Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of December 15th, 2008

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Summarize Chapter 25.
2) Review for Chapter 25 test.
3) Formally assess Chapter 25.
4) Investigate the Industrial Revolutions impact on imperialism.

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

Departmental Focus Question:
1) How did industrialization spread, and what impact did it have on the growth of modern cities and daily life?
2) What were the intellectual responses, both positive and critical, to industrialization (i.e. Malthus, Marx, Darwin, etc.)?
3) In this changing industrial society, how did western governments respond to the calls for reform from workers, women, and other groups?

Monday:
1) Focus Question: What do you think is the most important idea from Chapter 25?
2) Chapter 25 Structured Notes.
3) The Last Word: Overview of Chapter 25 Test.
Homework:
1) Chapter 25 Review Sheet
2) Don’t forget about the Unit 1 Project!

Tuesday:
1) Warm Up: What is one question you have from Chapter 25?
2) Chapter 25 Review-Ms. McCauley Olympics!
3) The Last Word: Any questions?
Homework:
1) Finish Chapter 25 Review Sheet.

Wednesday/Thursday:
1) Chapter 25 Test!
Homework:
1) Don’t forget about your Unit 1 Project! (due December 19th)
Friday: UNIT 1 PROJECTS DUE!
1) Warm Up: Share Children’s Books-Carousel.
2) Worksheets on Industrialization and Imperialism.
3) The Last Word: Geography-Africa on the Smartboard.
Homework:
1) Have a great weekend!