Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of October 23, 2006

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes

Objectives:
1) Examine and analyze the political spectrum.
2) Define: conservative, liberal, radical.
3) Complete survey of attitudes regarding film in the classroom.
4) Watch the film “A Tale of Two Cities” and analyze its reaction to the French Revolution.
5) Develop paragraphs that formulate opinions about the film, the novel, and the war itself.

Essential Question:
The time period from 1500-1815+ was a turning point in world history. What new ideas and accompanying major political and economic changes were characteristic of this revolutionary era?

Departmental Focus Question:
1) What were the lasting impacts of both the American and French Revolution?

Monday:
1) Focus Question: Are you a liberal or a conservative?
2) Introducing the Political Spectrum.
a. General Political Parties.
b. Groups from the French Revolution.
c. Personal Examples.
3) Close Activity: Finish Music Presentations.
Homework:
1) Finish Technology Project (Due Tuesday!)

Tuesday:
1) Collect Technology Projects.
2) Focus Question: Why do teachers show films in class?
3) Movie Survey.
4) Class Discussion: What led the people of France to rebel?
5) Close Activity: Hand out Honors Projects.
Homework:
1) None.

Wednesday:
1) Warm Up: Introduce plot of “A Tale of Two Cities”.
2) Hand out Literary/Film Analysis Questions for "A Tale of Two Cities".
3) Begin video: "A Tale of Two Cities".
Homework:
1) Work on Literary/Film Analysis Questions.


Thursday:
1) Watch “A Tale of Two Cities”
Homework:
1) Work on Literary/Film Analysis Questions.

Friday:
1) Watch “A Tale of Two Cities”.
Homework:
1) Work on Literary/Film Analysis Questions.
2) Have a great weekend!