Hayden O’Rourke and Ms.

Zeserman
Word History 9

1. Content and Standards:

a. 8.4.W.B. Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites
which are critical to world history
b.Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today. •
Belief systems and religions • Commerce and industry • Technology • Politics and
government • Physical and human geography • Social organization
c.8.4.9.A. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social,
political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history

2. Prerequisites: Students will have an understanding of how explorers showed a

motivation for overseas explorations.

3. Essential Questions:
a. What were the success and failures of overseas trade?
b. How should Columbus be known?
c. What issue was resolved by the Treaty of Tordesillas?
d. How much of an economic impact did oversea expansion have?
e. What sorts of technology was used for travel?

4. Materials and Equipment:

a. Chalkboard and Colored Chalk
b. Powerpoint
c. Class Set of Technology Reading

5. Instructional Objective: Students will be able to understand the economic and

political factors during the Age of Exploration in order to understand the motivation
for overseas trade.

6. Instructional Procedures:
● Before: Students will begin class with a current event presentation. While
students are listening to the current event, they will need to take out their
homework on the Four Countries reading.
a. Since I am not checking their homework, I will spend the first 10 min of
class and review each country (France, England, Spain, Netherlands) and
take down notes on the board using different colors to highlight the
variety of information. The board will be all student-produced answers
and I will facilitate the questions to guide the students into creating class
notes.
b. After that, students will transition to notes about the economic and
political function of overseas trade.
i. Have students read out loud the two opposing points about
Columbus and his impact on the lands. Allow students to engage
 with the quotes and have them choose which one stands out to
them.
ii. Finish powerpoint and discuss from their reading the Treaty of
Tordesillas
1. What impact did this have on trading?
2. Who benefits/who does not?
iii. Show the last slide and pass out the Newsela Article on
Explorations and technology.
● During: For the remainder of the period, students will work and answer the
questions “ What new forms of Technology do we see today” and “What ways did
these new explorations make sea trading easier?
● After: Review key concepts and have students share out their reading answers
and what they have read.

7. Assessment: Due for the following day will be the the answer to the questions to
ensure students are able to pinpoint the new technology that flourished.

8. Differentiated Instruction: Students will be able to work together on the reading and
will be provided printed notes for them. Also, students can have a modified reading
to best suit their reading level.

9. Analysis: I think this lesson went well with my pacing and implementation of the
notes. What worked well was that I had students tell me what they wrote for their
homework. I felt this was a good way to get kids to talk in class due to them
expecting the homework to be collected. I wanted students to have instant feedback
and hear from their classmates. My overall lesson was good and more interactive
than at other times. I wanted students to engage more and adding in quotes
continues to help them work on their document analysis. I think the presentation of
notes was good, however, it seemed dry as some students were losing interest as I
talked about the economic impact. The goal was to prepare students for their mini
assignment on overseas explorers research. My exit ticket was a verbal review
which I should have had questions prepared to make sure I knew students knew the
new material. Finally, the reading was prepared to help students for tomorrow. I
would have liked to have prepared questions, however, I wanted them to read it as a
resource and use it for their Explorer project. Overall, I think the flow and the
amount of material was substantial, but there was