Teacher Candidate Kathryn West

Date 3/23/15-3/26/25
School Winfield High School
Grade/Subject 9th Grade World History
Lesson Topic World Religions and Ethical Systems
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES
Students will discuss the differences in the major world religion
WV CSOs
SS.9.H.CL3.2: analyze the impact of the religion on classical civilization, including rise and
growth of Christianity, Hinduism, and the effects of its beliefs and practices on daily life,
changes that occurred as a result of Buddhist teachings, and the influence of a variety of religions
(e.g., Judaism and Zoroastrianism) on culture and politics.
NATIONAL STANDARDS
I.a. Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies and cultures
address similar human needs and concerns.
MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Overall Time 90 minute lesson
Time Frame 15 mins: CNN student news
45 mins: Go over World Religions and Ethical Systems

15 mins: Kahoot.it game

10 mins: Post test
5 mins: close
STRATEGIES
-Teacher led discussion
-Kahoot Games
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS
-2nd Block: 14 inclusion students, slow down the speed of the notes and spell out words
PROCEDURES
Introduction/ Lesson Set:
-Introduce the section on World Religions and Ethical Systems
Body & Transitions
-Go over World Religions and Ethical Systems
-Give notes on section to be used during Kahoot
-Play Kahoot
Closure
-Post Test
ASSESSMENT

-Diagnostic: Ask students what they remember from the past chapters on world religions
-Formative: Discussion during notes
-Summative: Playing a game of Kahoot using questions that come from the section on World
Religions and Ethical Systems followed by a post test
MATERIALS
-Paper
-Pencils
-Textbook
-Laptops/cell phones
EXTENTED ACTIVITIES
If Student Finishes Early: Post Test
If Lesson Finishes Early: Go ahead and play Kahoot and then post test
If Technology Fails: Just read the questions and do the game orally
If students do not behave during the game: They will stop playing the game and write a 2 page
essay that will be counted for a grade
POST-TEACHING REFLECTION
When I first approached Mr. Smith about doing a Kahoot game and a pre/post quiz with the
students, he told me to go for it. He had never used Kahoot in his classroom before. I told him I
was going to need technology for it, so we decided that the students could either use their

smartphones, if they had one, or a school laptop. When he told me that I could to the section on
world religions, he told me that he doesnt do that section very often but thought it would be a
good lesson to teach. The students were taking mid-terms that week, so we felt it would be a
good distraction for them to do something they dont usually do. The day before I taught, Mr.
Smith gave them to pre-test and I picked them up after school because I could not be there that
day. After grading the pre-test, I knew what I needed to go over more when I was going over the
section. I taught this section over a few days because of mid-terms and my school schedule. I
went over the section with the students, breaking it down by each different religion. I talked
about each religion and stressed the important facts they needed to remember. The students in all
the classes seemed to pay very good attention during my lecture because they knew we were
going to do a review Kahoot game before they took their post-test.
When we started the Kahoot game, most students used their smart phones. A few students in each
class used the laptop computers the school has for school use. The students all did wonderful
with the game. From what I could tell, they loved it. I was told after the game that they loved that
it was different than what they were used to doing. After the Kahoot game, they took their posttest. All the students scores improved on their post-test. These post-test scores told me that how
I taught them and the review game worked to help them retain the information they needed to
retain.
Overall, I think the lesson went very well. I think the students learned new information and had
fun while doing it. I know education is not supposed to be fun but I think that if students enjoy
what they are learning, then they will retain the information better. I loved this lesson and hope
to be able to teach it again in the future.

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