EDEL453 Spring2013 NicciSLEETERandrhondaDARTER Unit 2 Civics Day 3

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Title of Unit: Introduction to Government

Title of Lesson: Governor Day Submitted By: Nicci Sleeter

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: (2 sentences)This social studies lesson is designed for 4th grade students to learn about the

current governor of Nevada and what a governor does. This lesson includes the

website and book found at the bottom of the lesson.

B. Target Population: (3 bullet points)

Grade Level: 4th grade

Skill Level: students of all learning levels Grouping: whole group then pairs of two

C. Materials: (bullet points)

bio at the bottom of the page on Brian Sandoval

The State governor by Mary Firestone

Paper and pencil for interview

D. Objectives: (bullet points)o NV State Social Studies Standards

C14.4.3- Name the current governor of Nevada

o Student-Friendly Standards

C14.4.3- I can name the current governor of Nevada

E. Procedure: (numbered steps)1. Teacher will ask students who the president of the USA is and some of the facts

the students learned yesterday

2. Teacher will read bits from Brian Sandoval's biography.

3. Teacher will read pgs 8-16 in The State Governor by Mary Firestone

4. Teacher will then ask questions from the reading to get them prepared to do aninterview

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell- Instructor

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5. Teacher will then ask for a volunteer to help show an example of an interview

6. The teacher will pretend to interview student by asking questions

7. CLOSURE: As you break up the students make sure they understand theinformation. Students will then interview each other

F. Assessment: (bullet points)

What will you use to measure student understanding?

The interview will show if they learned anything or not.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from thelesson.

I will know if they learned anything by walking around and listening in on thegroups

G. Reflection: (answers to assignment specific questions)

1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you toteach?

The day before questions should be the easiest to teach

2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?

The most challenging part of the lesson would be making sure to get the

right questions for them to answer the interviewer correctly

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?

Have the students perform the skits in front of the class.

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?

I would show the students the book so they can look it over

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?


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If I need to change a part in the lesson it would be the info on Brian

Sandoval

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult

part?

The most difficult was trying to do something different then the old quiz

Governor Brian Sandoval

Brian Sandoval was elected Governor of Nevada on November 2, 2010. Brian Sandoval

was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Nevada by President George

W. Bush in October 2005, becoming the state's first Hispanic federal judge. Governor

Sandoval received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nevada in 1986 and

his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1989. In

September 2009, Brian entered the race for Governor to get Nevada working again -- bydiversifying our economy, maintaining a business-friendly environment and reforming

education.


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Brian is so committed to restoring integrity and common sense to the Governorship that

he is the first federal judge in Nevada to give up a lifetime appointment to the bench.

Prior to serving as a federal judge, Sandoval was Nevada's Attorney General.

As Attorney General, Brian Sandoval set up the first public integrity unit to investigate

and prosecute officials who violated the public trust, led the state's legal fight against the

storage of high level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain and sponsored important

legislation strengthening Nevada's laws against domestic violence, drug abuse and

human trafficking.As Attorney General, Sandoval was also the chairman and a member of several state

boards and commissions, including the Nevada Boards of Pardons, Prisons,

Transportation, and Examiners, the Cyber-Crime Task Force, the Chairman of the Council

for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Chairman of the Advisory Council for

Prosecuting Attorneys.

Prior to his election as Attorney General, Sandoval served as a member and chairman of

the Nevada Gaming Commission, which oversees Nevada's gaming industry. At age 35,

Sandoval was the youngest person ever to serve as the state's chief gaming regulator.

Sandoval also served for three years as Nevada's at-large member of the Tahoe Regional

Planning Agency ("TRPA") Governing Board. The TRPA is a bi-state agency that governs

land use policies at Lake Tahoe.

Before his Gaming Commission and TRPA appointments, Sandoval served two terms in

the Nevada Legislature where he served on the Judiciary, Taxation and Natural Resources

Committees and sponsored 14 bills that became law. As a legislator, Sandoval also served

on the Nevada Legislative Commission, the Advisory Commission on Sentencing, the

Juvenile Justice Commission, the Advisory Council on Community Notification of Sex

Offenders and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Oversight Committee.

As a private practitioner, Sandoval had a varied law practice, where he engaged in

litigation, administrative and adoption matters. Throughout his career, Sandoval hasreceived several awards and certificates, including the Hispanics in Politics' 1996 "Broche

de Oro Award," the Anti-Defamation League's 2003 "Torch of Liberty Award," the Nevada

State Bar's 2004 "Access to Justice Public Lawyer Award," the Latino Coalition's 2004


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"Most Influential Hispanic in the U.S. Award," the 2004 University of Nevada "Alumnus of

the Year Award," and the "Excellence in Leadership Award" from the Latino Coalition in

2010.

Governor Sandoval and his wife, Kathleen, have three children. Governor Sandoval enjoys

running, traveling and spending time with his family.


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