SOCIAL SCIENCE WEEKLY LESSON PLAN FORMAT

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Unit Title World War I Cause and Course

Subject World History Grade 10 Week of January 13-17

Essential/Driving
Students will learn about the Causes of World War I while engaging in higher order thinking and be able to conduct
/Historical Question
historical research
and/or Theme
Day M/T W Th/F
Block: 2 hours PLC: 45 Min Office Hours: 1 hour 50 min
Tarzan Imperialism Review: Applying Tarzan Imperialism Review &
Lesson Topic/Title M.A.N.I.A. lecture and Country Research
Themes to Historic Fiction Country assignment all periods
Review main themes of Imperialism Finish review on Imperialism. Students will learn about the causes of
Objectives and be able to connect on those during Receive new notes and vocab packets World War I through M.A.N.I.A. and apply
the 2016 film Tarzan and assign countries those causes to their own assigned country
Content Standards Content Standard: 10.4
Content Standards: 10.5.1
and ELA Common ELA Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9- 10.4-10.5
Core State Standards 10.4
Missionary, Paternalistic, Social
Darwinist, African Congo,
Industrialization, Imperialism,
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism,
Missionary, Paternalistic, Social Historical Fiction, Maxim Gun,
Imperialism, Assassination, Conclude,
Darwinist, African Congo, Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism,
Vocabulary Infer, Triple Alliance, Triple Entene, Kaiser
Industrialization, Imperialism, Imperialism, Assassination, Conclude,
Wilhelm II, Alsace Loraine, Balkans, Otto
Historical Fiction, Maxim Gun Infer, Triple Alliance, Triple Entene,
Van Bismarck, Central Powers, Allies
Kaiser Wilhelm II, Alsace Loraine,
Balkans, Otto Van Bismarck, Central
Powers, Allies
Welcome students back from winter Welcome students, remind that Welcome students, instruct them to grab
break, remind them of imperialism by movie notes are due. Hand out new their name tag and place them on their
Lesson Intro
popcorn reading imperialism article, Vocab and notes packets for chapter desk, Hand M.A.N.I.A. notes packet. Project
hand out movie notes sheet. 13, pass out country sign up sheet. M.A.N.IA. lecture onto screen
We are starting world war 1 today.
Inform them that the sheet going Go through presentation on each aspect of
around has names of countries all mania. Instruct students to pair up with
Popcorn read Legend of Tarzan involved in world war 1. Students will desk partner to discuss among themselves
Content Delivery imperialism article, watch Tarzan, fill in pick a country and then proceed to and compete the essential question
movie notes make name tags with their country’s activities. Finish lecture with a journal
name on it. They are no longer entry asking students to summarize Mania
students, but representatives of these and how is caused a domino effect.
countries and must learn about them.
Students pick out their country and Students will follow along in their notes
Students will highlight and annotate
Student Engagement create their name tags for their desk packet filling in key information during
article and fill in their movie notes
with the name and pictures of what lecture. Students will work in their desk
 that country is known for, such as a quads to complete essential question
flag, food, etc. activities and journal entry.

When journals are done, instruct students

Stop movie 5 min before end of class
Collect name tags, instruct students that their homework is to research their
and summarize where we are so far.
Lesson Closure to go home and read section 1 of country and bring an example of total war
Ask students to identify a few themes of
chapter 13 and take notes from their country, such as propaganda or
Imperialism so far.
rations, to class next meeting.
Name tags, movie notes, chapter
Assessments Movie notes sheet Mania packets and journal entries
notes
Forms in online and printable format, Forms in online and printable format, Forms in online and printable format, easy
Accommodations for
easy to read language, use of graphic easy to read language, use of graphic to read language, use of graphic organizers
ELs and SSNs
organizers and visuals organizers and visuals and visuals
Legend of Tarzan Article, Movie notes
M.A.N.I.A. notes packet, chapter 13 notes
sheet, chapter 13 notes and vocab,
Legend of Tarzan Article, Movie notes and vocab, Modern World History:
Resources Modern World History: Patterns of
sheet Patterns of Interaction California edition
Interaction California edition by
by McDougal Littell
McDougal Littell