WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Matt Rodrigues Date 8 April 2013 Length of Lesson 4 Weeks Content Area AP European
History
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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:World War and Modernity
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: How the Bismarkian
Alliance Sysetm lead to WWI.
How the harsh Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII.
How the economic collapse following WWII lead to a bipolar cold war and modernity.
VOCABULARY: Great Break, Cubism,
Existentialism, Propaganda, non-Aggression,
Soviet, Bolshevik, Quotas
BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content, objectives and skill focus)
Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence
Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the rest of the world.
The history of the United States continues to influence its citizens and has impacted the rest of the world.
World History continues to influence Pennsylvanians, citizens of the United States and individuals throughout the world today.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Was WWI inevitable given the events of nineteenth century Europe
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
Analyze how the revolutions of 1848 lead to nationalist fervor that altered the balance of power in Europe by creating a unified Italy and Germany.
These changes in the power structure will lead to
WWI
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

PERFORMANCE TASK:Read Chapter 26, complete the reading guide, prepare for a quiz.
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
Metacognition,
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Lecture
Discussion
Presnetation scaffolding
Active engagements
MINI LESSON:
4/8 - Bismarkian
Alliance Sysetm
4/9 - Nationalism,
Imperialism, Militarism
4/10 - Film WWI
4/11 - Casualties
4/12 - Russian
Revolution
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
Textbooks
Notes
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Open Ended Questions
#3. Brief in Class Writing Promp
#4. Choose assessments:
Others:
INTERVENTIONS:
As needed
ASSIGNMENTS:
Chapter 26 reading and guide.