Goals & Objectives
Goal: Students will learn and understand the events that occurred in the very beginning of the First World War in the order that they occurred.
Objective: The students will synthesize and expand upon the ideas presented in this lesson using the given lecture and guided notes and will show their understanding based on various thought-provoking questions asked throughout the lecture.
Objective: The students will synthesize and expand upon the ideas presented in this lesson using the given lecture and guided notes and will show their understanding based on various thought-provoking questions asked throughout the lecture.
California State Content Standards
10.5.2. Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes (e.g., topography, waterways, distance, climate).
Common Core Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.3
Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Driving Historical Question
Why did Europe explode and go to war in 1914 and how did it affect the people who lived in the battle zone and those who lived around the world?
Lesson Introduction (Anticipatory Set/Hook/Accessing Prior Knowledge) ‖ Time: 5 mins
Have students analyze and answer questions about a political cartoon from WWI depicting Death as a farmer with a scythe, reaping the thousands of people in the field (see PowerPoint presentation).
Vocabulary (Content Language Development) ‖ Time: 2 mins
Vocabulary development will be supported throughout the lesson by calling out and articulating hard words the students might not know or other important terms they may have never come across before today’s lecture.
Some of this vocab includes: Central Powers, entente, Schlieffen Plan, trench, stalemate, deadlock, artillery, Western and Eastern fronts.
Some of this vocab includes: Central Powers, entente, Schlieffen Plan, trench, stalemate, deadlock, artillery, Western and Eastern fronts.
Content Delivery (Method of Instruction) ‖ Time: 45 mins
The content will be delivered with a guided lecture using a PowerPoint presentation, which will be accompanied by guided notes (see student engagement). This lecture will follow the book, specifically Chapter 13 Section 2, so that students will be able to add on to what they read. The lecture will also have three critical-thinking questions that students will be required to consider and answer in class while the lesson is taking place. This lesson will encompass everything that students need to know from this section of the book.
Europe Plunges into War Lectu...
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Student Engagement (Critical Thinking & Student Activities) ‖ Time: 45 mins
Guided notes will be provided for students in class and should be filled out while they listen to the lecture itself. It is expected that students will follow along to the speed of the lecture and be finished with the various charts and questions once the lecture is finished and the class moves on to the lesson closure.
Lesson Closure ‖ Time: 5 mins
Students will complete a 3-2-1 card and use it as an exit pass before leaving the classroom. They will write 3 things they learned, 2 things they have questions about, and 1 thing they want the teacher to know. Index cards or slips of paper will be provided for students.
Assessments (Formative & Summative)
The teacher will check for understanding throughout the lecture (formative) by asking students critical-thinking questions. They will write their own answers in their guided notes and some will be called on to share their answer with the class. The teacher will use the 3-2-1 cards as a summative assessment of the lesson, to see what students have learned and what they are still struggling to understand.
Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers and Students with Special Needs
For students with special needs and those that are English Learners and Struggling Readers, the teacher will ensure that the lecture is clear and that it is taught with understandable language. The teacher will articulate and explain more complicated terms or vocabulary, taking time to help students who are struggling with comprehension. The guided notes will be written in clear language that matches that of the presentation and what the teacher will be saying, as to avoid confusion.
Resources (Books, Websites, Handouts, Materials)
Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction Beck, et al
The Great War, YouTube.com
PowerPoint presentation (see website)
Guided Notes handout (see website)
3-2-1 exit slips
The Great War, YouTube.com
PowerPoint presentation (see website)
Guided Notes handout (see website)
3-2-1 exit slips