WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name Mr. Biondo Date 09-02-2014 Length of Lesson 2 weeksContent Area World Cultures
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LESSON TOPIC:Introduction to World Cultures and Geography / BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content, objectives and skill focus)
Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the rest of the world.
The history of the United States continues to influence its citizens and has impacted the rest of the world.
World History continues to influence Pennsylvanians, citizens of the United States and individuals throughout the world today.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
Basic Geographic Vocabulary
Latitude/longitude
Map Compass Directions
The pitfalls of xenophobia
5 themes of geography
5 elements of culture / ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What tools are essential in studing world cultures?
What are the themes of geography?
What are the elements of culture?
VOCABULARY: 1. Geography
2. Latitude
3. Longitude
4. Exports
5. Imports
6. Interdependence
7. Topography
8. Vegetation
9. Elevation
10. Mountains
11. Hills
12. Plains
13. Plateaus
14. Culture
15. Nuclear Family
16. Extended Family
17. Monotheism
18. Polytheism
19. Democracy
20. Republic
21. Dictatorship
22. Technology
23. Diffusion
24. Ethnocentrism
25. Civilization
26. Archeologists
27. Urbanization
28. Imperialism
29. Westernization
30. Nationalism
/STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:-define intro vocabulary
-demonstrate recall and understanding of the five themes of geography and the five elements of culture and explain their importance
-use latitude and longitude
-use map compass directions
-explain why xenophobia must be avoided when studying World Cultures
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:Unit quiz / FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
#1. Choose assessments:Pre-AssessmentOpen Ended QuestionsThink-Pair-ShareExit TicketsGraphic OrganizersThumbs UpResponse CardsBrief in Class Writing PrompPortfolios
#2. Choose assessments:Pre-AssessmentOpen Ended QuestionsThink-Pair-ShareExit TicketsGraphic OrganizersThumbs UpResponse CardsBrief in Class Writing PrompPortfolios
#3. Choose assessments:Pre-AssessmentOpen Ended QuestionsThink-Pair-ShareExit TicketsGraphic OrganizersThumbs UpResponse CardsBrief in Class Writing PrompPortfolios
#4. Choose assessments:Pre-AssessmentOpen Ended QuestionsThink-Pair-ShareExit TicketsGraphic OrganizersThumbs UpResponse CardsBrief in Class Writing PrompPortfolios
Others:
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
(Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, Scaffolding)
explicit instruction and modeling
practice of skill
guided readings
MINI LESSON:
Student introductions / MATERIALS AND RESOURCES:
text
lcd projector
notebooks
poster paper
composition paper
handouts / INTERVENTIONS:
practice with vocabulary, latitude longitude, five themes and five elements / ASSIGNMENTS:
student introductions
unit vocabulary
text distribution
vocabulary writing
latitude and longitude
activity
map compas directions
brief notes and practice
five themes of geography
notes
five elements of culture
notes