Lesson Author

First and Last Name Cindi Reyes

School Name High School for Environmental Studies

Lesson Overview

Lesson Title/ Date:

Mini-Lesson 1: Causes of the French Revolution

10/22/13 Tuesday

Objectives:

SWBAT determine the major causes of the French Revolution by analyzing primary source documents in their scholar pairs and will cite specific textual evidence to support their claims.

Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

Aim:

How did political, social, and economic factors in France lead to a challenge to the absolute monarch?

Do Now/Motivation:

Based on your knowledge of Global Studies, define the term “revolution” and provide examples.

Activities:

1. DO NOW: Walk around the room and stamp student work that is complete. (4)

2. Discussion of DO NOW. Place definitions and examples on Smartboard. Pivotal Questions: Are there any differences or similarities you see on this list of revolutions? What is the difference between a political revolution and a non-political revolution? (6)

3. Introduce French Revolution unit. Give students unit plan and review objectives and essential questions. (5)

4. Put students into scholar pairs and scholar teams

5. Activity 1: Students analyze their assigned documents and complete their graphic organizer in their scholar pairs. (10)

6. Check for understanding: In one word, write down the cause of the French Revolution that your assigned document describes. (3)

7. Activity 2: Students share their analysis in their scholar teams. (10)

8. CLOSURE (6)

Closure:

Based on the documents you analyzed, what do you think some causes of the French Revolution

Assessment:

Graphic organizer, check for understanding, closure

Homework:

• Students will begin work on vocabulary.

Modifications/Accommodations: (What curriculum modifications and/or classroom accommodations will you make for Students with Disabilities in your class? Be as specific

as possible.):

• Students will be grouped according to ability.

Lesson Author

First and Last Name Cindi Reyes

School Name High School for Environmental Studies

Lesson Overview

Lesson Title/ Date:

Causes of the French Revolution

10/23/13 Wednesday

Objectives:

SWBAT determine the major causes of the French Revolution through analysis of primary source documents and will share their findings to other students. Together, students will establish the major causes of the French Revolution.

Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

Aim:

How did political, social, and economic factors in France lead to a challenge to the absolute monarch?

Do Now/Motivation:

Think about the definition of revolution you came up with yesterday, and the examples we discussed. What usually causes Revolutions to occur?

Activities:

1. DO NOW: Walk around the room and stamp student work that is complete.2. Discussion of DO NOW. Place examples on Smartboard. Pivotal Questions: What are some

common ideas that link revolutions? (3 + 3) 3. Review what was completed yesterday. (3)4. Give students their JIGSAW teams Students sit with their new teams. (3)5. Activity 1: Students share out their findings from yesterday and complete the graphic

organizer. (13)6. Check for understanding: Which factor, political, social, and economic, do you think was most

responsible for causing the French Revolution, based on your discussion. (3)7. Activity 2: Hunt for Evidence! Tell students that buried in the documents are the 5 major

causes of the French Revolution. In their teams, students must find evidence that supports the cause they believe the document supports. They must find evidence in the document, find the enlarged document in the room, write on the document in one to two words what they think the cause is. Challenge students to also underline in the document where they found their evidence. Model this process for students using a level one document. (3 + 10)

8. CLOSURE (5)

Closure:

Which of these causes do you think was the most significant in causing the French Revolution? Why?

Assessment:

Graphic organizer, check for understanding, closure

Homework:

• Students will continue work on vocabulary.

Modifications/Accommodations: (What curriculum modifications and/or classroom accommodations will you make for Students with Disabilities in your class? Be as specific as possible.):

• Students will be grouped according to ability.