Monroe County Middle School Unit Design

Teacher Lyons Subject American History /Explorers Timeline 2-3 Weeks Core Content SS-08-4.11 SS-08-4.2.1 SS-08-4.3.2 SS-08-5.1.1 SS-08-5.1.2 Essential How did cultural and social changes led to the Age of Exploration? Unit Middle Ages Monarch Question How did economic issues impact the development of the Age of Vocabulary Renaissance Columbian Exchange Exploration? Navigation Circumnavigate What were the effects of exploration? Age of Exploration Conquistador How did the Columbian Exchange affect both Europeans and Native Crusades mercantilism Americans? Feudal System Pueblo Presidio Creole Mesitzo

Thoughtful Education Strategies

Fact or Fiction Word Wall Interactive Lecture Carousel Brainstorming 1,2,3,4 Anticipation Guides Reciprocal Learning Vocabulary Notebook 4-2-1 Free Write Boggle Give one, Get one Think/pair/share Group & Labeling Concept Attainment Memory Box KWL Vocabulary CODE Etch-a-sketch Compare/Contrast TGT Spider/Fist List Reading for Meaning Collaborative Summarizing Kindling Jeopardy Word Association Task Rotation Jigsaw Comprehensive Menu Categories Other:

Method of Assessment: Multiple Choice Test Foldable Open Responses Maps

Student Activities Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Essential Question: How did Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same groups of people that live in Daily Warm-Up- Daily Warm Up- Transparency Daily Warm-Up- Transparency Daily Warm Up: Transparency America before the arrival of Transparency1-3 2.1 2.2 2.3 Europeans Adapt? -Take notes off of Power Point -Finish Notes off of Power -Do Vocabulary Visual on Dry- -Watch Video over Explores Daily Warm-Up- Transparency -Assign Graphic Organizer over Point Erase Board and do W.S. {321} United 1.2 Maya/Aztec/Incas -Go over Graphic organizer -Read Section 3 Chapter 1 streaming -Play music of native American - Do Activity over -Do Exit Slip of 3 things 1 Monroe County Middle School Unit Design

-Pre-Test over Unit and Graph Mayas/Aztecs/Incas learned -Assign Section 2 Chapter 1 to - Assign Vocabulary Visual read -Do Enter Slip 5 things learned

2 Student Activities Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Essential Question: Essential Question: Same Essential Question: How did Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same Daily Warm Up: Transparency Daily Warm Up: WhatMonroe if… Countythe cultural Middle and social Schoolchanges UnitDaily DesignWarm Up: What if Daily Warm Up: What Missing letters - Quizzes over Chapter 1 led to the Age of Exploration? Transparency -Do Map of Tribes by Region Daily Warm Up: What if -Read Section 1 Chapter 2 and came first… in class Transparency do THINK/PAIR/SHARE -Watch video over -Label information on Map - Go over Maps and -Start Foldable Explores and do ABC quizzes blocks - Do KWL chart over Explorers

Student Activities Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Essential Question: How did Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Same economic issues impact the Daily Warm Up: What if… Daily Warm Up: Daily Warm-Up: Daily Warm-Up: Warm development of the Age of -Read Section 2 Chapter 2 Exploration? -Assignment Puzzle Transparency 2-2 Transparency Daily Up Book Daily Warm -Read Section 3 Chapter 2 Warm- up Book -Finish Maps Up:Transparency2-3 -Take notes -Do Map Activity over -Watch Video over -Do Workbook Explorers Exploration -Finish Foldable -Assign Jumble

Student Activities Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Essential Question: Same Essential Question: How did Essential Question: Same Essential Question: Unit Essential Question: All Daily Warm UP: What if…. the Columbian Exchange affect Daily Warm-Up: Review-All Daily Warm Up: Book of -Read Section4 Chapter 2 on both Europeans and Native Tape Americans? Transparency 2-3 Daily Warm Up- Warm Ups -Do Collaborative Summary Daily Warm Up- Transparency Daily Warm Up: Transparency 2-4 -Test over Unit One -Assign Explorers Cube What if… Transparency over -Review Test Columbian Exchange -Watch Video over -Take Notes over Columbian -Do Explorers Cube Exploration Exchange -Do Music Activity -Do Jumble over -Look at overhead of Columbian Exchange Vocabulary -Do Open Response over Columbian Exchange 3 IEP Modifications: Cooperative groups Scribe when necessary more time as needed utilize technology resources Gifted Modifications: Ability Grouping Acceleration Independent Study Curriculum Compacting Tiered Assignment Other: Monroe County Middle School Unit Design

Essential Questions: Red Warm-up: Green Thoughtful Ed: Blue

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