WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
Feb 5th

Subject: Europe during the Middle Ages
Topic: The Crusades 1-8 and the Children’s Crusade
Materials: PowerPoint Presentations, Video: The Kingdom of Heaven, worksheets.

Objectives:

Analyze the reasons for the crusades and the reasons people became crusades.
Summarize the major crusades to the Holy Land and assess the effectiveness of each.
Analyze the background and the reasons for the Children’s crusades.
Evaluate the outcome and significance of the crusades.


Instruction/Guided Practice:
Independent Practice/Homework:
Monday
Question/Reflection # 5 (objective # 1)
1. PowerPoint presentation with student outline.
2. The background of the crusades and the 1st crusade.
3. Worksheet: An Eyewitness Account of the First Crusade




Worksheet: An Eyewitness Account of the First Crusade if not done in class.
Tuesday
Question/Reflection # 6 (objective #2)
1. PowerPoint on Crusades # 2
2. Video and notes on Saladin the Magnificent

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Wednesday
Question/Reflection #6 (objective # 2 & 3)
1. PowerPoint presentation with student outline: The crusades # 3-8
2. The Children’s Crusade: “Betrayed”



Finish class work
Thursday

Question/Reflection #7 (objective #4)
1. PowerPoint presentation with student outline: military advantages and historical costs.
2. Heraldry
3. A Royal Coat of Arms
4. Imaginary Animals
5. Designing a Shield




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Friday

Finish Shields


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WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of:
Jan 29, 2007

Subject: Chapter 11: European Rule, Religion, and Conflict
Topic: The Rise of the Power of the Church and the Byzantine Empire
Materials: Student notebooks, PowerPoint Presentations, worksheets, and the note outlines.

Objectives:
1. Describe the organization of the Catholic Church between 1000 and 1300 and its effectiveness as a unifying force in Western Europe.
2. Account for the conflicts between popes and kings during this period.
3. Describe and observe the role of religious art and architecture in Medieval Europe.
4. Describe the role of the church in everyday life.
5. Describe the role of the emperor in the Byzantine Empire
6. Compare and contrast Christian churches in the East and the West.
7. Summarize the events that led to the disruption of the Byzantine Empire.


Instruction/Guided Practice:
Independent Practice/Homework:
Monday
Question/Reflection #1 (objective ½)
PowerPoint notes with student outline: The Hierarchy of the Church.
Activity: Questions and writing worksheet.





The Hierarchy of the Church homework if not finished in class.


Tuesday
Question/Reflection # 2 (objective ¾)
PowerPoint notes with student outline: Medieval Art and Gothic architecture.
Video “Gothic Cathedrals” (20 minutes) with video guide.


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Wednesday
Question/Reflection #3 (objective 5/6)
PowerPoint notes with student outline: The Byzantine Empire.
Activity: Justinian and the Byzantine Empire.



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Thursday
Question/Reflection #4 (objective 7)
1. Video and activities (united streaming) “Civilizations in Conflict: Byzantium, Islam, and the Crusades.
2. Activity: Crossword Puzzle
3. Activity: Quiz




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Friday


No school (in-service)




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