SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: YEAR 11 History

DATE: 14/07

NO. OF STUDENTS:

LESSON DURATION: 80

TOPIC/FOCUS: Korean War

AusVELS STATEMENTS:
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS):
The students will be able to:
- Discuss the Korean War and recall 3 major events
- Identify main themes in Primary Sources
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
- IT
- PowerPoint
- Textbook
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

10

Primary
Sources

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)
Opening (links to previous
lesson/s or new topic, purpose of
lesson):

Using their previous

knowledge students
should be able to
decipher these
images historically

60

IT
PowerPoint
YouTube

Look at the primary

documents of Cold War
propaganda
Lesson Development:
- Discuss a generalised
question: What was the
Cold War?
- Go through the timeline on
PG 337 of the textbook
- Watch He may be a
communist

Listen attentively
Contribute to class
discussion
Answer questions

TEACHER RESPONSES
TO STUDENTS
(including consideration of
the need to adapt,
reteach or extend)
- May need to
push the
students to think
a bit deeper by
asking
structured
questions
- May need to
push with
questions to
stimulate
discussions

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION
(including specific informal
and/or formal assessment links
to AusVELS)
- Historically
analyse primary
sources

Recall events

10

Look at the background of

the Korean War
- What is the League of
Nations?
o Why did it not
work?
- Look at Source 6 and 7 of
the textbook and allow
students to answer
question 3
Closure (Options include
summarising or reflecting on the
learning achievements/analysing
errors; preparation for future
lessons etc):
- Discuss the questions in
class

Listen attentively
Contribute to class
discussion
Answer questions

Further develop
questions to lead
it to a point that
will allow for the
next class to
start

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

Recall events
Think historically

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example, review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or
your explaining skills in information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example, giving instructions,
encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future lessons (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about
effective learning and teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next Direct Lesson Plan)