Lesson Plan

What do you MEME?

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
Lesson Duration:
60 Minutes
State Standards:
SC 8th grade  Social Studies

State Standards 8.2CC, 8.2CO, 8.2E
Additional Standards:
English
Communication 8.1
Writing 8.1
Historical Reading 8.1
Reading 8.1
Thinking Skills:
Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations. Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.

Essential Question

How can students use their interest and knowledge of social media to enhance their knowledge of the battles of the Southern Campaign, in particular Kings Mountain Cowpens?

Objective

Students will create their own memes using their knowledge of social media and the battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens.

Preparation

Teacher will model a few previously create memes to the students.

Materials

Lesson Hook/Preview

Teacher will show several popular memes to students and allow students to share their favorite.
 

Procedure

Students will take prior knowledge and create memes to share with the class. Students will create 6 apiece. Memes may be created by .pptx or artistically created on paper.

The 6 must hit something from each listed below:


Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Cowpens
Represent the Overmountain men
Represent the character or leadership of Daniel Morgan
Represent the character or leadership of Banastre Tarleton
Represent the Southern Campaign

 

Vocabulary

Meme
Southern Campaign
 

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Last updated: September 28, 2019