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Lesson Plan Title: The Military as a Social Institution

Concept / Topic To Teach: Social Institutions

Standards Addressed: CYSOSO.1.1.01 Identify the major social institutions and analyze how they contribute to the transmission of society’s values. CYSOSO.1.1.02 Evaluate the impact of major social institutions on individuals, groups, and organizations within society.

Objectives: Students will critique a military advertising campaign by creating a newscast.

Required Materials: Current military recruitment posters from local recruiting station Military photos from Iraq and Afghanistan: @http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/27032/todays-wars-iraq-and-afghanistan SEA worksheet NARA photo worksheet

Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Students will be asked to brainstorm any commercials, advertisements, posters, billboards, etc. that they have seen for the military.

Procedures: 1. Put students into groups of 4 2. Post 6-8 photos around the room in preparation for a gallery walk. 2. Give each group a current military recruitment poster 3. 2 group members will complete a SEA worksheet for the poster and 2 group members will complete a NARA for each picture during their gallery walk. 4. All group members will come together to discuss their findings from their various worksheets. 5. The group will be tasked to critique the poster as an accurate advertisement based on the photographs. 6. Each group will create a 60 second newscast reporting their findings.

Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Each group will discuss with the class why or why not their group reported favorable or unfavorably for the military advertising campaign.

Assessment: The newscast will be assessed on the following criteria: -A critical analysis of the poster and at least 2 photos is included in the newscast -The reporters’ opinion is stated and supported by specific aspects of the primary sources - A recommendation for improvement or reasons for continuing the campaign is included

Possible Connections To Other Subjects: Business: Advertising campaigns

Rob, I really liked how you used both the SEA and NARA methods within the same group. It will be interesting to see how their observations compare. The newscast is a great way to have the students present the information that discovered. Great! (Susan Fronek )

Rob, This is a GREAT lesson. I like the way you are having the students to create a newscast based on current military posters. To have the students draw their own conclusions based on what they see in the posters is a great idea. We often don't ask students their thoughts on the military posters, etc. You didn't mention what age group you are using this lesson with - it would be great to use with a high school class since the young men have to register for selective service at 18 and it might be something they as considering. Would your students use technology to create the newscast or present live to the class? GREAT Lesson! (Shirley)

​The newscast is also a great assessment! Jeanine**
 * I think your students will really get into this lesson! This is a very interesting activity and really is something they can relate to, just as Shirley said referring to the fact that they will register for the Selective Service.