Jan 22-25, 2007

Chapter 9: The Early Middle Ages: Section 3

Weekly Overview of Standards/Objectives...

The CA State Standard we will focus on this week is: 7.6.3

Students will learn that …

1. Feudalism governed how knights and nobles dealt with each other.

2. Feudalism spread through much of Europe.

3. The manor system dominated Europe’s economy.

4. Towns and trade grew and helped end the feudal system.

...by completing a variety of multidimensional, cross-subject activities, readings, writings, and artistic tasks in order to master the objectives listed above!

Vocabulary

1. knights
2. vassal
3. feudalism
4. William the Conqueror
5. manor
6. serfs
7. Eleanor of Aquitaine

PreTeaching tasks for this week

___What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic terms in this section.
__ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teaching tasks for this week

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and create an outline of the main ideas of this section.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Special Education Students (TE) Medieval Social Classes Diagram [RS]
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Picture Discussion [RS]
___ Critical Thinking: Comparing and Contrasting (TE) The Manor System
___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Science (TE) Medieval Technology Fair
___ Quick Facts: Feudal Society (SE)
___ History Close-up: Life on a Manor (SE)
__ Biography: Eleanor of Aquitaine (SE)

Review & Assessments for this week

___ Close (TE) Have students review this section by creating an outline that uses the main ideas as headings.
__ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK

1. Read Chapter 9 Section 3 in your textbooks!
2. Complete Chapter 9 Section 3's assessment questions #'s 1-3
3. Complete Interactive Reader (Questions announced in CLASS!!!)
4. Quick Writes
5. *Standards Workbooks* Done in CLASS

MONDAY

1. MLK Jr. Day - Students are off.
   

TUESDAY

1. Quick Write
2. Standards Rev. Workbook
3. Introduction of New Key Terms (9-3)
4. Begin Discussion of Feudal Societies
   

WEDNESDAY

1. Quick Write: Feudal Societies
   
2. FILM: Feudal Societies
3. Begin Work on Feudal Societies of Europe vs. Japan!
1. Learning Project!
1. Create a Venn Diagram of HOW European Society was similar and different to Japanese society :)
   

THURSDAY

1. Quick Write
2. Daily Bell Ringer Activity
   
3. Chapter 9-3 Read-Thru
   
1. Check for understanding by verbally quizzing students
   
4. Remainder of time to be spend working on Learning Activity!

FRIDAY

1. HOMEWORK IS DUE (SEE ABOVE)
2. ALL HISTORY DAY PROJECTS ARE DUE TODAY!!!!
   
3. Chapter 9-3 worksheet (extra credit for correct responses!)
4. In-Class, closed note, closed book, section assessment...show me what you know!
5. Concluding film introducing KNIGHTS for next week!

Have a great weekend!

Mr. S.