WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

Name: Mr. Biondo Date: 3/9/2015 Length of Lesson: 4 Weeks Content Area: World Cultures

STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC (Module, if applicable): Latin America / BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill focus)
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: The geography of Latin America
The traditional and modern history of Latin America
How religion has played a role in Latin America
The effects of gangs and cartels on Latin America
The effects of attempted coups throughout Latina America / ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?

VOCABULARY: pampas, regionalism, tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria, mestizo, maize, quipa, conquistador, viceroy, cabildo, mercantilism, hacienda, donatario, creole, peon, caudillo, oligarchy, coup, embargo, liberation theology, free trade, inflation

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STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):

Students will be able to: -Compare and contrast traditional and modern Latin America
-Identify characteristics of Latin American culture
-Evaluate the impact of religion on Latin America
-Compare and contrast traditional family roles in Latin America
-Evaluate the social problems in Latin America
-Explain how drugs, poverty, and cartels have impacted Latin
America
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK: Students are expected to demonstrate his or her understanding of the culture and history of Latin America / FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: Students will continually be evaluated based on their: participation, behavior, through formative and summative assessment, discussion, and peer interaction
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
Do Now
Mini Lesson:
Guided Practice:
Independent Practice:
Summations/Formative Assessments:
Reflections:
Do Now: Daily Collin's I writings
Mini Lesson: Introduction to Latin America
Guided Practice: Reading Guided/Guided Notes
Independent Practice: Map Activity
Formative Assessment: Exiti Tickets / MATERIALS AND RESOURCES:
Textbook Prentice Hall “World Cultures “A Global Mosaic”
PowerPoint / Projector
Handouts
Student Notebook / INTERVENTIONS:
The instructor will encourage students to participate in "think, pair, share."
The instructor will use the Socratic Method to assessment student progress.
The instructor will provide feedback for all written assignments.
The instructor will demonstrate metacognition for his students.
The instructor will modify the difficulty of a given assignment based on the student's individual needs / ASSIGNMENTS:
Worksheets, projects and short answer writing assignments, current events assignments, quizzes , PSSA practice, and unit test.