CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Title: Imperialism Date: 3/23/17

Unit Central Historical
What are the lasting effects of 19th century Imperialism?
Question(s):

Subject / Course: World History

Grade: 10
Lesson Duration: 55 minutes

Content Learning Objective (content and product):

After doing a warm-up, acquiring background knowledge from a mini lecture, reading a
primary source document, discussing with a group, presenting findings to the whole
group, and completing a graphic organizer, students will be able to compare the five major
motives for 19th century Imperialism with 100% accuracy.

Historical Thinking Learning Objective (thinking skill and product):

Students will be able to identify and compare the five major motives for 19 th century
Imperialism by analyzing a primary source document and completing a graphic organizer.

Historical Thinking Skill, California Content, and Common Core Standards Addressed:

Historical thinking skill addressed: Comparison

Old California Content Standard addressed:(10.4.1) Describe the rise of industrial economies and
their link to imperialism and colonialism (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).
Common Core Standards Addressed: Reading Standard for Literacy in History/Social Science
Grades 9-10. Number 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science

Narrative Summary of Tasks / Actions:

1. Warm-up (5 min)
2. Mini Lecture (10 min)
3. Group Activity (20 min)
4. Presentations (15 min)
5. Closure (5 min)

Materials / Equipment:

PowerPoint of motives for 19th century Imperialism

Five primary source documents (one for each motive)
Graphic organizer to be completed by each student individually

Inquiry-Based Lesson Plan for History-Social Science

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 CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template

1. Anticipatory Set Time: 5 minutes

If you were running a country, what are some reasons you might want to take over new
territory?

2. Central Historical Question for Lesson Time: 1 minute (Built into Teacher Input)

What are the pros and cons of the five major motives for 19 th century Imperialism?

3. Teacher Input (delivery of historical context) Time: 9 minutes

Completing Lecture Notes with PowerPoint

4. Student Activity and Investigation (w/

Time: 20 minutes
differentiation)
- Students will get into groups of 3 to 4
- Each group will receive a primary source document that relates to a motive for 19 th
century Imperialism
- Students will analyze the document and discuss the pros and cons for their given
motive
- Students will complete their portion of the graphic organizer

5. Lesson Assessment (w/ differentiation) Time: 15 minutes

- Two students from each group will present their findings to the whole group.
- All students will be held accountable for all information by completing the entire
graphic organizer.
- This will be collected at the end of the class period.

6. Closure Time:

How will you bring the whole class together in the last 5-10 minutes to see if they got it
and provide feedback on their performance before they leave the class?

7. Student Reflection (metacognition) Time:

How will you get students to think about what they learned during this lesson?