Personal and Social Values: Takes pride in presenting high quality academic and creative work. Information Gathering and Reporting: Use library and textual aids to locate sources of information in which the student will summarize ideas into their own words. Rank factors that made significance impact of medieval society. Demonstrate that events in history are not inevitable, but are informed by historical causes and consequences. Investigate the causes and consequences of daily experiences of life for different people in the Middle Ages. Develop an understanding of how social hierarchy influences social, economic and political aspects of life. Identify factors that influence the rise of feudalism. These will focus on writing timed paragraphs (for test preparations) and reading a variety of sources, including primary sources, for relevant information. Worksheets, in-class activities and participation in discussions will make up daily formative learning assessments. The test will ask students to best answer the critical unit question though multiple choice, short and long answer questions. A unit test will be a summative assessment using ‘Understanding by Design’ method. This project will ask students to develop research and library skills along with challenging them in skills of creativity and formal writing. This will challenge students to think critically into an aspect of medieval society and relate it to the larger context. Unit Assessment: -The comic and rationale assignment will be a summative assessment using ‘Understanding by Design’ method. Number and Length of Classes: 10 classes/ 80 minutesĬorresponding Textbook: Across the Centuries -Houghton Mifflin Social StudiesĬorresponding Chapter(s): Chapter 10 and 11Ĭritical Unit Question: How was society changing in the middle ages and how were the consequences of these changes significant? UNIT PLAN OVERVIEW: Student Make-up: 30 Students (3-5 ESL students) Kathryn Davis S.A Karla Kirmis F.A Isobel Willard

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