FEUDALISM LESSON PLAN

UNIT: Feudalism- Medieval Europe

GRADE LEVEL: 7
th
Grade
TOPIC: Medieval Feast
THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION: o! are the lives o" the ri#h a poor di""ere$t a$d similar%
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Stude$ts !ill &e resear#hi$' !hat li"e !as li(e "or the ri#h a$d poor i$
Medieval Europe) Stude$ts !ill ma(e a pla$ o" a#tio$ to "ollo! throu'h their resear#h) *he+ !ill have ,
resear#h -uestio$s to a$s!er !ith at least . sour#es "or ea#h -uestio$) /he$ "i$ished !ith their resear#h
stude$ts !ill !rite , para'raphs !here ea#h para'raph a$s!ers 0 o" the resear#h -uestio$s)
CONTENT STANDARDS ADDRESSED BY PROJECT:
Stra$d: istor+1 *opi#: istori#al *hi$(i$'1 2o$te$t Stateme$t: istoria$s a$d ar#haeolo'ists
des#ri&e histori#al eve$ts a$d issues "rom the perspe#tive o" people livi$' at the time)
Stra$d: istor+1 *opi#: Feudalism a$d *ra$sitio$s1 2o$te$t Stateme$t: Germa$i# i$vasio$s
helped to &rea( up the 3oma$ Empire a$d set the sta'e "or the developme$t o" "eudal a$d
ma$orial s+stems)
Stra$d: Gover$me$t1 *opi#: 2ivi# Parti#ipatio$ a$d S(ills1 2o$te$t Stateme$t: *he a&ilit+ to
u$dersta$d i$dividual a$d 'roup perspe#tives is esse$tial to a$al+4i$' histori# a$d #o$temporar+
issues)
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY STANDARD ADDRESSED BY PROJECT:
3esear#h a$d I$"ormatio$ Flue$#+
o Stude$ts appl+ di'ital tools to 'ather1 evaluate a$d use i$"ormatio$) Stude$ts:
Pla$ strate'ies to 'uide i$-uir+
Lo#ate1 or'a$i4e1 a$al+4e1 evaluate1 s+$thesi4e a$d ethi#all+ use i$"ormatio$ "rom a variet+
o" sour#es a$d media)
Evaluate a$d sele#t i$"ormatio$ sour#es a$d di'ital tools &ased o$ the appropriate$ess to
spe#i"i# tas(s)
Pro#ess data a$d report results)
LEARNING/INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
0) Stude$ts !ill ma(e a pla$ "or their resear#h)
5) Stude$ts !ill a$s!er the , resear#h -uestio$s)
.) Stude$ts !ill evaluate sour#es to "i$d i$"ormatio$ that !ill help a$s!er the -uestio$s)
,) Stude$ts must have at least . di""ere$t sour#es "or ea#h -uestio$)
6) Stude$ts !ill hi'hli'ht i$"ormatio$ that the+ ide$ti"+ as importa$t "or their para'raphs
7) Stude$ts !ill !rite , para'raphs a$s!eri$' ea#h -uestio$)
7) Stude$ts !ill add to pla$ i" the+ do !or( outside o" #lass)
MATERIALS/RESOURCES:
I$ter$et A##ess
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RUBRIC
A#hieveme$t
Level
Level des#riptor *as(-spe#i"i# #lari"i#atio$
; *he stude$t does $ot rea#h a sta$dard
des#ri&ed &+ a$+ o" the des#riptio$s
*he stude$t does $ot rea#h a sta$dard des#ri&ed
&+ a$+ o" the des#riptors &elo!)
0-5 *he stude$t:
chooses a question to
research
makes a limited attempt
to follow a simple plan to
answer a research question
makes a limited attempt
to collect and record
information
makes a limited attempt
to answer the research
question.
*he stude$t:
makes a limited attempt to
follow a simple plan to answer
the research question
makes a limited attempt to
use the table to collect and
record information
makes an attempt to
answer each research
question in a separate
paragraph.
.-, *he stude$t:
chooses a question to
research
partially follows a simple
plan to answer a research
question
uses a method or methods
to collect and record some
information in line with the
question
partially answers the
question
*he stude$t:
partially follows a simple
plan to answer the research
question
uses the table to collect and
record some information.
highlights information, some
of it in line with the research
question
partially answers each
research question in a
separate paragraph.
6-7 *he stude$t:
chooses a question to
research
satisfactorily follows a
simple plan to answer a
research question
uses methods to collect and
record appropriate
information in line with the
research question
satisfactorily answers the
question.
*he stude$t:
addresses the research
question given
satisfactorily follows a
simple plan to answer the
research question
uses the table to collect and
record information
highlights appropriate
information in line with the
research question
satisfactorily answers each
research question in a
separate paragraph.
7-< *he stude$t:
chooses a question to
research
follows a simple plan
completely to answer a
*he stude$t:
follows a simple plan to
completely answer the
research question
uses the table accurately to
research question
uses methods accurately to
collect and record
appropriate information in
line with the research
question
completely answers the
question.
collect and record
appropriate information
highlights appropriate
information in line with the
research question
completely answers each
research question in a
separate paragraph.
PROJECT HAND-IN:
Goo'le Do#ume$ts !ith:
o Stude$t8s Pla$
o A$s!ers to , resear#h -uestio$s
o , para'raphs