Blythewood Middle School Lesson Plan 2016-17

Name: Cruse

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Standard/Performance indicator:

7-3.5 Analyze the ways that industrialization contributed to imperialism in India, Japan, China, and African regions, including the need for new markets and raw
materials, the Open Door Policy, and the Berlin Conference of 1884.

7-3.6 Explain the reactions to imperialism that resulted from growing nationalism including the Zulu War, Sepoy Rebellion, Opium Wars, Boxer Rebellion, and
the Meiji Restoration.

What does it mean to be civilized? Who determines this meaning?

Create a DOK Question to go with the standard:

Analyze various political cartoons.
Critique imperialism arguments.

Strategies/21st Strategies/21st Century Skills Balanced Literacy Mathematics in Check for

Century Skills Approach Practice Understanding
The Student will: (Include any reading
The Teacher will: and/or writing assignments
in which students will be
engaged: TDQ,
informational,
argumentative, and/or
narrative text, etc..)

Direct Instruction: 1. Warm Up: How did the Industrial Revolution Independent Make sense of Cartoon analysis
Cartoon analysis contribute to imperialism? Reading/Writing problems and
2. Analyze two pro-imperialism and two persevere in Teacher
worksheet
anti-imperialism political cartoons using analysis solving them questioning/Discussio
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Reason both
3. Comparing perspectives of political cartoons
needed How did the point of view of the first two contextually Quickwrite
political cartoons differ from the second set and abstractly
of cartoons?
What can you conclude from the difference
Facilitate Discussion in viewpoint of the political cartoons?
4. Pro/Cons of Imperialism Review presentation
What were the benefits of imperialism? Why
would indigenous peoples resist imperialism
despite these things?
5. Quickwrite
How were the human rights of Indians,
Chinese, and Africans taken away during
this time period? How were these violations
justified?
6. Whole Class Discussion
What does it mean to be civilized? Who
determines this meaning?