Subject: 7th Grade World Cultures & Geography--Unit/ Lesson: European Colonialism, African Independence, and the forming of Modern nations of Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa Dates: Jan 17 to Jan 21 2011 Irving GPS Standards… Activities…Performance Task… Assessment SIP Goals/ Reading & Writing Objective… Procedures & Resources/materials Formative – teacher observation Across the Curriculum Essential Questions… Summative- Unit Test Monday MLK Holiday after a week off due to severe weather Formative assessment of SSR Reading expository Jan 17 related standards text to gather notes Tuesday Formative assessment of Reading expository text to Jan 18 related standards gather notes 1. Review items from “Slave Ship,” “The Impact of Expository writing Essential Colonialism on Africa,” “World Cultures and Question: Geography: Workbook p. 61,” and Vocabulary terms. How has the 2. Read from text pp. 314-315 “The Works shop of European the world” add new vocabulary: missionary, Industrial partitioning Revolution, capitalism. impacted 3. Read from text pp. 329-331 clarify definition of Africa? (H1a, nationalism. b, d) Homework: Complete p. 37 cluster diagram in Work Book Wednesday Formative assessment of Reading expository text to Warm Up: European Colonial Possessions, 1914 Jan 19 related standards gather notes from text p. 330 Essential 1. Review vocabulary Question: 2. Review and discuss Homework-How did European How did governments change and how did colonialism affect nations in Africa? Africa gain 3. View Streaming Video: The Quest for Wealth: their European Colonization and Imperialism in Africa independence? 4. Begin “The Road to Independence” text pp. (H1b, c, d) “Sequencing Events” from Workbook p. 61.
Subject: 7th Grade World Cultures & Geography--Unit/ Lesson: European Colonialism, African Independence, and the forming of Modern nations of Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa Dates: Jan 17 to Jan 21 2011 Irving GPS Standards… Objective… Essential Questions… Activities…Performance Task… Procedures & Resources/materials Assessment Formative – teacher observation Summative- Unit Test SIP Goals/ Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum Monday Jan 17 MLK Holiday after a week off due to severe weather Formative assessment of related standards SSR Reading expository text to gather notes Tuesday Jan 18 Essential Question: How has the European partitioning impacted Africa? (H1a, b, d) 1. Review items from “Slave Ship,” “The Impact of Colonialism on Africa,” “World Cultures and Geography: Workbook p. 61,” and Vocabulary terms. 2. Read from text pp. 314-315 “The Works shop of the world” add new vocabulary: missionary, Industrial Revolution, capitalism. 3. Read from text pp. 329-331 clarify definition of nationalism. Homework: Complete p. 37 cluster diagram in Work Book Formative assessment of related standards Reading expository text to gather notes Expository writing Wednesday Jan 19 Essential Question: How did nations in Africa gain their independence? (H1b, c, d) Warm Up: European Colonial Possessions, 1914 from text p. 330 1. Review vocabulary 2. Review and discuss Homework-How did European governments change and how did colonialism affect Africa? 3. View Streaming Video: The Quest for Wealth: European Colonization and Imperialism in Africa 4. Begin “The Road to Independence” text pp. “Sequencing Events” from Workbook p. 61. Formative assessment of related standards Reading expository text to gather notes