Revolutions
Lesson One:
Lesson Two:
- As a bridge between our Geography unit and our History unit, we will look at a video of the history of time and Everything. This video has some life-changing advice for the class.
- As we watch the video, each student has to think of a historical event and an approximate date from the video. Or something they found interesting. We will share out.
- On a sticky note, write down something from history they saw in the video or they care about. We will put it on the timeline that I will draw on the board.
- As a class, we will then look at our events, our timeline, etc and make observations.
- This is a unit on revolutions. What is the definition of "Revolution"
- Below is a video called 'Did You Know 2023' which is about how we live in revolutionary times!
- Each student will make a comment, ask a question, or state something they found interesting.
- As a class, let's brainstorm 5-10 significant inventions of this century. Now, in groups, students will get a whiteboard and have to write the changes enacted as a result of that inventions.
- Get them to brainstorm changes enacted because of the cellphone (Need faster computers, Laws about internet safety and copyright, Studies of how Wi-Fi affects people, security changes (banks, credit cards online shopping), plagiarism, fraud, gambling, guy convinced people to commit suicide, easy access to information)
- Then, we will do a gallery walk as a class. Where students then need to write a comment about something they learned around three other group whiteboards
- Watch the following videos and keep in mind any revolutions that we may wish to research. Eventually, one of our projects will be to examine a revolution from a list of choices and present it in a creative way. History's Greatest Revolutions: Watch 3:16 - 7:40, Top Ten Notable Revolutions: 7:46-End
Lesson Two:
- I will play the song "Changes" by David Bowie. Complete with music video. Students have to guess what the "Big Idea" of the unit will be based on this particular song.
- I will write "Revolution" on the board. What does the class think the work means?
- I will show the clip (above) about the "Arab Spring." We will be studying revolutions from 300 years ago, but revolutions are things that still occur today. This course is about changes over time, but the link between past and present. (CNN video - Arab Spring, what is it?) In fact, the revolutions we will study directly influence these modern day revolutions.
- Free Write: What is a Major Change that occurred in your life and how did it make you feel? (To help us connect with the material we are studying. I will collect it.