Instructional Plans
Teacher:_Downing, Mary__Grade:__6__ Week of:__ May 4, 2015 __
Big Idea:_The understanding and knowledge of the culture, society, and government of Medival Europe Unit Title:___Medieval Europe
Enduring Understanding:__Students will know how geography affected ways of life and trade in Medieval Europe. Students will know and understand feudalism, royal power,
crusades, rise and fall of religion and how illness effected Medieval Europe.
Resources &
Text
Do Now
AIM (Lesson Steps)
Homework
Vocabulary Instruction &
Differentiation Strategies
Monday
Objectives:
6.H.1.1
6.H.2.4
6.G.1.2
6.G.2.1
6.C.1.2
Medieval
Culture and
Church c-notes
Update Table of
Contents, review
Essential Questions:
What types of learning and art
developed during the Middle Ages?
Before: Do now, Review, Check HW
During: Students will take notes on Medieval Church and Cnotes
After: Teacher will review with students and students will start
their homework
C-note summary,
bring oranges
and/or cloves
tomorrow!
Role, Franks, Charlemagne, fjord,
Holy Roman Empire, monks, nuns,
missionaries, feudalism, vassal,
chivalry, knights, military, fief, serfs,
freemen, farming, guilds, William
the Conqueror, grand jury, trial jury,
document, Magna Carta, monarchy,
cooperate, crusade, theology,
scholasticism, vernacular, friars,
mass, heresy, anti-Semitism
Formative assessment: C-note
summary, review
Visual students will be aided by
seeing the example and drawing.
Audio students will be aided by
hearing the instructions. Kinesthetic
students will be aided by doing the
assignment.
Tuesday
Objectives:
6.H.1.1
6.H.2.4
6.G.1.2
6.G.2.1
6.C.1.2
Black Plague
video, article
and activity
materials
Review questions
Essential Questions:
How did the Black Death affect Europe
during the Late Middle Ages?
Stay safe from the
Black Plague!
Role, Franks, Charlemagne, fjord,
Holy Roman Empire, monks, nuns,
missionaries, feudalism, vassal,
chivalry, knights, military, fief, serfs,
freemen, farming, guilds, William
the Conqueror, grand jury, trial jury,
document, Magna Carta, monarchy,
cooperate, crusade, theology,
scholasticism, vernacular, friars,
mass, heresy, anti-Semitism, Black
Plague
Formative assessment: review
Guided notes, collaboration
Before: Do now, Review, Check HW
During: Students will read an article about the Black Plague,
discuss with their group and answer questions, then watch a
short video on the Black Death. Sing ring around the rosies!
After: Teacher and students will come together and create an
amulet (using oranges and cloves) that would be used to keep
the Black Death away
Visual students will be aided by
seeing the videos and notes. Audio
students will be aided by hearing the
notes. Kinesthetic students will be
aided by interacting with their notes.
Wednesday
Objectives:
6.H.1.1
6.H.2.4
6.G.1.2
6.G.2.1
6.C.1.2
Division in
Religion and
Politics C-Notes
Set up C-notes,
update Table of
Contents
Essential Questions:
How did disputes and wars change
societies in Europe during the Late Middle Ages?
Thursday
Objectives:
6.H.1.1
6.H.2.4
6.G.1.2
6.G.2.1
6.C.1.2
Copies of Study
guide
Quiz
Essential Questions:
Europe
Friday
Crusades C-
C-Note Summary
Role, Franks, Charlemagne, fjord,
Holy Roman Empire, monks, nuns,
missionaries, feudalism, vassal,
chivalry, knights, military, fief, serfs,
freemen, farming, guilds, William
the Conqueror, grand jury, trial jury,
document, Magna Carta, monarchy,
cooperate, crusade, theology,
scholasticism, vernacular, friars,
mass, heresy, anti-Semitism, Black
Plague, Reformation
Formative assessment: C-note
summary
Partner/group work
Visual students will be aided by
seeing the videos and notes. Audio
students will be aided by hearing the
notes. Kinesthetic students will be
aided by interacting with their notes.
Finish study guide
and study!
Role, Franks, Charlemagne, fjord,
Holy Roman Empire, monks, nuns,
missionaries, feudalism, vassal,
chivalry, knights, military, fief, serfs,
freemen, farming, guilds, William
the Conqueror, grand jury, trial jury,
document, Magna Carta, monarchy,
cooperate, crusade, theology,
scholasticism, vernacular, friars,
mass, heresy, anti-Semitism, Black
Plague, Reformation
Summative assessment: Study guide
Group collaboration
Role, Franks, Charlemagne, fjord,
Before: Do now, Review, Check HW
During: Students will take notes on Religion and Politics in
Medieval Europe. Second core will fill out a guided reading of
it.
After: Teacher will review with students and students can start
homework
Evaluate your knowledge on Medieval
Before: Do now, Review, Check HW
During: Students will complete study guide
After: Teacher will review with students
Set up C-Notes,
Essential Questions:
Evaluate your knowledge on
Have a good
Objectives:
6.H.1.1
6.H.2.4
6.G.1.2
6.G.2.1
6.C.1.2
Copies of test
review questions
Medieval Europe
weekend!
Before: Do now, Review, Check HW
During:
Students will take their Medieval Europe test
After: Students will begin review guides for Social Studies NCFE
Holy Roman Empire, monks, nuns,
missionaries, feudalism, vassal,
chivalry, knights, military, fief, serfs,
freemen, farming, guilds, William
the Conqueror, grand jury, trial jury,
document, Magna Carta, monarchy,
cooperate, crusade
Summative assessment: test
Modified tests
AVID Strategies
 Writing: C-notes, guided C-notes, graphic organizers, projects
 Inquiry: Graphic organizers, discussions, testing
 Collaboration: group/partner work, student led instruction
 Organization: Binders, agendas
 Reading: Critical reading strategies, graphic organizers
Formative/Summative Assessments: Quizzes, student led instruction, teacher led instruction, Do Now, graphic organizers
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