Inquiry Based Lesson Plan

Teachers: Max Leaf

Subject: 11th Grade Social Studies

Standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an
author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9
Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent
understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.

Objective (Explicit):

Students will be able to demonstrate an understating of the Roman Empire. (27 BC 480 AD)

Evidence of Mastery (Measurable): SWBT give a multimedia presentation about the rise and fall of the
Roman Empire with 80 percent mastery. Technology integration will also be assessed, because they will
need to know how to use technology outside of school. (Ex. Students presentations will demonstrate
mastery if they contain 3 or less errors, with no exceptions when it comes to names and dates)
Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

SWBT describe the events leading up to the Roman Empire

SWBT demonstrate the knowledge of Roman leaders
SWBT identify major battles and wars that occurred during this time
SWBT identify the contributions that the Romans gave to the world during this time
SWBT describe the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

Key vocabulary:

Aqueduct
Augustus
Civil War
Constantine
Consul
Diocletian
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Legion
Mercenary

Materials/Technology Resources to be used:

Kindle Fire Ancient Rome History,

Edmodo, Ancient Google Earth, Padlet,
Prezi
Whiteboard
Textbook On the Kindle Fire
Library of Congress
Homework
Handouts

 Pax Roma
Plebian
Pompeii
Punic Wars
Republic
Senate
Tribune
Triumvirate

Engage (Make content and learning relevant to real life and connect to student interest)

Explore

With the use of the Kindle fires it gives the students a look at how the ancient world looks using
google maps. This allows them to have a grasp on how things looked during this time, as well as
how things look in todays time. This is important for the PBL as a whole because the students need
to be able to make connections outside of the classroom, and with this technology it allows them to
do just that.
It also teaches students how to use technology to gain educational information, and how to use
technology in the real world.
Teacher Will: Give a presentation on what we
are going to cover during the Roman Empire.
Address any questions or concerns that students
may have for the lesson, and assign the
homework. One page essay on how the Roman
Empire came to be.

Student Will: Participate in the discussion

asking questions or informing the class of
previous knowledge of the Roman Empire. The
students will use their Kindles to participate in
Padlet during the discussion. They will answer
questions that the teacher has provided based
upon the lesson of the day.

Explain

Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation Co-Teaching will involve the main teacher going over
the lesson while the other teacher can help the students get logged into Padlet if needed. Students
that have learning disabilities will be handed notes of the presentation as well as questions that will
give them a general idea of where to begin.
Teacher Will: discuss the presentation, and
create a rubric with the students on what is
expected to be included in their presentations.
Then the teacher will monitor the different
groups and address any further questions.

Student Will: be placed into groups to conduct

research on the Roman Empire. They will use
their Kindles to access L.O.C, Google Earth, as
well as anything other scholarly websites that
they deem fitting. If students need help they
will have to discuss with other groups before
coming to the teachers for help.

Elaborate

Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation Co-Teaching will include both teachers monitoring the

groups, and making sure sources are academically acceptable. Students that have learning
disabilities may be partnered up with students that are excelling in the class if needed.
Teacher Will: Provide PowerPoints and other
lectures about the Roman Empire for students to
use in their presentations. This will allow
students to see what type of information is

Student Will: Finish up their presentations by

collaborating all of their information with the
other members of their group. They will put all
of this information into their presentations, and

necessary for the presentation.

present for the class the basic information that

everyone will have, plus a few extra things that
they found particularly interesting.

Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation Both teachers will help the students by showing them
how to upload things into Google Docs, and other file sharing websites. This will allow the
students to access all of their groups information in one place as well as work and edit the project
outside of class if necessary. Both teachers will address the problems there maybe with students
having troubles with technology, and putting their presentations together.
Evaluate
The students will do their presentations in class and each group will grade each other based on the rubric that
the class created as a whole. The students will also evaluate each member of the group on the work that they
did. The teachers then will hold a discussion after these presentations and have students discuss what most
important aspects of the Roman Empire were, as well as if there are any questions on anything that we just
went over.
Then for the very last thing, students will write a short essay on the Roman Empire and its significance to
history as well as how this time period still affects us today. Students will understand what has occurred
during this period and it importance it has on our society still today. (Laws, inventions, philosophers, etc)
This allows the students to have a real life connection to what they had just learned.