Lesson Plans for NOV 17 - NOV 21, '08

Textbook: World History: Connections to Today
Monday
Content
A.Continue with Greece on powerpoint #2. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Greek Civilizations, and complete vocabulary list.
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Objectives
The students will:
1). Continue with powerpoint #2 on Ancient Greece Ancient Greece.
2). Define philosophy. When completed, discuss how the Greeks viewed philosophy. Use politcal quiz (from comp lab) to determine your political philosophy. Write an essay describing your political philosophy.
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Procedures: Continue with powerpoint on Classical Greece. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Greek history, and complete vocabulary list.
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Materials: Ancient Greece ppt #2, reading, next essay details.
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Read pages:NA
Homework: read handout: Classical Creece/vocab.
Remember to write a journal entry
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Tuesday
CONTENT
Continue with Greece
Classical Greece ppt
Hellenistic Greece
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Objectives
The students will:
1). take notes on powerpoint on Classical Greek civilization.
2). listen quietly to discussion, ask questions as necessary regarding information, in the slideshow.
3). With any extra time, work on reading and vocabulary from reading.
4). define terms such as: oligarchy, democracy, philosophy, tyrant, etc.
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Procedures: Continue with powerpoint: Classical Greeece. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Pelopennesian War, and complete vocabulary list.
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Materials: ppt / visuals/ notebooks and notes, handout for Pelopennesian War in Greece.
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Read pages:NA.
Homework:Readings: Plague and death of Pericles.
Remember to write a journal entry
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Wednesday
Content
A.Continue with Greece on powerpoint #2. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Greek Civilizations, and complete vocabulary list.
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Objectives
The students will:
1). Continue with powerpoint on Ancient Greece Ancient Greece.
2). Define terms. When completed, discuss how the Greeks influenced Western Civilization. Use politcal quiz card to further explore your political philosophy. Write an essay describing your concept of democracy.
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Procedures: Continue with powerpoint on Classical Greece. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Greek history, and complete vocabulary list.
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Materials: Ancient Greece ppt #2, reading, next essay details.
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Read pages:NA
Homework: read handout: Classical Greece/vocab.
Remember to write a journal entry
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Thursday
CONTENT
Continue with Greece
Classical Greece ppt
Hellenistic Greece
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Objectives
The students will:
1). take notes on powerpoint on Hellenistic Greek civilization.
2). listen quietly to discussion, ask questions as necessary regarding information, in the slideshow.
3). With any extra time, work on reading and vocabulary from reading.
4). define terms such as: phalanx, hoplite, sirrca, etc.
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Procedures: Continue with powerpoint: Classical Greeece. With any extra time, or as homework, read handouts on Hellenistic Greece, and complete vocabulary list.
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Materials: ppt / visuals/ notebooks and notes, handout for Hellenistic Greece.
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Read pages:NA.
Homework:Readings: Hellenistic Greece.
Remember to write a journal entry
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Friday
Content
CURRENT EVENTS
Discuss current events for the past week in class. All students should participate, by introducing an event, or contributing to one already presented for discussion. Events may involve international, national, state, local, or school news. Events should be "current"..ie. have happened recently.
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Objectives
The students will:
1.) introduce a current event for discusion.
2). ask, or answer a question, or add to a recent event.
3). read articles of their chosing silently in class from the newspaper.
)4. if time permits, write a brief summary of a current event which appeared in this weeks' newspaper.
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Procedures
Discuss events from the past week which students volunteer. Then hand out newspapers and do SSR. 3 minutes before the class ends, fold papers neatly, pick up and stack at back of room.
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Read pages:NA
Homework:NA
Remember to write a journal entry
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PA READING STANDARDS: R11.A.2: .1.2; .2.2; .3.1; .3.2; .4.1; .5.1; .6.1; .6.2.
R11.B.1.1: .1.1.
R11.B.3: .1.1; .2.1; .2.2
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Tests
All tests will be given on dates assigned by the administration.
Tests are usually scantron type tests. That is, Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, and/or Short Answer.
All "make up" tests are essay type. Make up day is, in class on Friday, unless other arrangements are made. All tests MUST be made up NO LATER than 2 weeks prior to the end of the grading period. |
Notebooks
Notebooks are required for this class and must be brought to class every day. A grade is given each 9 weeks for the notebook. Be sure yours is up-to-date and all work is in it. Notebook checks are unannounced, so be sure you have yours with you EACH day for class. No locker visits are permitted to go get it.
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Homework
LATE HOMEWORK IS NOT ACCEPTED. If you are legally absent from school, for each day of school that you miss, you will have that same number of days to make up homework. For example, if you are absent from school for 3 days, homework must be turned in NO LATER than 3 days AFTER the due date.
All homework MUST have a heading: your first name and your last name, the name of the class, and period, and the date.
This is the heading:
YOUR NAME: First AND Last
WI-(your class period)
Date
Failure to use the complete heading, as indicated here, will result in loss of points. |
PENNSYLVANIA STANDARDS FOR WORLD HISTORY
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development
8.1.12
12th Grade
Standards used in the lessons are indicated by *
A. Evaluate Chronological Thinking
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B. Synthesize and Evaluate Historical Sources
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C. Evaluate Historical Interpretation of Events
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D. Synthesize Historical Research
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8.2 WORLD HISTORY
8.2.12
12th Grade
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A. Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450
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B. Evaluate Historical Documents, Material Artifacts, and Historic Sites Important to World History since 1450
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C. Evaluate How Continuity and Change throughout History has Impacted Belief Systems and Religions, Commerce and Industry, Innovations, settlement patterns, social organizqtion, transportation and roles of women since 1450.
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D. Evaluate How Conflict and Cooperation Among Social Groups and Organizations Impacted World History from 1450 to present in Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe
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