Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Era of Imperialism Name: Sydney Loft

Content Area: History Grade Level: 10th
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or
countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.

1. Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonial-ism (e.g., the role played by
national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social
Darwinism, and the missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and technology).

2. Discuss the locations of the colonial rule of such nations as England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.

3. Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-
term responses by the people under colonial rule.

4. Describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the world, including the roles of leaders, such as
Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of ideology and religion.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

Understand where and how Imperialism started and its global transformation into 1914.

Know the economic and diplomatic strategies used by powers like the United States and European nations to colonize specific
regions in the world.

Begin to understand and differentiate the strategies used by Imperial powers regarding their relationships to the colonized people.

What prompted the spread of colonial rule and how specific ideologies made nations wish to gain new territories?
 What was the economic causes of imperialism during the time period from 1875 to 1914?

Explain how national pride effected the desire of European nations for overseas colonies in the time period.

Analyze primary sources from the time period and compare conflicting viewpoints on the morality of imperialism.
Unit Summary:
The entire world was entering into a new era of technology, economics, and ethics. Many European countries as well as
America were developing into the modern countries as we know them today. During the mid 1850's to 1914 many
countries begun an increased interest of nationalism and the conquering of other 'barbaric' or 'unsettled' lands for
profit and development. It is this period that many major ideologies and major international policies and relations
began to take effect, especially for countries who were the Imperialistic side.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:
Survey of students prior knowledge Lecture on Imperialism. Debate on the morality of
of the Guided Notes based of the Lecture. Imperialism.
Webercise using online research Unit Exam on the content and big
skills.
ideas.
Timeline using an online resource to
note
specific events and people.
Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities: The lesson will begin with a quick online survey to see what
Objective: (Assessments): students may already know or not know about the topic of Imperialism and the
To learn the basics of Students will take Scramble for Africa. This will help me hone in on what the students need and dive
the beginning of notes to a lecture and into the lecture. The lecture will have all the needed information to help students to
Imperialism, have guided notes to study for the unit exam and class debate. The lecture will have guided notes to
vocabulary and the help them grasp main ensure that students follow along and fill in the necessary information and facts. The
guided notes are broken into several sections focusing on analyzing specific images
narrative of ideas and key facts.
or defining specific countries or highlighting key vocabulary terms.
imperialism began This will provide
throughout the world. enough information
that the student has
and their own
thoughts.
Lesson 2 (Exercise/ iPad Lesson)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities: The lesson will begin with a lecture on Americas involvement with
Objective: Students The online worksheet Imperialism and the policies countries used to develop and create spheres of
learn how to use will be completed by influence. We will also have a class discussion on why Americas Imperialism was
online navigation each student different to the European strategies, but also how they are very similar as well. The
skills to research demonstrating their webercise assignment will be started in the class, provided that there are
specific information. 21st century skills of chromebooks available. If not this assignment will be done at home or somewhere
that the student can have internet accessibility and a computer. By completing the
This also will highlight navigating the
assignment not only will the student provide that they have good 21 st century skills
the European, internet and provide
but also have completed the research needed to complete the assignment.
American, and accurate and good
alternative timelines information.
of Imperialism.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities: The students will have a self-research day where they can look at
Objective: The worksheet will be all their notes and texts to create a very complete and informative Venn diagram
This will show the available online. between the United Kingdom and America. They will note what is uniquely American
students own Students will and British when it comes to Imperialism and what they have in common. Students
development and complete a Venn may work in groups to work together for this assignment. This should take most of
analysis of the diagram of the several the class, for it will be one of the last days for students to gather all the needed
information before entering into the big class debate.
information and aspects of imperialism
prepare them for the that we have studied
summative over the last few days
assessment (Class of the unit.
Debate)
Unit Resources:
Digital Unit Plan Site: http://lofteraofimperalism.weebly.com/
Entry level survey: http://lofteraofimperalism.weebly.com/assesments.html
Webercise: http://lofteraofimperalism.weebly.com/webercise.html
https://edtech2.boisestate.edu/lockwoodm/Imperialism/Imperialism.htm
https://edtech2.boisestate.edu/lockwoodm/Imperialism/china.htm
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-gilded-age-1870-1900-20/american-imperialism-
164/american-imperialism-896-3410/
http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/timeline9.html
http://popplet.com/app/#/public
Teacher Lecture and Guided Notes: http://lofteraofimperalism.weebly.com/teacher-lecture.html
https://prezi.com/le7llayrwarm/the-scramble-for-africa/
Graphic Organizer: http://lofteraofimperalism.weebly.com/graphic-organizer.html

Useful Websites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfsfoFqsFk4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=nxmWfbXS4Pw
https://edtech2.boisestate.edu/lockwoodm/Imperialism/WhatIs.htm
https://quizlet.com/171005392/imperialism-flash-cards/
http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/timeline9.html
http://www.historywiz.com/primarysources/imperialismprimary.html
http://www.playinghistory.org/items/show/444