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Teacher: Mallory Sullivan Mentor: Kelly Keough Date: October 26, 2017

School: Fort Collins High School Room #: M121 Content Area: Social Studies Title: The Roman Colosseum Chapter 6

Lesson Idea/Topic and Rational/Relevance: What are
you going to teach and why is this lesson of importance
to your students? How is it relevant to students of this
age and background? Why are you teaching this lesson
now (what came before/what will come after)? What
teaching methods/strategies will you use and why?
The lesson is to elaborate on the skill of comparing and contrasting in World History. It is important
to understand why we look at history and how it impacts our present day and future. Students will
explore Google Earths virtual reality tour of the Roman Colosseum and then a present day stadium
or amphitheater. By viewing both of the stadiums/amphitheaters they will point out similarities and
differences. Why is it important to understand the culture of societies, has much changed in the way
of people wanting to be entertained? We are learning about the historical aspects of the Roman
Empire and talking about the architecture and buildings fit well into todays lesson.

Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson: (Write Content Standards directly from the standard)

1.2:Thekeyconceptsofcontinuityandchange,causeandeffect,complexity,unityanddiversityovertime

Understandings: (Big Ideas)

PreparedGraduates:Analyzekeyhistoricalperiodsandpatternsofchangeovertimewithinandacrossnationsandcultures

Inquiry Questions: (Essential questions relating knowledge at end of the unit of instruction, select applicable questions from standard)

2.Howhasculturedefinedcivilization?
3.Howdoessocietydecidewhatisimportantinhistory?
4.Whatideashaveunitedpeopleovertime?

Evidence Outcomes: (Learning Targets) AND (Success Criteria)Using ABCD Objective

I can: Evaluate continuity and change over the course of world history This means: students will observe real life photos and VR systems to compare the
Colosseum built in 70AD versus a modern day stadium.

List of Assessments: (Note whether the assessment is formative or summative)

Summative Students will write one paragraph (6-8 sentences) comparing and contrasting the Colosseum with another stadium in their chapter packets. Has
much-changed in little less than 2000 years? What can be said about the way people spend free time.

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Planned Lesson Activities

Name and Purpose of Lesson Touring the Colosseum Practicing historical analysis skills such as
Should be a creative title - Think of the purpose as the mini-rationale compare and contrast
Approx. Time and Materials Approx. 40 minutes
How long do you expect the activity to last and what materials will Powerpoint introducing activity, history video on Colosseum (2 min)
you need? Laptops
Chapter Packet and pencil
Anticipatory Set Ask students what they like to do for entertainment, they like to watch
The hook to grab students attention. To put students into a mma? Or wrestling? Etc. People havent changed a whole lot (besides
receptive frame of mind. actually killing)
To focus student attention on the lesson.
2 minute video on the quick statistics on the Colosseum
To create an organizing framework for the ideas, principles,
or information that is to follow (advanced organizers)
An anticipatory set is used any time a different activity or new concept
is to be introduced.
How do you intend to engage your students in thinking during the By viewing both of the stadiums/amphitheaters they will point out
Anticipatory Set? similarities and differences. Why is it important to understand the
Why are you using it at this point in your lesson? culture of societies, has much changed in the way of people wanting to
How will you know they get it? be entertained?
Procedures Teacher Actions Student Actions
(Include a play-by-play account of what students and teacher will do ~5 min hook and video ~25 minutes to explore and write
from the minute they arrive to the minute they leave your classroom. ~10 min introduce activity paragraph to compare and contrast
Indicate the length of each segment of the lesson in minutes. Indicate ~2 min make sure - go up to the bell
whether each is: everyone can access
-teacher input Google Earth
-modeling
-questioning strategies
-guided/unguided:-whole-class practice, group practice, individual
practice, check for understanding, other
How do you intend to engage your students in thinking during the The strategy I intend to use is ______________________________
Anticipatory Set? I am using this strategy here because: My CFU? ___________________
Why are you using it at this point in your lesson?
How will you know they get it?

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Closure I will ask them what they observed, what was a similarity? What was a
Those actions or statements by a teacher that are designed to bring a difference?
lesson presentation to an appropriate conclusion. Used to help
Why is it important to look at historical events or in this case a cultural
students bring things together in their own minds, to make sense out
building? Do you think it has affected todays society?
of what has just been taught. Any Questions? No. OK, lets move on
is not closure. Closure is used: Students will have the remaining time to complete this paragraph or any
To cue students to the fact that they have arrived at an other work they have for the class since the chapter packet, map packet,
important point in the lesson or the end of a lesson. key terms are due tomorrow for the quiz.
To help organize student learning
To help form a coherent picture and to consolidate.

How do you intend to engage your students in thinking during the

Anticipatory Set?
Why are you using it at this point in your lesson?
How will you know they get it?
Differentiation: This being an FC class, most students have 504s or IEP, if not are at a
lower reading level so this activity should be pretty easy as it is a visual
Differentiation should be embedded throughout your activity. For the higher needs students I can give them a list of famous
whole lesson!! buildings of the Roman empire to explore and write what they see from
This is to make sure you have met the needs of your the application. They have all been practicing their writing skills so this is
students on IEPS or 504 another opportunity to enhance paragraph writing.
To modify: If the activity is too advanced for a child, how will you
modify it so that they can be successful?
To extend: If the activity is too easy for a child, how will you extend it
to develop their emerging skills?

Assessment Reflection: (data analysis)
How will you know if students met the learning targets? Write a
description of what you were looking for in each assessment.
The paragraph that they will be writing will go into the chapter packet
they received last Monday. This packet will be turned in on Friday. Have
they answered: why is it important to understand the culture of
societies, has much changed in the way of people wanting to be
entertained?

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Post Lesson Reflection

1. To what extent were lesson objectives achieved? (Utilize assessment data to justify your level of achievement)

2. What changes, omissions, or additions to the lesson would you make if you were to teach again?

3. What do you envision for the next lesson? (Continued practice, reteach content, etc.)

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