WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Matt Rodrigues
Date 8 September 14
Length of Lesson 3 Weeks Content Area Humanities
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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:Anicent Egypt,
Contributions of the ancient Egyptians on modern
western culture.
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: Some about Egyptian
Religion, the concept of death and the afterlife,
Egyptian creation of the world, the great monuments
they have left behind, and the influences the Egyptians
have made on Western Culture.
VOCABULARY: Cataract, canopic jar,
anthropomorphic, theocracy, monotheist, daily
words during the next 3 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:presentation about Gods
and Goddesses, presentation activity about the
stges of an Egyptian funeral, Heiroglyphics
exersize, Geography - cataracts map, pyramid
building, farmal assesment quizes on the
Egyptians.
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS AND
PROCEDURES:
RESOURCES:
(Active Engagement,
Explicit Instruction,
0Textbooks
Metacognition,
Notes
Modeling, Scaffolding)
Lecture
Discussion
Presnetation
scaffolding
Active engagements
MINI LESSON:
9/8 - presentations
9/9 - presentations
9/10 - Epic of Gilgamesh
9/11 Quiz about
Mesopotamian cultures.
9/12 Egypt Geography
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Open Ended Questions
#3. Brief in Class Writing Promp
#4. Exit Tickets
Others:
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
As needed
Read the Creation myth
of ammon-Ra
Read the Egyptian Love
Poetry
Prepare the
presentations.