Name: Truckley

Date: 10/27/2014

WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARY
LESSON PLANS

Content Area: SS

Length of Lesson:4Weeks

STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
Lesson Topic (Modules, if applicable): Europe / Big Ideas: Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension. / Understanding Goals (Concepts):
Basic The geography of Europe
The impact of the Greek and Roman Empires
The traditional and modern history of Europe
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
How religion has played a role in European history
The effects of WWI and WWII on Europe
The history and the effects of the Holocaust
Differences in European cultures
The purpose and function of the European Union
How the industrial revolution effected Europe
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Compare and contrast the countries of Europe
-Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Greek and Roman Empires
-Identify achievements made during the Renaissance
-Evaluate the impact of the Middle Ages on Europe
-Compare and contrast the roles of European powers and other world powers during WWII
-Evaluate the effects of the Holocaust on Europe
-Compare and contrast the European education systems with that of the US
-Evaluate the impact of WWI and WWII on Europe
-Analyze the cause and effects of the industrial revolution on Europe
-Discuss the purpose and function of the European Union / Essential Questions: / Vocabulary:
acropolis, aristocracy, direct democracy, Socratic method, patrician, plebian, fief, vassal, knight, serf, manor, sacrament, charter, plague, joint-stock company, indulgence, predestination, absolute monarch, divine right, limited monarchy, scientific method, factory system, assembly line, franchise, appeasement, blitzkrieg, Holocaust, anti-Semitism, containment, per capita income, welfare state, détente, romanticism, realism, impressionism
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Task: latitude longitude examples
Note taking
Collins writing / Formative Assessments:
Collins writing
Question and answer sessions
STAGE III – LEARNING PLAN
Materials and Resources: text
Notebooks
handouts / Interventions:
Supervision of daily work
Instructional Procedures*:
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Date10/6 / Day / Date10/7 / Day / Date10/8 / Day / Date10/9 / Day / Date10/10 / Day
Procedures /
  • The End of World War I
  • The Treaty of Versailles
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  • The Rise of Dictators
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  • World War II
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  • The Holocaust
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  • The Holocaust
  • The Political Directions of Europe

Assignments /
  • Guided Reading Packet
  • Discuss about the end of WWI
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  • Power point presentation for guided notes
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  • Annotated readings
  • Day II
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  • Annotated readings
  • Power point
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  • Video
  • Guided Notes

*Include Do Now, Mini Lesson, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Summations/Formative Assessments, Reflections