Concept Formation Lesson Plan 1
Concept Formation Lesson Plan 1
Concept Formation Lesson Plan 1
Materials:
1. A copy of data retrieval chart for every student.
2. A textbook of civil rights in America.
Lesson Development:
1. Create a data-retrieval chart that contains three examples down the left column and focus
questions across the top. These questions focus student attention on the critical attributes.
A Data-Retrieval Chart for the Concept Democracy
Examples Are civil rights Identify some of the How are they related
important? How civil rights. What to freedom in
do they mean? America?
United States
2. Direct students to use this chart to record information they find on each example. Provide
time in class to find the information in their textbooks and complete the chart.
3. Ask students: “Do they think that civil rights and freedom relate?” “How do they relate or
differ with each other?, and are they adhered to today?” This is the phase of the lesson
when students themselves identify the critical attributes of the concept civil rights and
freedom, which are the similarities across the examples.
4. Now that students have built a rough idea of the theme, have them apply and classify the
concept. Ask students to read the brief description of civil rights and freedom in America
in their textbooks and then determine whether they are good or bad. Ask for reasons.
5. Tell students that you will describe a scenario that relates to the avoidance of civil rights.
The students’ task is to describe the changes that would be needed to make it adherent to
the various civil rights provided by the American constitution and their role as Americans
in ensuring that the rights are observed..
Academic Language: civil rights, American constitution, the rule of law, freedom.
Differentiated Instruction:
1. Use visuals to illustrate ideas.
2. Use a graphic organizer to help clarify ideas.
3. Clarify the meaning of key vocabulary terms.
4. Extra support, as needed.
5. Time extensions, as needed.
Summary Activity:
Direct students to take a few minutes to jot down the critical attributes of civil rights.
Assessments:
1. Evaluate the reasons students gave in determining whether or not there is a relationship
between civil rights and freedom in America
2. Evaluate student responses describing their role in participating towards the promotion of
civil rights.