1 Modern History Lesson Plan March 21, 2014

Unit: World War 1 Time Frame: 65 Minutes

Objective(s): 3.1.1 no!" understand and be able to e#$ress e#am$les o% $o!er relations&i$s and rivalries
bet!een 'uro$ean nations" as causes o% t&e First World War (1(6)s to 1*1+).
Speaking and Listening
1. Use oral language to learn
2. Communicate using clear oral communication
3. Interact with sensitivity and respect
Reading and Viewing
1. Read widely and with understanding
2. Conduct research
3. Respond personally
4. Read critically
Writing and Representing
1. Use many kinds of writing to think and learn
2. Create a variety of tets
3. !roduce clear and effective writing and other presentations
,esson Outline
-mall .rou$ /eadin0 and 1iscussion
Finis& 2ll is 3uiet on t&e Western Front
Online resource about t&e be0innin0 o% WW1
4ntroduction56oo7 Time:
8-tudents !ill be0in to understand t&at WW1 started %rom +
M.2.4.9. :auses.
81e$endin0 on t&e amount o% students in t&e class. -$lit t&e
classroom into smaller 0rou$s and !or7 t&rou0& readin0 and
&andout in t&e di%%erent small 0rou$s
8'ac& teac&er ta7es one 0rou$ to se$arate area to discuss $a$er.
8Meet u$ to0et&er as a !&ole class to discuss ;uestions and
ans!ers an< remain ;uestions.
1i%%erentiation
8/ead t&e &and out
allo!ed %or students
9= /eadin0 -tandards
> Literal Response (reading the lines)
> Inferential/Interpretive Response (between the lines)
> Personal/Critical/Evaluative (beyond the lines)
/eadin0 -trate0ies
> Predicting/Revising
> Synthesiing
> Connecting te!t"te!t# te!t"self# te!t"world
> Inferencing
> Evaluating
> Self $%onitoring
> &nalying
> Critical 'uestioning
9= Writin0 -tandards
> ontent overall topic# degree of focus# and related
details
> !rgani"ation structure and for%# dependent on
purpose and audience
> Word hoice vocabulary# language# and phrasing
> Voice evidence of author(s style# personality# and
e!perience
> Sentence Str#ct#re variety and co%ple!ity of
sentences
> on$entions
Te#t Form
> Persuasive
> )escriptive
> E!planatory Report
> Instruction/Procedures
> *e%oir
> Poetry
> +arrative
> (&uto),iography
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2ctivit<(ies): 2ll 4s 3uiet Time: 3) Minutes
4nstructional 4n$ut5Modelin0
8Finis& readin0 c&a$ter one !it& t&e students.
8.ive c&oice do t&e< !ant to read on t&eir o!n or do t&e< !ant to listen to
someone read it out loud.
:&ec7 %or Understandin05.uided @ractice
8.o over !or7s&eet %or :&a$ter 1.
84t does not need to be com$leted but eac& s$ace s&ould &ave somet&in0 in
it.
84% un%amiliar !it& t&e c&aracters %rom t&e boo7. :&ec7 online at
s$ar7notes to 0et a better idea o% !&o eac& c&aracter is.
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1i%%erentiation
Multi$le 4ntelli0ence5,earnin0 -t<le
> E!istential (attuned to the hu%an condition)
> Interpersonal (co%%unication/social)
> Intrapersonal (inner/independent/self"confident)
> ,odily -inesthetic
> .isual spatial
> *usical / naturalist
> Logical %athe%atical
> .erbal linguistic
?1: C :om$etenc<
> Critical thin-ing and creative proble% solving
> Collaboration
> Co%%unication
> Personal develop%ent and self"awareness
> /lobal citienship
3 Modern History Lesson Plan March 21, 2014