Meaghan McCauley
Lesson Plans
Week of December 10th, 2007

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Define imperialism and list the different forms of it.
2) Summarize the motives of European colonizers.
3) Examine immediate and long-term effects of imperialism.
4) Examine imperialism in India.
5) Judge U.S. motivations/reasons for imperialism.

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?

Monday:
1) Focus Question: What motivated the Europeans to colonize Africa?
2) Activity: European Imperial Motives.
3) The Last Word: How would you react to imperialism if you were an African native?
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Topic Notes for Chapter 27, Section 1, “Imperialists Divide Africa”..

Tuesday:
1) Focus Question: What problems might develop from splitting up or pushing together different groups of people?
2) Activity: Facing Colonialism-How would you respond?
3) The Last Word: Would you react differently than the Nigerians?
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Topic Notes for Chapter 27, Section 2, “Imperialism- Case Study: Nigeria”.

Wednesday:
1) Focus Question: How did imperialism in the Middle East affect us today?
2) Group Activity: Colonialism and Borders.
3) The Last Word: Wrap Up Questions.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Topic Notes for Chapter 27, Section 3, “Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demands”

Thursday:
1) Worksheet: Resisting British Rule.
2) Topic Notes for Chapter 27, Section 4, “British Imperialism in India.”
Homework:
1) None.

Friday:
1) Warm Up: Hawaiian Worksheet.
2) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 27, Section 5, “Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia”, #1-4.
Homework:
1) Have a great weekend!