WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Matt Rodrigues
Date 1/7
Length of Lesson 6 Weeks Content Area Humanities
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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:Ancient Rome and Judeo
Christian Roots.
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.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: Major religious aspects of
the Romans. Students should grasp the concept that
the Romans were an ancient sponge soaking up
knowledge from other cultures then passing it on to
modern western society. The religion of the eastern
hebrews predates the Romans but comes into conflist
with them quickly as Roman power expanded beyond
Europe. From the religion of the hebrews comes
Christianity.
VOCABULARY: Messiah, Yaweh, messianic,
prophet, martyr, monastic life, triumverate,
praetor, consul, emperor, other vocab for the 9
weeks.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What connections can we
see between this culture and the great cultures we have
studied befor them.
How do these ancient peoples affect us and western
culture still today?
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
draw conclusions about causes of historical events
and their overall effects on the developmentt of
western Civilization.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:Students will write and
speak Hebrew, read sections form the Old
Testament, view Roman teamples and masp
detailing the expanses of the Roman world.
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS AND
PROCEDURES:
RESOURCES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
Textbooks
Metacognition,
Notes
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Lecture
Discussion
Presnetation
scaffolding
Active engagements
MINI LESSON:
1/7 - Discussion of the
Julian vs Gregorian
calendars
1/8 - Midterm
1/9 -Keystones
1/10-keystones
1/11- Roman History.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Open Ended Questions
#3. Brief in Class Writing Promp
#4. Exit Tickets
Others:
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
As needed
Read Plato "Crito" and
Pheodo,as well as the
Allegory of the Cave.
Read secdtions of the
Illiud
Prepare the
presentations.