Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Erin Edick
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Unit IV:
1/12-1/16
Monday
What are we learning? Relgion
Daily Objective: I can analyze the causes and effects of religious conflicts around the world.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Characterize and analyze changing interconnections between places.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. Finish Power of Place: Sacred and Secular States
3. Discussion of Religious Conflict
4. Assign Religious Conflict Case Study Activity—due Friday 1/16
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Sacred and Secular States Activity
Religious Conflict Case Study
Checks for Understanding: Exit Ticket
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Binder, Handouts,
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Power of Place: Jerusalem QUestions
Tuesday
What are we learning? Ethnicity and Race
Daily Objective: I will be able to describe and analyze the different ways people establish their
identities and compare and contrast the role of race and ethnicity in societies.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
1. Use and think about maps and spatial data.
2. Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. Notes: Ethnicity and Race
3. Ethnicity and Race Reflection Questions—Due Wednesday
4. Finish Mapping Activity—Due Friday
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reflection Questions
Checks for Understanding: Notes/Vocab
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Textbook, Binder, Pen/Pencil, Paper, Handouts
Wednesday/Thursday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read Textbook pg. 227-234 and Complete Reading Study Guide 8.1—due
Tuesday
What are we learning? Religious Conflict
Daily Objective: I will be able to describe, analyze and evaluate religious conflicts and their
causes and effects.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process.
Use and think about maps and spatial data.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm-Up and Turn in Ethnicity and Race Reflection Questions
2. Library: Religious Conflict Case Study—due Friday.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Religious Conflict Case Study
Checks for Understanding:
Cold Call Review, Exit Ticket
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Textbook, Binder, Pen/Pencil, Paper, Handouts
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read Textbook pg. 227-234 and Complete Reading Study Guide 8.1—due
Tuesday
Religion and Ethnicity Quiz Tuesday 1/20
Friday
What are we learning? Religious Conflict and Ethnicity
Daily Objective: TEKS/AP/Standards: I will be able to compare and contrast religious conflicts
and their causes and effects.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm-Up
2. Presentation of Religious Conflict—Gallery Walk
3. Review Religion and Ethnicity—Quiz Tuesday 1/20
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Checks for Understanding: Exit Ticket
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Binder, Handouts,
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read Textbook pg. 227-234 and Complete Reading Study Guide 8.1—due
Tuesday
Religion and Ethnicity Quiz Tuesday 1/20