WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Matt Rodrigues Date 25 November 13 Length of Lesson 2 Weeks Content Area AP European
History
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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:Absolutism East and West
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: Students will understand the basic tenents of Absolutism as well as its development in the three great Eastern European Monarchies.
Students will compare its development there to its development in Westen Europe. Students will also understand the social movement of the
Enlightenenment and its social implications on society.
VOCABULARY: Junkers, Boyars, Hohenzollerns,
Romanovs, Czar, Czarina, enlightenemnt, Despot, and other vocabulary over the next 3 weeks.
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: How does eastern absolutism differ form its western cousin. How did the Enlightemnet affect European social and political life?
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to: draw conclusions about cases of historical events and their overall effects on European history.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

PERFORMANCE TASK:Read Chapter 16, complete the reading guide, prepare for a quiz the week of Novemebr 20.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Open Ended Questions
#3. Brief in Class Writing Promp
#4. Choose assessments:
Others:
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND
PROCEDURES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
Metacognition,
RESOURCES:
Textbooks
Notes
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Lecture
Discussion
Presnetation scaffolding
Active engagements
MINI LESSON:
11/25 - Analyze the development of Prussia as a great monarchy
11/26- Analyze the decelopemnet of Austria under the Auspices of the
Habsurg Family
11/27 - Analyze the development of Russia as a great Eatsern
European Empire
11/28 - Thanksgiving
11/29 - Black Friday
INTERVENTIONS:
As needed
ASSIGNMENTS:
Chapter 14 reading and guide.