WVSU Lesson Plan Format

Kaycee Pauley
Grade/Subject: 9th Grade/World History
Lesson Topic: Lesson 4: Religious Reformation continued; Excerpts from Martin Luther and
Pope Leo X
NCSS Theme 8: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

Instruction Objectives/Student Outcomes

Students will understand the reasons behind the reformation
Students will identify the religious reformations effects on Europes political structure and
society
WVCSO:
SS.9.H.CL5.2: Analyze the religious reformations and their effects on theology, politics and
economics.
National Standards:
Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770
Standard 2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations
in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
Management Framework:
Overall Time: 45 minutes
Time Frame: 5 minutes on diagnostic assessment / introduction to lesson
15 minutes: Video from YouTube Crash Course History: Martin Luther and Pope Leo X
Excerpts

15-20 minutes: Teacher passes out Handout 3.1 SOAPS For Primary Source Documents and
Martin Luthers Ninety-five Theses and Pope Leo Xs Students are to begin working on
Handout 3.1 and if not finish the worksheet for homework. Students may use their handwritten
Cornell Notes if needed.
Strategies:
Teacher centered
Direct instruction / lecture
Cornell Note taking
Video
Differentiated Instruction:

Lesson topic and objective written on the board Religious Reformation: Catholic vs.

Protestant
Key terms from the vocabulary research worksheet are written on the board
Subtitles are turned on for hearing impaired students

Procedures:
Introduction:
I introduce the lesson by asking students to get out their homework, Venn Diagrams, and ask
students questions about the two religious denominations from the Venn Diagram
Body and Transition:
Students watch a fifteen minute video from Crash Course World History: Martin Luther and the
Reformation
Teacher hands out Handout 3.1 SOAPS along with Martin Luthers excerpts and Pope Leo Xs
excerpts
Closure:
Students are to begin working on their SOAPS handout along with their handwritten Cornell
Notes if needed

Last fifteen minutes of class, they can find a partner to share information with
Assessment:
Diagnostic / Informal: Asking students to get out their Vinn Diagrams to see who has completed
them and who hasnt
Formative / Informal: Observing students watching video and completing handout 3.1
Summative: Students working on Handout 3.1
Materials:
Computer

Handout 3.1

Cornell Note Taking NoteBook

Smart Board

Martin Luther and Pope Leo X Excpt

pencil / paper
Video Crash Course World History: Martin Luther and the Reformation YouTube

Extended Activities:
Lesson finishes early, students are to work on their Handout 3.1
If technology fails, teacher lectures with notes only
Post-Teaching: