INTERAMERICAN SCHOOL BIWEEKLY LESSON PLAN 2009-2010

OBJECTIVE (Standard)

Students will learn the most important facts of the China’s flourishing civilization. And practice team work, do research on secondary resources. They will also be able to understand the two philosophies that govern China at that time.

WEEK NUMBER GRADE 9th

UNIT SUBJECT World History 1

LESSON TEACHER Benjamin Garcia

DATE

DAY CONCEPTS CONTENTS PROCEDURES CONTENTS ATTITUDES CONTENTS

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AY Building of the Great Wall to protect

against invaders from the north

creation of a civil-service system in

which officials were appointed on

the basis of examinations

Jigsaw reading activity. Pg. x-x

Write in the notebook the Reasons and

consequences of the Great Wall and civil-service

system.

Responsibility of all the people for the progress of

society.

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Confucianism

Picture prompt of Confucius.

Think-pair-share about what they think the class

is going to be about. (bring pictures and quotes of

Confucius)

Lecture of Confucius basis

Students write a paragraph of 4 lines using

Confucius philosophy, and perform it in front of

the class

Self concept in the world and life.

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Comparison of Confucianism and Taoism

Read some Tao quotes to the students.

Give time to the students to do some research in

the book about Taoism.

Groups of 3. In their notebooks they have to

compare Confucianism and Taoism using a Venn

Diagram

Students draw the Venn diagram in a poster and

paste it on the wall.

Team Work

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IDA

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First printed book and the developed of paper

and gunpowder.

Web quest (students research for the inventions,

and they have to create a collage summarizing

specific information of the research) Some

students present their collages. We upload them

to the website.

Learn to listen and help others.

ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS

Students can explain the two notable achievements during

the china’s flourishing civilization

Students are able to differentiate the philosophies of

Confucianism and Daoism, compared with the style of life

thought by Jesus

Students can explain the origin of the first printed book

and developed paper and gunpowder

EVALUATION GUIDELINES

Oral Comprehension Oral Production Grammatical Competence Sociolinguistic Competence Discourse Competence Strategic Competence Reading Comprehension Writing Production Preparation for life competencies

Homework Assignment:

Students read a portion of the bible, then they write an essay comparing the Bible with the ideas of Confucius and Tao.

INTERAMERICAN SCHOOL BIWEEKLY LESSON PLAN 2009-2010

OBJECTIVE (Standard)

Students will be able to reflect about their life, present an argument agreeing or disagreeing with other’s life’s syles by using Web sites and argument and reflective essays.

WEEK NUMBER GRADE 9th

UNIT SUBJECT World History 1

LESSON TEACHER Benjamin Garcia

DATE

DAY CONCEPTS CONTENTS PROCEDURES CONTENTS ATTITUDES CONTENTS

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Creation of a web site

Teacher’s instruction about creating a free

website in web.com

Students create their accounts and create the

website, and make the web site template and

design.

We create a web site directory with all the web

addresses of the students

Collaborative learning

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China Flourishing civilization ‘s

philosophy

Students do research at the library and copy in a

template sheet all the information they will need

to their web site, about China’s philosophy.

3, 2, 1 activity as an exit ticket activity.

Show respect to the library rules and cooperative

learning using the books.

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Self philosophy of life, how to write a

reflective and argument essay.

Comparison of today’s philosophy to

China’s philosophy

Students are guided to a self inspection and

reflection, about their philosophy of life and

conduct, to find out what they really are and

believe in and how they show it in their cloth

style, conduct music, etc.

Students write in a sheet of paper a reflective

essay about their philosophy of life.

Respect to other’s philosophy of life. Reflect on the way we live.

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Flash animation, summary of China

philosophy and student’s philosophy

They create the flash with their music and

pictures.

They add all the information and essays to their

web site, using E-paper, and swish max

Hard work is always satisfying and pleasant.

ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS

Students will summarize in a web site the philosophy of

Confucius and Tao

Students will agree or disagree to china’s philosophy by

presenting an argument essay and they will upload it to

their websites.

Students will create a flash animation with music about

themselves, explaining how in their life they show their

philosophy of life (by fashion, music, conduct, etc) they

will upload it to their web site.

EVALUATION GUIDELINES

Oral Comprehension Oral Production Grammatical Competence Sociolinguistic Competence Discourse Competence Strategic Competence Reading Comprehension Writing Production Preparation for life competencies

Homework Assignment: During the week they have to do research about writing an argument essay and a reflective essay.

Students type in word an argument essay if they agree or disagree to China’s philosophy