Weekly lesson plan

Date: January 2, 2017

Week: 20

 

	Description
M	no student attendance
T	* New seating arrangement 1. Disasters intro clues (in My Documents) 2. Titanic: Breaking New Ground (20-25 minutes)    * make a list of errors & lessons learned 3. Read "Spirit of Sacrifice Reigned on Titanic" newspaper article & answer questions on back... due tomorrow objective: determine errors & formulate ideas to avoid them in the future
W	1. Grade  newspaper questions 2. Finish Titanic: Breaking New Ground   * share & discuss lists of errors & lessons learned (see My Documents) objective: determine errors & formulate ideas to avoid them in the future
Th	1. Introduce Disasters unit: handout, form groups, pick topics, go over requirements for the PowerPoint presentations 2. Show examples of slides 3. look through textbooks, encyclopedias & organize themselves *Advanced group does multiple Roaring 20s topics Objective: examine disasters and explain the lessons learned
F	1. Watch "Why We Study History" video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmNkYUL_Cw 2. Laptop research on Disasters of the 20th Century, Roaring 20's Objective: examine disasters and explain the lessons learned