Lesson Plan- Lesson # 9-12 / Total in Unit Duration of Class: 45 Minutes

Class: Social 8 Unit: 8.1.5 analyze the effects of

cultural isolation during the Edo period
Date: Sept 19-22
Task: Japan: Geography and Early History
Learner Outcomes Plan for Diversity

In what ways did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world? Allow for group
discussion for
auditory learners,
How did the physical geography of Japan affect its worldview?
PowerPoint for
visual learners,
and lead into a
map activity for the
kinesthetic
learners. Allow
plenty of room for
questions and
help.

Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies and Attitudes Preliminary

Matters/Materials
Students will bring the knowledge they obtained throughout learning about Needed(MN):
Worldview and continuously apply it as they learn about Japan.
Japan:
Geography and
Early History
PowerPoint

Large Paper for

Japan notes

Materials for map

activity

Japan Maps

Guided Notes

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/ Materials Needed

Introduction Sept Take Attendance. Sit in assigned seating.

19 Allow students to share
Each class should begin thoughts on the days subject
 asking if any of the students or what they need
have questions from clarification on.
previous day and answering
them if needed.

Activity Students will be given the Students will wrap up the

Sequence remainder of the class to Worldview unit by
finish their Worldview completing a Worldview
collages. collage designed to give
them an overarching
understanding of what they
have learned the past two
weeks.

Closure Allow some time for Ensure students have

questions and discus everything they need for
potentially what needs to be next class and ensure all
done before the next class. expectations are clear.

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/

Materials
Needed
Introduction Sept Take Attendance. Sit in assigned
20 seating.
Each class should begin Allow students
asking if any of the students to share
have questions from previous thoughts on the
day and answering them if days subject or
needed. what they need
clarification on.
Activity Students will be introduced to Students will be
Sequence the Japan unit through a provided with fill
PowerPoint on Japan: in the blank
Geography and Early Japan guided notes
which covers the first chapter that they will fill
 of Japan from the textbook in while viewing
along with other interesting the PowerPoint
facts to capture their attention and contributing
and get them interested in the to class
unit. discussion.
Closure Allow some time for questions Ensure students
and discus potentially what have everything
needs to be done before the they need for
next class. next class and
ensure all
expectations are
clear.

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/

Materials
Needed
Introduction Sept Take Attendance. Sit in assigned
21 seating.
Each class should begin Allow students
asking if any of the students to share
have questions from previous thoughts on the
day and answering them if days subject or
needed. what they need
clarification on.
Activity Students will continue going Students will
Sequence through the Japan: finish up the
Geography and Early History guided notes
PowerPoint and be and continue
encouraged to relate what contributing to
they have learned about class
Worldview to what they are discussion.
learning about Japan. Time allowing
students will
engage in a
debate
regarding what
they feel is
similar and
different
between
Canada and
Japan and other
parts of the
world.
Closure Allow some time for Ensure students
questions and discus have everything
potentially what needs to be they need for
done before the next class. next class and
ensure all
 expectations are
clear.

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/

Materials
Needed
Introduction Sept Take Attendance. Sit in assigned
22 seating.
Each class should begin Allow students
asking if any of the students to share
have questions from previous thoughts on the
day and answering them if days subject or
needed. what they need
clarification on.
Activity Students will be introduced to Students will be
Sequence a cut out map activity that provided with
they will create on the front supplies they
page of their Japan booklets, can use to
they will create with large create Japan
paper similar to the books booklets that
they made for Worldview. focus on the
geography and
early history of
Japan.
Closure Allow some time for Ensure students
questions and discus have everything
potentially what needs to be they need for
done before the next class. next class and
ensure all
expectations are
clear.