TERM2UNITPLANNER_IGCSEHistory9_SY20142015

Stage1:DesiredResults

EssentialGoals
GermanUnification
FocusPoints
Determinethecausesandfactorsofwhy
Germanywasnotunifiedin184850
AnalyzetheroleofBismarckindefeating
Austriain1866andFrancein1870
Analyzethecontributionsandinfluenceof
BismarckintheunificationofGermany

Transfer,MakingMeaning&Acquisition

Transfer
Studentswillbeabletoindependentlyusetheirlearningto

MakingMeaning

UnitedStatesCivilWar

UNDERSTANDINGS
TheunificationmovementsinEuropeenabledthedevelopmentofthe
modernEuropeanstates
ThecivilwarintheUnitedStateshelpedinthedevelopmentofaunited
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Thecivilwarusheredinsocialchangesthatinfluencedothercountries

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS

WhywasGermanynotunifiedin18481850?
HowdidBismarckbringaboutthedefeatofAustriain1866?
HowdidBismarckbringaboutthedefeatofFrancein1870?
HowfarwasBismarckresponsiblefortheunificationofGermany?
Howfardidslaverycausethecivilwar?
WhatwasthesignificanceofLincolnselection?

FocusPoints
AnalyzetheextentofslaveryintheUnited
States
Identifytheinternalandexternalfactorsthat
causedtheUSCivilWar
AnalyzethesignificanceofLincolnselection
Understandthecircumstancesandfactors
thatledtotheNorthwinningthewar
Identifytheeventsthatfollowedthe
conclusionofthewaranditsconnectionto
theCivilWar

tobeabletocreateaplaybasedonthelifeofaslave

WhywastheNorthabletowinthewar?
Didthewarchangeanything?

Acquisition
Studentswillknow

TheunificationofGermany

SlaveryintheUnitedStates

TheroleBismarckplayedinunitingGermany
TheeffectofGermanunificationonthedevelopmentofamodern
Europeancontinent
LincolnspresidencyandhisroleinabolishingslaveryintheUS
TheroleoftheNorthinsubjugatingtheSouth
TheeventsoftheCivilWarintheUS

Studentswillbeskilledat

Comparingandcontrasting
Analyzingdata
Creatinginsightsandgeneralizations
Makinginferencesandhypotheses
Explainingandsynthesizinginformation

Stage2:AssessmentEvidence

PerformanceBasedAssessment

OtherEvidence

G topresentananalysisofhowslaveryhadanimpactonthelivesof
theAmericanpeoplethroughaplay
R Actors
A school

Reading/Reporting
Researchpapers(ifneeded)
Recitation
Seatworks
Quizzes
Homework
Diagrams

S AfterhavinglearnedaboutthelivesofdifferentslavesintheUnited
States.YouwillassumetheroleofAmericansdefendingtherights
ofaslavethrougha20minuteroleplay.

Theplayshouldcoverthefollowingaspects:
therightsofaslaveduringthetimeoftheAmericancivilwar
argumentsforandagainstwhytheslaveshould/shouldnot
besetfree
thehistoricalcontextatthattime

P scriptandplay
S rubric/s

Stage3:Engagements

LearningObjectives/
Reflection(Remarks)

LearningOutcomes

Week1

LearningAssessment

GermanUnification
FocusPoints
Determinethecausesandfactorsofwhy
Germanywasnotunifiedin184850

Tuningin
ExaminetheroleoftheItalianunification
Video:overviewoftheGermanunification
whydidtheGermanswantto
unify?
whatwerethechallengesin
unification?
Findingout
WhatwasGermanyafter1848?
Whatweretheeventspriorto1848?
TheZollverein
FrankfurtParliament
TreatyofOlmutz
reestablishmentoftheAustrian
influence

Seatwork1
TheUnificationofGermany

Sortingout:
mindmapofthereasonswhyGermany
failedtounify

Week2
BismarcksroleintheItalianUnification

GermanUnification
AnalyzetheroleofBismarckindefeating
Austriain1866andFrancein1870
Analyzethecontributionsandinfluenceof
BismarckintheunificationofGermany

Tuningin
WhoisOttoVonBismarck?
Createacharacterprofileofwhat
youknowabouthim
whatwerehisachievements?

Findingout
WhatwasAustriasandFrancesrolein
theGermanunification?
HowdidBismarckdefeatFranceand
Austria?
Whatwastheeffectofthisdefeat?

Sortingout
Characterprofile
WritedownthereasonswhyBismarck
wasabletodefeatAustriaononesideand
ontheothersidethereasonswhyhewas
abletodefeatFrance.

Week3
TheEffectofBismarckswaronAustriaand
France

Tuningin
videoonBismarck
Howdidhistriumphhelpestablisha
unitedGermany?
Findingout1
whatwerethereasonswhyBismarck
triumphedoverFranceandAustria?
howdidthesereasonshelpcreateda
unitedGermany?

Sortingout
timelineofevents

Findingout2
whywasitnecessaryforFranceand
Austriatobedefeated?
Sortingout2
chartonthechangesthathappenedin
Germany

Week4
TheEffectofGermanUnification

AmericanCivilWarSlavery

Tuningin
articleonthechangesthathappenedafter
theunification
Findingout
expertgroups
political
social
economicchanges
Sortingout1
mindmaponthepolitical,socialand
economicchanges
Sortingout2
connectionmap
howdidthesechangesaffect
Germany?

Unit2:SlaveryintheUS
Tuningin
articlesonthedefinitionofslavery
sharethoughtsandideasabout
slavery
watchCrashCourseinUSHistory:
Slavery
whywasslaveryprominentinthe
US?
whatwasthesignificanceofthe
slaves?
pairmindmap
Findingout1
whywasslaveryabigissueintheUnited

States?
whatwerethedifferencesinopinionof
slaverybetweentheNorthernand
Southernstates?

Week5
TheUSCivilWarSlavery

Tuningin
WhatistheAbolitionistMovement?
readessaysorpersonalaccounts
oftheabolitionistmovementinthe
US
whatweretheopinionsofthese
abolitionists?

Findingout1
whoorwhatwhatwerefactorsthat
contributedtotheissueofslaveryinthe
UnitedStated?
Sortingout1
posteragainstslaveryandagainstthose
whocontributedtotheissueofslavery

Week6
TensionsbetweenNorthandtheSouth
*classesweresuspendedandwastherefore
unabletomeetstudents.
*classwasusedforreviewsessionsforthe
summativeassessmentandbecauseofthefield

trip.

Week7(Midterms)
LincolnsElection

*reviewsessionforthemidtermstocovertopicsfor
review
*onesessionwillbetakenforthemidterms

Week8
TheRoleoftheSlaves
WhywastheNorthabletowintheWar?
Tuningin
whywasslaveryinstrumentaltothestart
ofthecivilwar?
thinkpairshare
Findingout
whatwerethereasonswhythenorthand
thesouthwenttowar?
political
social
economic
Sortingout
chartonthereasons
political
social
economic
Findingout2
whatroledidslavesandformerslaves
playinthecivilwar

Week9

TheRoleofLincoln

Tuningin
Learningtrio:whoisPresidentLincoln?
examinehisbiography
whateventsinhislifeledhimto
pursueacareeragainstslavery?

Findingout1
MovieanalysisLincolnbyStephen
Spielberg
whatdidLincolndotostop/end
slavery?
whatroledidheplayinchanging
theconstitution?
whatwasheabletoachieve?
whywashiselectionsignificantforthe
south?
Sortingout
speech
tobeabletocreateaspeech
extollingthevaluesofLincolnand
endingslaveryinthesouth

Findingout2
whatistheGettysburgAddress?
Whatweretheamendmentsmadeinthe
USconstitutionthatwouldhelpgiveslaves
liberty?

Sortingout2
causeandeffectchart

Week10
WhywastheNorthabletowintheWar?

howdidtheamendmentsandthe
addresschangethelivesofthe
slaves?

Tuningin

whatwashappeningintheUnitedStates?
usingtheworldmap,place
informationaboutthecivilwar

Findingout
whywasthenorthabletowinthewar?
whatwerethepoliticalreasons
socialreasons?
economicreasons?

Sortingout
diagramofthereasonswhythenorthwas
abletowinthewar.

Sortingout2
Tugofwar
Reasonsforthenorthwinning
Counterargumentfrom
thesouthofwhytheylost

Week11
TheEffectoftheCivilWar

Tuningin

ArticlesontheCivilWar(newsprintsfrom
theera)
whatdoyouthinkhappenedafter
thewar?
whatchanged?
whatremainedthesame?
weretheslavesfree?
wasthereequality?

Findingout
whatchangedintheUSandwhatwere
theconsequencesofthesechanges?

Sortingout
wholeclasstimeline
impactandconsequencesofthe
CivilWarandtheperiodof
reconstruction

Findingout2
whathappenedtothelivesoftheslaves
aftertheCivilWar?

Sortingout2
createaminireportonthelivesofthe
slavesafterthewar.

Week12
TheEffectoftheCivilWar
Tuningin
werethereanychangesthathappened

afterthewar?
whatchallengesdidtheUSface?

Findingout
wasslaverytrulyabolishedintheUS?
wasthereequality?
whatchallengesdidtheUSfacein
reconstruction?
didLincolnsdeathchangeanything?

Sortingout
Opinioncartoon
studentscreateanopinion
cartoonofwhattheyfeel,what
theysaw,ortheirown
understandingofwhathappened
totheUSafterthewar.

ENDOFUNIT
Week13

Week14

PerformanceBased

Week15

WrittenExams

Ongoingreflectionsandevaluation
Inkeepinganongoingrecord,considerthefollowingquestions..
StudentsandTeachers
Whatdidwefindcompelling?Wasourdisciplinaryknowledge/skillschallengedinanyway?
studentsstudiedtheeffectsofGermanunification
studentsexploredthelivesofdifferentslavesduringtheAmericancivilwar
theteacherhadtocarefullyexposestudentstotheharshnessofslavery
theteacherwasnotsofamiliarwiththecivilwar
Whatinquiriesaroseduringthelearning?What,ifany,extensionactivitiesarose?
wasunificationgoodorbad?
wasslaverytotallyabolishedafterthewar?
didthelivesoftheslaveschange?
characterprofile
Howdidwereflectbothontheunitandonourownlearning?
assessmentswereprovidedattheendofeachactivity
learningwasscaffoldedintothenextlesson

Possibleconnections
Howsuccessfulwasthecollaborationwithotherteacherswithinmysubjectgroupandfromothersubjectgroups?
teacherscollaboratedinmakingtheSecondaryDanceusingconceptsfromHumanitiesclasses

Assessment
Werestudentsabletodemonstratetheirlearning?
studentswereabletodemonstratetheirlearningthroughtheassessmenttasksprovided

Didtheassessmenttasksallowstudentstodemonstratethelearningobjectivesidentifiedforthisunit?DidImakesurestudentswereinvitedtoachieveatall
levelsofthecriteriadescriptors?

studentswereabletomakeoutputssuchasvisiblethinkingconceptmaps,timelinesandunderstandingstatements

Arewepreparedforthenextstage?
adjustmentsweredonetoensurethatstudentswerepreparedforthenextengagement

Datacollection
HowdidIdecideonthedatatocollect?Wasituseful?
studentsworkswerepresentedtoshowprogressionoftheirlearningandunderstanding