1. My Lai Massacre ASSURE Method
Monday:
A. The students are in a 6th-8th grade history class with differing learning styles.
S. The 6th-8th grade students will write a summary of the video in one day with 95% accuracy.
S. The students will watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D0z_nfzYNjY
U. They will tell what they thought about the video.
R. The students will write a reflection of what they learned from the video.
E. Have the students ask questions and give feedback about their assignment.
Tuesday:
A. The students are in a 6th-8th grade history class with differing learning styles.
S. The 6th-8th grade students will write a summary of the video in one day with 95% accuracy.
S. The students will watch these videos:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/my_lai_massacre.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/my-lai-massacre
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/asianhistoryfaqs/f/mylaifaq.htm
http://law.jrank.org/pages/8694/My-Lai-Massacre.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHk4TGWx0ZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0z_nfzYNjY

2. U. The 6th-8th grade students will make a powerpoint presentation in groups about the information
that they have learned from the videos. I will give the students this rubric to know what to expect to be
graded on for their presentations:
Categories
Presentation
Paper
Reflection
Beginning
Content of
information
Introduces
ideas clearly
Identifies topic
clearly
Development
of ideas
Goes
sequentially
Brings ideas in
orderly
Discusses
ideas as they
occur
Transitions
Conclusion
Flows
smoothly
Gives smooth
transition of ideas
Discusses how
ideas flow
Clearly Brings
info together
Brings things
together well
Brings
together content
R. The students will write a reflection of how their group is progressing through the project.
E. Allow students to help others and ask others questions if they are confused about the
assignment.
Wednesday:
A. The students are in a 6th-8th grade history class with differing learning styles.
S.
The 6th-8th grade students will write a summary of the video in one day with 95% accuracy.

3. S. The students will present their powerpoint presentations and will take notes on the other ones
that they watch in class.
U.
The students will watch the powerpoints.
R.
Have the students report the findings they have seen from the other presentations.
E.
The students will continue research about their topic.
Thursday:
A. The students are in a 6th-8th grade history class with differing learning styles.
S.
The 6th-8th grade students will write a summary of the video in one day with 95% accuracy.
S.
The students will continue their powerpoint presentations.
U.
The students will begin compiling their notes and findings into a well thought out essay.
R.
The students will begin a rough draft to be turned in on Friday.
E.
The students will email me the rough draft so that I know that they have made progress.

4. Friday:
A. The students are in a 6th-8th grade history class with differing learning styles.
S.
The 6th-8th grade students will write a summary of the video in one day with 95% accuracy.
S.
The students will turn in their revised essay to me.
U.
The students will begin their next assignment that we will discuss next week.
R.
The class will have a discussion about what they learned throughout the week.
E.
I will give the students back their graded papers next week.
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