Name: Rodrigues
Date: 10/21/2013
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Content Area: World Cultures
Length of Lesson: 3 Weeks
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Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor): Western Europe
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: BIG IDEAS:
Historical interpretation involves an
analysis of cause and result.
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Basic The
geography of Europe
The impact of the Greek and Roman Empires
The traditional and modern history of Europe
Perspective helps to define the
attributes of historical comprehension.
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
How religion has played a role in European
history
The effects of WWI and WWII on Europe
The history and the effects of the Holocaust
Differences in European cultures
The purpose and function of the European
Union
How the industrial revolution effected
Europe
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: Compare and contrast the
Essential Questions: What role do
multiple causations play in describing a
Vocabulary: acropolis, aristocracy, direct
democracy, Socratic method, patrician,
plebian, fief, vassal, knight, serf, manor,
countries of Europe
-Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Greek
and Roman Empires
-Identify achievements made during the Renaissance
historic event?
What role does analysis have in
historical construction?
-Evaluate the impact of the Middle Ages on Europe
-Compare and contrast the roles of European powers
and other world powers during WWII
sacrament, charter, plague, joint-stock
company, indulgence, predestination,
absolute monarch, divine right, limited
monarchy, scientific method, factory system,
assembly line, franchise, appeasement,
blitzkrieg, Holocaust, anti-Semitism,
containment, per capita income, welfare
state, détente, romanticism, realism,
impressionism
-Evaluate the effects of the Holocaust on Europe
-Compare and contrast the European education
systems with that of the US
-Evaluate the impact of WWI and WWII on Europe
-Analyze the cause and effects of the industrial
revolution on Europe
-Discuss the purpose and function of the European
Union
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Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Unit quiz
Other Evidence: Students will continually be evaluated based on
Students are expected to demonstrate his or her understanding of the
their: participation, behavior, through formative and summative
culture and history of Europe
assessment, discussion, and peer interaction
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: ext
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Open Ended Questions
#2. Brief in Class Writing Promp
#3. Summarizing Main Ideas
Others:
lcd projector
notebooks
poster paper
composition paper
handouts
CONTENT AREA READING:
Text
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) lecture, reading, vocabulary writing
Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Whole Class Response
Others: Popcorn reading:
Scaffolding used:
#1. Build Vocabulary
#2 . Teacher Promping
Others:
Pssa Practice test
Describe usage:
Assignments
Procedures
Describe usage:
Monday
10/7
M
 warm up
 Iceland/Greenland
 globe trekker
 current events due friday
Tuesday
10/8
 European
Colonization
T
 short text selection
 brief notes
 Short essay
Wednesday
10/9
W
 warm up-great britain
 northern Ireland
Conflict
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Thursday
10/10
R
 Middle ages
 reformation
Friday
10/11
F
 warm up
 current events
 excerpt
 primary document
 quiz-open notes
 manor map
 current event oral
reports
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding