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Logistics: Teacher Grade(s) Level(s) : Title of Unit: Length of Unit
Teacher
Grade(s)
Level(s):
Title of Unit:
Length of
Unit :
Jennifer Scott
7th Grade Social Studies
Boom, Bang, Bust
22 Days
As 21st century learners the students will gain further knowledge the
cause/effects of WWII, its components, and how it progresses. Students
in seventh grade will continue to expand upon the knowledge, skills
and understanding acquired in the 5th grade study of governmental
systems, knowledge of war, and Asian Internment. Seventh graders
study Revolutions/wars to be able to pull details from text to paper. The
focus will remain on promoting knowledge of historical timelines,
literacy, comprehension, and keeping up with grade level social studies
expectations. This lesson plan will guide students through patterns of
continuity with a focus on finding what it takes to question, prove, and
use timelines to piece together events. Through an investigation of the
various factors that shape the first world war, students will examine
both causes/effects and the role of the United States, and what a key
components to war may have propelled further unrest to lead to WWII.
Areas examined will be various types of negotiations within countries
and alliances, war tactics, new technology and weapons, and timeline
of progression. All leading the student to a better understanding of this
time period and historic timeline. The lesson plan will be taught within
the context of applying knowledge and understandings to a study of
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)
Standard(s) to be addressed:
7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of social, economic, military and political conflict among nations,
regions and groups.
7.C & G.1.1 Summarize the ideas that have shaped political thought in various societies and
regions.
7.C & G.1.2 Evaluate how the Western concepts of democracy has influenced the political
ideas of modern societies.
7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural expressions influence modern society.
7.C & G.1.3 Compare the requirements for and responsibilities of citizenship under various
governments in modern societies.
Tolerance
Competition
Imperialism
Exploit
Natural Resources
Nationalism
Militarism
Laissez Fair
Treaty
Utopia
Assassination
Kieser
Personnel Resources:
Technological Resources:
1. Power Points to review unit and vocabulary
2. YouTube videos
Learning objective(s):
How can I explain how conflict shapes relationships between
nations?