World History 50 Minute Class
**Unit 2: Chapter 5 Test is Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Unit 1 includes the following state objectives:
Domestic Affairs
1. Understand different political systems in the Modern Western World and their
impact on the respective societies that adopted them.
a. Compare and contrast governmental forms (Democracy, aristocracy/oligarchy,
absolutism, constitutionalism, totalitarianism, monarchy and republic) as practiced by the
societies that adopted them over time. (DOK 2)
c. Analyze the different governmental systems of countries in Europe, Asia, and the
Americas (e.g., Fascism in Italy and Germany, Communism in Russia and China,
Democracy in the United States, Monarchy in England, etc.) since the Age of Enlightenment
in terms of the main factors that contributed to their rise and fall. (DOK 4)
Global Affairs
4. Understand that increased interactions among people have resulted from:
technological and communication innovation, political and economic change, and
demographic and climate change.
a. Compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and
the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for
self-government and individual liberty. (DOK 3)
Date: Monday, Sept 15, 2014
Regular 50 Minute Class
Chapter 5: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1707-1800)
Objectives: How did Great Britain become a world power in the mid-1700s?
Materials:
 Chapter 5 Section 2 Great Britain at Mid-Century Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 2 Great Britain at Mid-Century Student Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 2 Powerpoint
 Chapter 5 Section 2 Reading/Comprehension Worksheet
Bell Ringer: Name one reason why you think that Great Britain was able to become so
powerful in the mid-1700s.
Class work/activities:
 Lecture and Powerpoint on Chapter 5 Section 2; finish if possible
 Students will take notes during the lecture
 Students will work on a Reading /Comprehension Worksheet on Great Britain
that includes a concept chart
Homework:
 Students will finish their worksheet on Great Britain if did not finish in class.
Date: Tuesday, Sept 16, 2014
Unit/Chapter: Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution
Chapter 5: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1707-1800)
Objectives: How did growing discontent in the English colonies lead to the American
Revolution?
Materials:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Student Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Powerpoint
Bell Ringer:
 What is a colony?
Class work/activities:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Lecture and Powerpoint through the Boston Tea Party
 Students will take notes during the lecture
 Show “Schoolhouse Rock: No More Kings; Tea Party” from YouTube to
summarize the discontent in the English Colonies before the American
Revolution began.
Date: Wednesday, Sept 17, 2014
Unit/Chapter: Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution
Chapter 5: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1707-1800)
Objectives: What was the First Continental Congress?
Materials:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Student Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Powerpoint
Bell Ringer: What started the Boston Massacre?
Class work/activities:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Lecture and Powerpoint from the First Continental Congress
through the Revolutionary War
 Students will take notes during the lecture
 Students will imagine themselves as an English Colonist during the time period of
discontent and write a letter to King George III.
Homework:
 None
Date: Thursday, Sept 18, 2014
Unit/Chapter: Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution
Chapter 5: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1707-1800)
Objectives: What type of government was established in the U.S. after the American
Revolution?
Materials:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Birth of the American Republic Student Notes
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Powerpoint
 Chapter 5 Section Summary Worksheet
Bell Ringer: In which Continental Congress was the Continental Army established?
Class work/activities:
 Chapter 5 Section 3 Lecture and Powerpoint from A New Constitution and finish
 Students will take notes during the lecture
 Students will complete Chapter 5 Section Summary Worksheet
Date: Friday, Sept 19, 2014
Unit/Chapter: Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution
Chapter 5: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1707-1800)
Objectives: What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Materials:
 A War for Independence Reading Handout
 American Revolution Tree Map Handout
Bell Ringer: What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Class work/activities:
 Students will read the “A War for Independence” Reading Handout and complete
the American Revolution Tree Map.
Homework:
 Study for Test on Tuesday September 23th.