On the Job Training: Community in Crisis Introductory Lesson Plan Collection
Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8
This collection of lesson plans provided by our partner Classroom, Inc. will prepare your students for playing the game Community in Crisis.
What Does it Take to Be the Boss? (related worksheets)
Lesson Objective: Students identify effective and ineffective attributes of an individual in a position of leadership.
Knowledge-Builder Mini Lesson: Hurricanes
Lesson Objective: Students identify and describe important facts about hurricanes.
Knowledge-Builder Mini Lesson: Community Service Organizations
Lesson Objective: Students describe the purpose and services of a typical community service organization.
Finding Rex: Can You Make the Best Decision? (related worksheets)
Lesson Objective: Students use multiple sources of information to help reach a decision.
Building Bridges Challenge! (related worksheets)
Lesson Objective: Students express ideas and build on others’ ideas when working together to solve a problem.
Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments
Grade: K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Grade: K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Grade: 03
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Grade: 03
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Grade: 03
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Grade: 04
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
Grade: 04
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Grade: 04
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Grade: 05
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Grade: 05
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Grade: 05
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
Grade: 05
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Grade: 06
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Grade: 06
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Grade: 06
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Grade: 07
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
Grade: 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Grade: 07
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2
Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
Grade: 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.2
Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1a
Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1d
Establish and maintain a formal style.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2e
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
Grade: 06, 07, 08
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.5, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1a, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1b, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1c, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1d, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2a, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2b, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2c, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2d, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2e, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2f, Community in Crisis, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, GameUP, Gaming Lesson Plans, Lesson Plan, Teachers' Resources, gameup
