

Other events in the War of 1812 that should be included in a social studies lesson plan on the War of 1812 are:

  • Fort Mackinac
  • Battle of Detroit
  • Constitution vs. Guerrire
  • Battle of Frenchtown
  • Battle of York
  • Battle of Lake Erie
  • Battle of Thames
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend
  • Burning of Washington D.C.
  • Battle of Plattsburgh
  • Battle of Baltimore
  • Hartford Convention
  • Treaty of Ghent
  • Battle of New Orleans

This information can be seen in a differentiated instruction social studies lesson plan PowerPoint found at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/War-of-1812-Differentiated-Instruction-PowerPoint-553613. The lesson plan can be found at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/War-of-1812-Differentiated-Instruction-Lesson-Plan-553618.

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Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin.com)

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How can you differentiate instruction for a War of 1812 lesson plan?

War of 1812 Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

War of 1812 Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

The War of 1812 is important to American History and yet it is covered only briefly in state curriculum. The War of 1812 had many causes, battles and events, and effects that should be included in a War of 1812 lesson plan.

All lesson plans should be introduced by vocabulary. Teachers can differentiate instruction for vocabulary by using a chart that allows students to repeat the content at least twice such as writing the definition and also using it to draw a picture.

The mini-lesson should include the causes, events and effects.

The causes of the War of 1812 include the following:

  • seizing of American ships
  • impressment of sailors
  • aiding attacks by Indians on settlers
  • refusal to remove troops in the Northwest Territory
  • War Hawks
  • desire to expand

Battles and events that should be included in a War of 1812 lesson plan are:

  • Fort Mackinac
  • Battle of Detroit
  • Constitution vs. Guerrire
  • Battle of Frenchtown
  • Battle of York
  • Battle of Lake Erie
  • Battle of Thames
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend
  • Burning of Washington D.C.
  • Battle of Plattsburgh
  • Battle of Baltimore
  • Hartford Convention
  • Treaty of Ghent
  • Battle of New Orleans

The effects that should be included in a War of 1812 lesson plan include:

  • British recognizing boundaries and leaving Northwest Territory
  • national pride
  • increase in industry
  • disappearance of the Federalist party
  • Weakening of Native resistance

In order to differentiate instruction for a War of 1812 mini-lesson a teacher should give students a pretest or quiz to see what their background knowledge is or allow them to develop background knowledge through the use of a reading assignment differentiated by reading level. After reading teachers can give them a 5-10 question quiz to see what they have retained and where they should start for the differentiated instruction War of 1812 mini-lesson.

Teachers should try to reinforce the War of 1812 content by using different learning styles and Multiple Intelligences. They also should develop two War of 1812 mini-lessons. One with more detail and critical thinking for enrichment and the other just using the basic information which allows time for more repetition. This is most easily done with a co-teacher in the room. If a co-teacher is not available, a teacher could have the basic or enriched students go through the War of 1812 PowerPoint mini-lesson by themselves using a computer. Another option is to have the advanced students skip a mini-lesson altogether if they retained and took notes on the content during their reading assignment the day before. This will allow them to begin their differentiated instruction activity on their ability level or with their learning style preference.

If you don’t have time to develop a differentiated instruction War of 1812 mini-lesson using PowerPoint, I recommend looking here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico. I specialize in social studies differentiated instruction. My War of 1812 PowerPoint is loaded with media links.

To close, create a graphic organizer on 3 ability levels and or a paragraph or an essay writing assignment.

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin.com)

http://www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

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What are resources to help differentiate instruction for NYS social studies?

NYS social studies can be a difficult subject to teach with the immense amount of material that needs to be covered each year. There are a lot of places on the web that provide resources for NYS social studies teachers. Two of them are provided below:

I bet most NYS social studies teachers don’t realize that they can email their NYS board of education and actually get a reply from them. I taught social studies in NY for 5 years and I didn’t know that I could do this until recently. It would have saved me a lot of time during my planning. Using them as a resource can help you become a more effective NYS social studies teacher. You can find the email by going to http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/aboutus.html and look under social studies.

Another great resource for NYS social studies is http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico. It follows the NYS core curriculum and standards. It offers differentiated instruction resources for NYS social studies. It contains the following resources:

You can also connect with me, Kasha Mastrodomenico, on Linkedin.com. I will be happy to help you in anyway.

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico

http://www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico

What is so challenging about the NYS 7th and 8th grade social studies core curriculum?

Meeting the immense amount of material in the 7th and 8th grade NYS social studies core curriculum is definitely a challenge, even though the History of America and NYS is divided between the 2 years.

Another one of the challenges is that it is vague. If a teacher tries to follow the NYS 7th and 8th grade core curriculum as it is written, much research needs to be done to put it all together in the correct way. This can be very time consuming and for a new teacher, close to impossible.

If you need an example, compare the NYS 7th and 8th grade social studies core curriculum to the GA Framework. Here is a link to one section of the GA Framework: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/GSO%20Frameworks/SS_Gr_8_Unit_3_11-16-09_PRchgs.pdf

and NYS 7th and 8th grade social studies core curriculum:

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore1.pdf

You can easily see which one is more realistically covered in one year. I believe that a good curriculum is somewhere between the two. I think that GA’s could be more challenging and include more of US History and I believe that the NYS 7th and 8th grade core curriculum can be decreased quite a bit and simplified.

Don’t worry though NYS teachers, there is help for you out there! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico is based on the NYS Social Studies core curriculum and it differentiates instruction for you. Check it out!

 

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico

http://www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico

What is the NYS Social Studies Core Curriculum?

The NYS Social Studies core curriculum is a guide for NYS social studies teachers that the New York State Board of Education demands are taught. The New York State Core Curriculum includes every grade level from k-12. It contains a nice spiral curriculum, adding knowledge to knowledge. With each piece of content is the theme, related standards and connections that can be made. The following is the site to find the New York State Core Curriculum: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore1.pdf

A good site that will help NYS  social studies teachers plan for differentiated instruction lesson plans is my site http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico. I base my lessons and PowerPoints off of the NYS  social studies standards and core curriculum. Check it out!

 

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico (Connect with me on Linkedin.com)

http://www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico

New Differentiated Instruction Website

Here’s a new website that might help you understand what differentiated instruction is. 

http://www.differentiatedinstructionexamples.com/

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico offers social studies differentiated instruction.  Check it out!

Written by,

Kasha Mastrodomenico

http://www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

kasha@socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kasha-Mastrodomenico