World HistoryWeek of: 1 – 4 May 2017WPHS Learning Plan

CHAPTER 32 Regional Conflicts 1945-Present pp 1042-1064
MONDAY
1 May / Daily
Objectives /
  • Understand why Arabs and Israelis fought over land.
  • Explain why civil war ravaged Lebanon.
  • Outline Iraq’s long history of conflict.
  • FOCUS QUESTION: What are the causes of conflict in the Middle East?

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Briefly review the major concepts covered in class last Thursday about struggles in Africa.
  • Chapter 32Regional Conflicts Section THREE Conflicts inthe Middle East pages 1054-1061
Use the following UK Guardian website and maps for an online presentation of a brief history of conflict in the Middle East then discuss in class.
  • Students will next review the three sections of Chapter 31 Section THREE, and annotate the major points in each subheading in their notes/daily writes.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Students will stand and share three things about the Middle East Conflict with the student closest to them.
  • Review the geographic location of the nations studied today.
  • Answer questions three-through five on page 1059 on the daily writing sheets.
  • Chapter 32 TEST TOMORROW.

TUESDAY
2May / Daily
Objectives / Demonstrate your master of the major ideas, events, and people of chapter 32 by acing the chapter 32 test.
Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO TEST
  • Students who finish early will place their tests on the corner of the teacher’s desk and begin reading chapter 33.

WEDNESDAY
3 May / Daily
Objectives /
  • Understand the paths that nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have taken in developing strong economies.
  • Describe some obstacles to development in the global South.
  • Explain how development is changing patterns of life in the developing world.
  • FOCUS QUESTION: How have the nations of the developing world tried to build better lives for their people?

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Introduce Chapter Thirty-three The Developing World by reviewing illustrations and main ideas on pages 1064-1065. Review the chapter focus question and solicit ideas about what students already know concerning answers to the focus question. Use the Quick Study Timeline on pages 1090-1091 to preview chapter events.
  • Review the chapter objectives and the focus question for Chapter Thirty-three The Developing World. Then begin working through Section One The Challenges of Development, pages 1066-1069. Review the information in the first two headings Goals of Development (page 1066), and Obstacles to Development (page 1068).
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Students will identify what they feel is the greatest obstacle or challenge facing developing nations, and why it is so. The answer and reason will be written on their daily writing sheets, and then will then use the “slide rule” strategy to share responses.
  • Using the following URL:

review the Introduction and abstract about the economic miracle in the African Nation of Mauritius and discuss why the policies adopted in Mauritius worked, and why they haven’t been copied elsewhere in Africa (and/or the rest of the developing world).
  • Answer questions two-through five on page 1070 on the daily writing sheets.

THURSDAY
4 May / Daily
Objectives /
  • Describe the goals of the developing nations in Africa.
  • Understand the obstacles that African nations faced as they pursued development.
  • Analyze the challenges faced by a developing nation by taking a closer look at Tanzania.
  • FOCUS QUESTION: What challenges have African Nations faced in developing their economies?

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Briefly review the major concepts about the developing world covered in class yesterday.
  • Chapter Thirty-three The Developing Worldsection TWO Africa Seeks a Better Future, pages 1072-1075.
  • Review the chapter objectives, the section objectives, and the focus question.
  • Students will next review the three sections of Chapter 33 Section TWO, and annotate the major points in each subheading in their notes/daily writes.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Use the following URL to see more of Tanzania and explore some of its more well-known features: Students will then move to the corner of the room which has been designated as the feature most appealing to them. While there they will exchange ideas on why that feature is appealing.
  • Review the geographic location of the nations studied today.
  • Answer questions three-through six on page 1075 on the daily writing sheets.