SAMPLE LESSON PLAN 8th Grade Social Studies Lecture and Activity
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN
8th Grade Social Studies
Lecture and Activity
Subject: This lesson is an 8th grade social studies lesson.
Content Standard: Specifically, this lesson meets the following Content Standard for
8th grade social studies:
8.7 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the South
from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
Materials: discussion template, list of key terms, overhead projector, transparency of
template, paper and pencil, textbook, picture of cotton gin.
OPENING
Attention: "Okay class, time to begin." Raise hand in air and countdown with fingers--"Five, four, three, two, one."
Review: "Let's quickly review what we have been learning about. Who can tell me one
fact you remember about life in the South during the late 1700s and into the 1800s?"
"Somebody else?"
Goal: "During today's lesson we will be learning how increased demand for cotton
affected the South. We will also learn about the invention of something called the cotton
gin. What do you suppose the cotton gin was?" "Finally, we will complete a worksheet
about today's topic."
BODY
Model: I Do It
Tell the students that new inventions in the Northern textile mills caused an
increase demand for cotton, the main crash crop in the South.
Explain how the agricultural economy of the South was different than the more
industrial economy of the North. Explain how the South's cotton production connected to
the Northeastern cotton mills.
Finally, talk about how the invention of the cotton gin made cotton production
more profitable and widespread in the South. Use a picture of the cotton gin to explain
how it worked.
During the lesson, define key concepts such as cash crop and plantation. Write
the definitions on the overhead transparency.
Prompt: We Do It
"Okay, together, we will read Chapter 10 from the textbook. Before we do,
please copy the definitions of the key terms I used onto your handout."
Have the students take turns reading from the textbook. Periodically ask question
to check for comprehension or explain key points.
Check: You Do It
"Now, as an end to today's lesson, please complete the top of your handout by
yourself. When you are finished you may review this chapter by seeing if you can
answer the end of chapter questions or preview the next chapter."
CLOSE
Review:
"In what ways did the increased demand for cotton affect the South? Why was
the invention of the cotton gin so important? Would someone like to read their causeeffect answers?"
Preview:
"Tomorrow we will review the cause effect charts. Did anyone have an
opportunity to preview what our next discussion will be about?" Reiterate that, "We will
learn about life on the plantation and how it differed from life in the industrial North."
Independent Work:
Your independent/homework is to finish your lesson handout and answer the
questions at the end of chapter 10.
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