Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of March 23rd, 2009

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Introduce Unit 3-The World at War.
2) Assess the complicated nature of alliances.
3) List and examine the causes of World War I.

Essential Question:
By 1900, the impact of industrialization and imperialism had created world-wide rivalries and economic disparities among peoples and nations. Fifty years of conflict and war, economic depression, and revolution were the follow. What lessons can be drawn from the unprecedented violence and political, social, and economic upheaval that lasted through the first half of the twentieth century?

Departmental Focus Questions:
1) What were the causes, military course, and consequences of WWI?

Monday:
1) Warm Up: Introduce Unit 3-The World at War.
2) KWL Chart for WWI and WWII.
3) The Last Word: Alliance Activity-Using yarn, students will represent different countries and alliances.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Notes for Chapter 29, Section 1, “The Stage is Set for War.”

Tuesday:
1) Warm Up: What was one cause of WWI?
2) Causes of WWI Wksts.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Notes for Chapter 29, Section 2, “War Consumes Europe.”

Wednesday/Thursday:
1) Focus Question: Was WWI inevitable?
2) Visual Journey-The Causes of WWI.
3) The Last Word: Student Summary.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Notes for Chapter 29, Section 3 “War Effects the World.”

Friday:
1) Warm Up: Battle Acrostic.
2) Battle Worksheets.
3) The Last Word: How is WWI different from other wars we’ve looked at?
Homework:
1) Have a great weekend!

Meaghan McCauley
Lesson Plans
Week of March 9th, 2009

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes

Objectives:
1) Formally Assess Chapter 30/34.
2) Propose peace treaties for the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
3) Compare demographic data from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Yemen.
4) Create a regional handbook based on one country’s data.
5) Negotiate oil concessions between the West and the Middle East.
6) Summarize Brazil’s, Mexico’s, and Argentina’s efforts to build democracy.

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 U.S. had worldwide 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 Questions:
1) What economic, cultural, and ethnic challenges did Latin American and African emerging nations face in the process of establishing workable, democratic systems?
2) With the move towards “globalization”, what challenges have arisen to the preservation of human rights, the environment, national/ethnic identities, and international securities?

Monday:
1) Finish Chapter 30/34 Test.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment or Notes for Chapter 34, Section 4, “Conflicts in the Middle East”.
2) Read over conference assignment.

Tuesday:
1) Warm Up: Groups prepare for conference.
2) Conference: Israeli-Palestinian Relations.
3) The Last Word: What did we learn about foreign relations?
Homework:
1) Demographic Vocabulary.


Wednesday:
1) Warm Up: Demographics Vocab.
2) Regional Handbook.
3) The Last Word: Regional Handbook Write Up.
Homework:
1) Complete your regional handbook.

Thursday:
1) View documentary “Viva La Causa”.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 35, Section 1, “Democracies-Case Studies: Latin American Democracies”, #1-4.

Friday:
1) Focus Question: What is one problem countries in Latin America faced?
2) Chapter 35 PowerPoint part I with worksheet.
Homework:
1) Have a great weekend!

Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of March 2nd, 2009

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Summarize Chapters 30 and 34.
2) Review for Chapter 30/34 test.
3) Formally assess Chapter 30/34.
4) Prepare arguments for a debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
5) Debate four proposals for a new political state for Israel/Palestine.

Monday: Film Analysis Report Due.
1) Focus Question: What are some similar experiences new countries have had?
2) Structured Notes for 30/34.
Homework:
1) Chapter 30/34 Review Sheet (due Wednesday).

Tuesday:
1) Focus Question: What is one question you have about the test?
2) Review game: Fling the Teacher.
3) The Last Word: What is one thing you definitely know for the test tomorrow?
Homework:
1) Chapter 30/34 Review Sheet.

Wednesday/Thursday:
1) Chapter 30/34 Test.
Homework:
1) Read and Complete Section Assessment for Chapter 34, Section 4, “Conflicts in the Middle East”, #1-4.
2) Read over handouts for the Israeli-Palestinian Conference.

Friday:
1) Focus Question: What are the Israelis and Palestinians fighting over?
2) Conference Preparation.
3) The Last Word: Check-in regarding group work.
Homework:
1) Work on conference prep-work.
2) Have a great vacation!