CMS Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Duff, Magnacca, Gray, Benefield Course/Level: 7th Grade SS, 3/9
Lesson Components
Details and Steps of Lesson
SS7CG 5a
Focused Standard/Element(s)
What types of government do the Middle Eastern countries have?
Essential Question(s)
How has AIDS and famine affected the work force in Africa?
Bell-ringer
(5 minutes)
Opening
(5-10 min)
Work-Time Activities
(35- 40 min)
Introduce today’s lesson and review parliamentary democracy,
monarchy, theocracy forms of government.
Power point and discussion Students will choose a graphic organizer to
compare/contrast the governments of Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
Teacher will have spot checks for understanding in between learning
about each country.
Vocabulary Quiz.
Closure Activity (10 min)
Additional Information
How is this a rigorous Common
Core lesson?
(Specifically focus on TKES
Standards 3 and 8)
Differentiation Strategies
(to target student growth)
Student centered, maximize class time, use of technology, and research skills,
grade cam
Students have a choice between bubble map, charts, or Venn Diagram to
record their information. Receive auditory and visual learning. Spot check
understanding in various formats: fill in blank, T/F, what type of government
CMS Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Duff, Magnacca, Gray, Benefield Course/Level: 7th Grade SS, 3/10
Lesson Components
Details and Steps of Lesson
Focused Standard/Element(s)
SS7CG 5a, 7a
Essential Question(s)
What types of government do the Middle Eastern and SE Asian
countries have?
Bell-ringer
(5 minutes)
Match the government with the country.
Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran
Unitary system, Theocracy, Monarchy
Opening
(5-10 min)
Review the government systems of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
Discuss the main characteristics of each.
Introduce the government systems of SE Asia: India, China, and Japan.
Work-Time Activities
(35- 40 min)
Closure Activity (10 min)
Provide charts and Y chart to distinguish the government systems of SE
Asia. Power point to explore the governments of SE Asia use graphic
organizer to explore each type. Crossword puzzle for review-hwork
Ticket out the door:
Sticky note activity
On smartboard
Additional Information
Student centered, maximize class time, use of technology, and research skills
How is this rigorous Common
Core lesson?
(Specifically focus on TKES
Differentiation
Strategies
Standards 3 and
8)
(to target student growth)
Information is presented orally and visually for students who are given
different graphic organizers to compile their learning.
CMS Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Duff, Magnacca, Gray, Benefield Course/Level: 7th Grade SS, 3/11
Lesson Components
Focused Standard/Element(s)
Essential Question(s)
Bell-ringer
(5 minutes)
Opening
(5-10 min)
Work-Time Activities
(35- 40 min)
Details and Steps of Lesson
SS7CG 7a
What types of government do the SE Asian countries have?
6 MC questions displayed on Smart board from text p. 149 about the SE
Asian governments of Japan, India, and China.
Discuss the SE Asia government systems: Students will continue and
wrap up from yesterday’s lesson.
Students will complete a Characteristics of Countries graphic organizer
for Japan, India, and China. This activity is on power point. Students
have the organizer and follow the instructions on the power point .
Match the governments with the countries .
Closure Activity (10 min)
Additional Information
Student centered, maximize class time, use of technology, and research skills
How is this rigorous Common
Core lesson?
(Specifically focus on TKES
Standards 3 and 8)
Differentiation Strategies
(to target student growth)
Students are given auditory and visual instruction. They are able to choose
which form of note taking strategy for their personal learning style.
CMS Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Duff, Magnacca, Gray, Benefield Course/Level: 7th Grade SS , 3/12
Lesson Components
Details and Steps of Lesson
SS7CG 1-7
Focused Standard/Element(s)
Essential Question(s)
Bell-ringer
(5 minutes)
Opening
(5-10 min)
Work-Time Activities
(35- 40 min)
What types of government systems are used in Africa, Middle East, and
SE Asia?
Writing Prompt: We just learned about the different governments in
India, Japan, and China. Based on this information, which government
would you like to live in? Why?
Write a paragraph explaining your choice and reasoning.
Begin review of Africa’s, Middle East’s, and SE Asia’s government
systems.
After teacher/student classroom discussion and review, Students will
play Kahoots to review for test over government tomorrow. Students
will pair and use their devices to answer review questions.
(writing prompt is part of closure)
Closure Activity (10 min)
Students will share their paragraphs.
Additional Information
How is this rigorous Common
Core lesson?
(Specifically focus on TKES
Standards 3 and
8)
Differentiation
Strategies
(to target student growth)
Student centered, maximize class time, use of technology, student expression
through writing.
Students are given auditory and visual instruction. Students are working in
pairs to answer review questions in a technology based game format.
CMS Lesson Plan Template
Teacher: Duff, Magnacca, Gray, Benefield Course/Level: 7th Grade SS, 3/6
Lesson Components
Details and Steps of Lesson
SS7CG 1,2, 3,4, 6
Focused Standard/Element(s)
Essential Question(s)
What are the various government systems of Africa, Middle East, and
SE Asia?
What is the difference between a monarchy and a theocracy?
Bell-ringer
(5 minutes)
Opening
(5-10 min)
DATA DAY
Review what has been taught over goverement
Students will take the test over government.
Work-Time Activities
(35- 40 min)
Get results of test through grade cam. Prepare for possible test
corrections.
Closure Activity (10 min)
Additional Information
Student centered, maximize class time, use of technology.
How is this rigorous Common
Core lesson?
(Specifically focus on TKES
Standards 3 and 8)
Differentiation Strategies
(to target student growth)
DATA DAY. Test.