Date: 8/29/17 Content: Social Studies Grade: 8th grade Teacher: Mr.

Rivas

Academic Standard S1C1PO2: Introduce the events that led up to World War II

Content Objective Today I will describe Japanese aggression in World War II by completing my map

Today I will be able to describe how key events that brought the Japanese into World War II and examine
Language Objective which battles and victories enabled Japan to be in a position of power.

Anticipatory Set/ Students will complete bellwork based on Hitler and his rise to power, begin working on worksheet that goes
Building Background along with the Atlas textbook, complete map.
I Do: Discourse/Questioning
Explain and reinforce my rules and expectations Strategies:
for bellwork, explain how to properly read maps,
keys, directions, explain oceans (worksheet). Can you locate and label
places that Japan invaded in
We Do: World War II?
Watch video, do bellwork, answer questions, What role did the Japanese
Lesson Implementation begin to work on worksheet that requires them play in World War II?
to define key places, color in victories, and so What kind of nation is
on. Japan?
You Do:
Watch video, do bellwork, answer Atlas text
based questions, students will start to work
assignment.
Differentiation Shorten assignments, give more time, focus on vocabulary
Assessment Bellwork based on dictators, checks for understanding, class discussion, completion of
(Formative/Summative) Atlas assignment
Always keep in mind the PLC guiding questions:
1. What do we want students to know and be able to do? 2. How will we know if they have learned it? 3. What will we do if they dont learn it? 4. What do
we do when they do learn it?