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WEEKLY LESSON PLANS

Day of
Week

MONDAY

Topic

Imperialism Test

Content Std

11.4.1. Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and
colonial- ism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage;
moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and
the missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and technology).
11.4.2. Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and
the varied immediate and long-term responses by the people under colonial rule.
11.4.3. Describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the world,
including the roles of leaders, such as Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of
ideology and religion.

Objectives

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Imperialism in the late 19th and early
20th centuries.

Lesson
Introduction

Students will have time to look over their study materials and collaborate with
each other on the main ideas from the chapter.

Lesson
Body &
Student
Activities

Students will take a 42 question multiple choice test that includes a short
answer section as well. Students will have 52 minutes to complete the test.

Lesson
Closure

After the test has been taken, students will turn in their homework packets
from the chapter which includes their study guide and homework from the
past two weeks.

Assessment
s (EL, PM,
S)

The chapter test will assess the students ability to understand key terms,
apply concepts, and think critically about the historical impact of imperialism.

Resources
&
Textbook Pg

Chapter 11 in the text book.

Adaptations

Students with special needs will be given extra time on the test. They will also
be allowed to take the test in room 106 to have a quiet space. Students that
have difficulty reading in English will be able to either have the questions
translated to a different language or use a dictionary.

Day of
Week

TUESDAY

Topic

Opium War,

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10.4.2. Discuss the locations of the colonial rule of such nations as England,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal,
and the United States.
Content Std

10.4.4.
Describe the independence struggles of the colonized
regions of the world, including the roles of leaders, such as
Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of ideology and religion.

Objectives

Students will be able to debate the importance of events in China in how it relates to
change in the country.

Lesson
Introduction

Students will respond to the following prompt: What nations were targets for
Imperialism? Why were these nations targeted? Students will discuss the answer with
somebody next to them after they have written about the question. After this is
happening, I have students who did exceptionally well on the test yesterday share
with the class on how they studied for the test. Hearing tactics that worked on the
test should from fellow classmates should give the students perspective on how they
should study.

Lesson
Body &
Student
Activities

Lesson
Closure

Students will participate in a discussion about Imperialism in China ranging from the Opium war to the
beginnings of reform in the Chinese government. As the students are participating in discussion, they will
have guided notes that allow them to keep up with the dense content for the day in a quick manner. They
will also be making note of important events and concepts on their guided notes as well.

After the discussion, students will get into groups of 4 or 5 and work on graphic organizers about
each event we discussed. Students will divide the 6 events between them and work together for 15
minutes on the organizer. Students will need to use their notes, and will be able to use their
textbook or the internet and outside sources for additional details.
After the students in the group are finished, students will share their event with their partners and explain
to them the impact on China in the long run for one minute each. After the first 6 minutes is over, students
will each nominate on event that they researched as the most crucial in their group. Students will then
debate about which event they think was the most crucial between the 4 or 5 of them. They will vote at the
end of the debate (for an event other than theirs) and the winner will get an extra credit point.

The formative assessment for this lesson is the quick write at the beginning of
the lesson. Students will need to understand the key concepts of Imperialism
to know which nations were targets for the industrialized nations. If they dont
understand this, I will need to go back and provide instruction on this.
Assessment
s (EL, PM,
S)

Resources
&
Textbook Pg

The summative assessment that will be most crucial in this lesson is the
graphic organizer discussion. Students will need to understand the event
completely to be able to discuss it and debate its importance with their
classmates. They will also need to comprehend their classmates event to
understand it as well as they will need to for success on the quiz.
Guided notes, Event organizer

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Adaptations

English language learners will be accommodated by the guided notes. They will be
able to keep up with the lecture more easily by having most of the notes completed,
but will still need to follow along to understand the blanks. They will also be
facilitated during the organizer activity by their group members. There will be 4 or 5
students responsible for 6 events which means that there will be overlap and some
students will be working on the same events. This will provide collaboration and
incentive for the students to work together to finish the assignment. Students with
special needs that need more time on assignments will also be able to work with
students that work more quickly so that they can all finish in a reasonable time.

Day of
Week

WEDNESDAY

Topic

Boxer Rebellion

10.4.2. Discuss the locations of the colonial rule of such nations as England,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal,
and the United States.
Content Std

10.4.4.
Describe the independence struggles of the colonized
regions of the world, including the roles of leaders, such as
Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of ideology and religion.

Objectives

Students will be able to identify causes and effects of the Boxer Rebellion on China
regarding Imperialism

Lesson
Introduction

Students will take out their graphic organizers from the day before. They will partner
with someone next to them and share one thing they found to be especially
important. Their partner will do the same.

Lesson
Body &
Student
Activities

We will continue our discussion on Chinese Imperialism and students will continue
their guided notes. We will discuss the Open door policy, the self-strengthening
movement, and the causes of the Boxer Rebellion. Students will get a background on
the Boxers and then we will watch a video on the rebellion itself. Students will have
questions to answer as the movie is going to keep the students engaged and on task.

Lesson
Closure

Students will talk with their partner either about the questions on the worksheet that
they missed, or if they have it completed, they will discuss how they think the Boxer
Rebellion will affect China.

Assessment
s (EL, PM,
S)

The movie worksheet will assess student engagement as the video is going. Also, the
students will be asked to participate in a discussion during the movie to help
students understand the main ideas.

Resources
&
Textbook Pg

Video, video questions, guided notes

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Adaptations

The guided notes will help English learners and students with special need to quickly
follow instruction as it is going while still keeping them engaged in the material.
During the video, closed captioning will be provided for students who have trouble
following the narrator and to give multiple ways to gain the information.

Day of
Week

THURSDAY

Topic

Japan Fights Imperialism

10.4.2. DiscussthelocationsofthecolonialruleofsuchnationsasEngland,France,Germany,
Italy,Japan,theNetherlands,Russia,Spain,Portugal,andtheUnitedStates.
Content Std

10.4.4.Describetheindependencestrugglesofthecolonizedregionsoftheworld,includingthe
rolesofleaders,suchasSunYatseninChina,andtherolesofideologyandreligion.
Objectives

Students will be able to compare the difference between Chinese Imperialism and
Japanese Imperialism.

Lesson
Introduction

Students will start the lesson by responding to the following prompt: What do you
think was Chinas biggest mistake during Imperialism? Students will take several
minutes to respond to the question. I will then call on students and ask their opinions
to make them think critically about yesterdays lesson.

Lesson
Body &
Student
Activities

Students will get into groups of 4 or 5 to perform a close read of the textbook. They
will take notes as they take turns reading the text. They will write down questions
they have, important events, terms, and things they find especially important. They
will read section 12.2 in the textbook as a group. After they have read the textbook
and taken notes, they will take a group quiz. This quiz will test the information they
just read. They will be allowed to use their notes, but not the textbook during the
quiz which will make students rely on their note taking and attentiveness during the
reading.

Lesson
Closure

Students will perform a quick write on the following prompt: What was the most
important difference in the way the Japanese handled Imperialism?

Assessment
s (EL, PM,
S)

The group quiz will assess how accurately and efficiently the students read and took
notes on the section in the book. They will be assessed not only on their knowledge
of Japanese Imperialism, but also their skills in collaboration, note taking, and
reading comprehension.

Resources
&
Textbook Pg

Textbook chapter 12.2, Quiz

Adaptations

Students with learning disabilities may work in a group of 5 making their workload
less impactful than in the group of four. These students will still be expected to
participate in the assignment. The students that struggle in English will be able to
read shorter sections if the reading is too difficult.

Day of
Week

FRIDAY
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NO SCHOOL

Content Std

Objectives

Lesson
Introduction

Lesson
Body &
Student
Activities

Lesson
Closure

Assessment
s (EL, PM,
S)

Resources
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Adaptations

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