Thematic Unit: Globalization
Overview: These two lesson plans aim at introducing my students to globalization. Their understanding of this phenomenon will be deepened by tackling its history, present and future. To know where we stand, we should now where we started and to where we are going ahead.
Curriculum Subject: German
Curriculum Goals and Standards:
- Students should be able to express themselves about updated issues like globalization correctly.
- Teachers should work together to form an interdisciplinary unit on updated issues.
Grade Level: 11th grade
Estimated Time: 30 days
1st Lesson Plan: History of Globalization
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify and report about the origin of globalization
NETS
· Students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from variety of resources
· Students use technology tools to process data and report results
Motivational Activity: Building Pangaea
( from Week 10 Assignment: Test Science and Math Simulation)
Informational Activity:
Part one: Use of primary resoruces documents Part two:Use of Google Maps
( Week 12 Assignment: Technology-Enhanced Social Studies)
Application Activity:
1st Application Activity:
Part one: Students create a Mind Map of Globalization
Part two: Students locate 5 important historical events from their Mind Maps using Google Maps
( Week 12 Assignment: Technology-Enhanced Social Studies)
2nd Application Activity:
To support words with pictures, students will create an e-book for their Mind Map.
(Week 9 Assignment – Create an E-Book)
3rd Application Activity:
Students create a table of content for their e-book by following these steps
Lesson Assessments:
- Use this rubric to assess students learning in Virtual Simulation (Building Pangaea)
- Students’ Mind Map is assessed using the following rubric
- Students make the following quiz to test their knowledge about history of globalization.
Accomodation:
Assisstive Technology will be included to ensure optimal participation of students with different special needs.
2nd Lesson Plan: Present
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify and report about the present of globalization
NETS
· Students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from variety of resources
· Students use technology tools to process data and report results
Motivational Activity: Video Library
(Week 6 Assignment: Create a Video Library)
Informational Activity: Integrating Internet Activities – 2nd Activity
(Week 8 Assignment: Integrating Internet Activities for “Globalization”)
Application Activity:
1st Activity: A Wiki about the effect of globalization on our life?
Use “Global Life” group in http://global2010.wikispaces.com/
What fields of our life are affected by globalization?
(Week 7 Assignment: Social Networking)
2nd Activity: Create a Glogster that incorporates images from different fields of our life such as Music, Arts and PE to demonstrate
How Globalization affects our life?
(Week 13 Assignment – Artistic Glogster-Vuvox of Resources)
To see how much globalization is affecting our life, students will create a multimedia Glog (http://www.glogster.com) of Art, Music and PE resources that address and relate to “globalization”. Every student needs at least 8 Art resources, with at least 2 from each of the “arts” area: Art, PE and Music.
Lesson Assessments:
- Students’ Wiki is assessed using this link.
- Students undertake this quiz about globalization today.
Closure Activity:
- Students will create a start page using www.symbaloo.com to include all important websites about globalization the students knew throughout the two lesson plans.
The goal of this activity is to include as much websites as possible to see how globalization affects our life. The students categorize the start page according to their preferences.
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Overview: These two lesson plans aim at introducing my students to globalization. Their understanding of this phenomenon will be deepened by tackling its history, present and future. To know where we stand, we should now where we started and to where we are going ahead.
Curriculum Subject: German
Curriculum Goals and Standards:
- Students should be able to express themselves about updated issues like globalization correctly.
- Teachers should work together to form an interdisciplinary unit on updated issues.
Grade Level: 11th grade
Estimated Time: 30 days
1st Lesson Plan: History of Globalization
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify and report about the origin of globalization
NETS
· Students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from variety of resources
· Students use technology tools to process data and report results
Motivational Activity: Building Pangaea
( from Week 10 Assignment: Test Science and Math Simulation)
Informational Activity:
Part one: Use of primary resoruces documents Part two:Use of Google Maps
( Week 12 Assignment: Technology-Enhanced Social Studies)
Application Activity:
1st Application Activity:
Part one: Students create a Mind Map of Globalization
Part two: Students locate 5 important historical events from their Mind Maps using Google Maps
( Week 12 Assignment: Technology-Enhanced Social Studies)
2nd Application Activity:
To support words with pictures, students will create an e-book for their Mind Map.
(Week 9 Assignment – Create an E-Book)
3rd Application Activity:
Students create a table of content for their e-book by following these steps
Lesson Assessments:
- Use this rubric to assess students learning in Virtual Simulation (Building Pangaea)
- Students’ Mind Map is assessed using the following rubric
- Students make the following quiz to test their knowledge about history of globalization.
Accomodation:
Assisstive Technology will be included to ensure optimal participation of students with different special needs.
2nd Lesson Plan: Present
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify and report about the present of globalization
NETS
· Students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from variety of resources
· Students use technology tools to process data and report results
Motivational Activity: Video Library
(Week 6 Assignment: Create a Video Library)
Informational Activity: Integrating Internet Activities – 2nd Activity
(Week 8 Assignment: Integrating Internet Activities for “Globalization”)
Application Activity:
1st Activity: A Wiki about the effect of globalization on our life?
Use “Global Life” group in http://global2010.wikispaces.com/
What fields of our life are affected by globalization?
(Week 7 Assignment: Social Networking)
2nd Activity: Create a Glogster that incorporates images from different fields of our life such as Music, Arts and PE to demonstrate
How Globalization affects our life?
(Week 13 Assignment – Artistic Glogster-Vuvox of Resources)
To see how much globalization is affecting our life, students will create a multimedia Glog (http://www.glogster.com) of Art, Music and PE resources that address and relate to “globalization”. Every student needs at least 8 Art resources, with at least 2 from each of the “arts” area: Art, PE and Music.
Lesson Assessments:
- Students’ Wiki is assessed using this link.
- Students undertake this quiz about globalization today.
Closure Activity:
- Students will create a start page using www.symbaloo.com to include all important websites about globalization the students knew throughout the two lesson plans.
The goal of this activity is to include as much websites as possible to see how globalization affects our life. The students categorize the start page according to their preferences.
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