Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of January 2, 2007

Tuesday-Friday: 48-minute classes

Objectives:
1) List and Compare different forms of imperialism.
2) Examine immediate and long-term effects of imperialism.
3) Define geopolitics and it’s impact on the Middle East.
4) Identify positive and negative aspects of British colonialism on India.
5) Summarize the acquisition of European and American colonies in Southeast Asia.


Essential Question:
By 1800, England had lost its American colonies and France was torn by a violent revolution. Yet, by 1900, Western Europe and the United States had worldwide empires, a dominance which endures to this day. What factors brought Western Europe and the United States to this world-power status and what were the domestic and worldwide responses to these changes?

Tuesday:
1) Focus Question: How was your vacation?
2) Finish African Cake Wkst.
3) Structured Notes on Chapter 27, Sections 1 and 2.
4) Close Activity: Excerpt from “Things Fall Apart” and Comparison/Contrast worksheet.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 27, Section 3, “Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demands”, #1-4.
Wednesday:
1) Focus Question: Should all countries have had equal access to the Suez Canal?
2) Structured Notes for Chapter 27, Section 3.
3) Close Activity: Painting-Reception at the Court of Sultan Selim III.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 27, Section 4, “British Imperialism in India”, #1-4.

Thursday:
1) Focus Question/Warm Up: Imperialism Survey.
2) Worksheets: “Letter Opposing the British” and “Rise of the Color Bar”.
3) Close Activity: Pick a Victim.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 27, Section 5, “Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia”, #1-3.

Friday:
1) Focus Question: Why did the U.S. take control of the Philippine Islands and Guam?
2) Structured Notes for Chapter 27, Sections 4 and 5.
3) Close Activity: Critical Thinking Transparency-Different Forms of Imperialism.
Homework:
1) Have a great weekend!