Renaissance Middle School Lesson Plan Template

Teacher:
Week 2:
Standard:

Course: Social Studies

Tuesday
Standard:

Standard(s)/Element(s)
Standard SS7G5
The student will locate selected
features in Southwestern Asia
(Middle East).
a. Locate on a world and
regional politicalphysical map: Euphrates
River, Jordan River,
Tigris River, Suez
Canal, Persian Gulf,
Strait of Hormuz,
Arabian Sea, Red Sea,
and Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and
regional politicalphysical map the nations
of Afghanistan, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey.

Standard(s)/Element(s)
Standard SS7G5
The student will locate selected
features in Southwestern Asia
(Middle East).
a. Locate on a world and
regional politicalphysical map: Euphrates
River, Jordan River,
Tigris River, Suez
Canal, Persian Gulf,
Strait of Hormuz,
Arabian Sea, Red Sea,
and Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and
regional politicalphysical map the nations
of Afghanistan, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey.

Essential Question:

Essential Question:

Monday

What are the physical

features of the Middle
East?

What are the physical

features of the Middle
East?

Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Hill

Periods:
Developed in Collaboration With:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Standard:
Standard:
Standard:
Standard(s)/Element(s)
Standard(s)/Element(s)
Standard SS7G5
Standard(s)/Element(s)
Standard SS7G5
The student will locate selected
Standard SS7G5
features in Southwestern Asia
The student will locate selected The student will locate selected
features in Southwestern Asia
(Middle East).
features in Southwestern Asia
(Middle East).
a.
Locate on a world and
(Middle East).
a.
Locate on a world and
regional political-physical map:
a. Locate on a world and
regional political-physical map:
Euphrates River, Jordan River,
regional politicalEuphrates River, Jordan River,
Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian
physical map: Euphrates Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian
Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian
River, Jordan River,
Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian
Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip.
Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip.
b.
Locate on a world and
Tigris River, Suez
b.
Locate on a world and
regional political-physical map the
Canal, Persian Gulf,
regional political-physical map the
nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq,
Strait of Hormuz,
nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq,
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Arabian Sea, Red Sea,
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

b.

and Gaza Strip.

Locate on a world and
regional politicalphysical map the nations
of Afghanistan, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey.

Essential Question:

EQ: How can the

physical features of
Middle Eastern Nations
be described?

Focus Question:
Where is the Strait of Hormuz
located?

Focus Question:
Where is the Strait of Hormuz
located?

Focus Question:
Where is Iran located?

Vocabulary (L.O.T.S)

Vocabulary (L.O.T.S)

Vocabulary (L.O.T.S)

Standard SS7G6
The student will discuss
environmental issues across
Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Explain how water
pollution and the
unequal distribution of
water impacts irrigation
and drinking water.
Essential Question:
EQ: How can the physical features of
Middle Eastern Nations be
described?

Essential Question:
EQ: How can the government resolve
the environmental concerns in the
Middle East? (Israel, Iran, Saudi
Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and
Turkey)

Focus Question:
Where are the Tigris and Euphrates
located

Focus Question:

Vocabulary (L.O.T.S)

Vocabulary (L.O.T.S)

How much water do you USE?

Judaism

Judaism

Judaism

Judaism

Judaism

Islam

Islam

Islam

Islam

Islam

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity

Exodus

Exodus

Exodus

Exodus

Exodus

Monotheism

Monotheism

Monotheism

Monotheism

Monotheism

Resurrection

Resurrection

Resurrection

Resurrection

Resurrection

Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Religious Group

Religious Group

Religious Group

Religious Group

Religious Group

Warm Up ( < 10 min.):

Notebook Organization
Create Tabs PPT

Warm Up ( < 10 min.):

Pretest: Unit 1 Geography of Middle
East/ Southwest Asia/

Notes
Journals/Quotes
Essential Question
Handouts
Current Events
Pass out Folders to the Classes
Mini Lesson (5-10 min.):

Mini Lesson (5-10 min.):

Warm Up ( < 10 min.):

Binder: Answer Essential Question

Warm Up ( < 10 min.)

Find Your Group Name:/Journal
Entry A PPT

Warm Up ( < 10 min.):

Quiz on Physical features of the
Middle East

Mini Lesson (5-10 min.):

Mini Lesson (5-10 min.):

Mini Lesson (5-10 min.):

What are the physical

features of the Middle
East?

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sq3.
html

http://www.convert-me.com
Work Period (25-30 min.):

Map Activity Physical

Map of the Middle East
(Southwest Asia)

Work Period (25-30 min.):

Map Activity Physical

Map of the Middle East
(Southwest Asia)

Checking for Understanding:

Checking for Understanding:

Work Period (25-30 min.):

WKST: Collect the following
information on the countries of
Southwest Asia;
Location
Climate
Physical Features
Natural Resources
Population

Work Period (25-30 min.):

Puzzle Group Activity: 4*4 Bring
the pieces together and create a map
of Southwest Asia
Checking for Understanding:

Work Period (25-30 min.):

Students will first find out how much
water do they use, visiting the first
website, once completed they will
need to convert the gallons to liters.
Water Chart:
Students will create a spreadsheet on
Water Usage; also create a water
graph

Checking for Understanding:

Summary (5 min.):
Students will color in the Map
Activity

Summary (5 min.):
Go over the political and physical
features of Southwest Asia/Students
will color in the Map Activity

Summary (5 min.):
Students will place handout in their
binder, also have students to answer
two out of the four questions

Checking for Understanding:

Summary (5 min.):
What To Do About the Water

Summary (5 min.):

Homework:
Quiz on Political and Physical
Features of the Middle East

Homework:

How does a countrys location

affect its trade, agriculture, and
industry?
How has the overall climate in the
Middle East affected its
development and agriculture?
How has the distribution of
natural resources affected the
development of Middle Eastern
countries?
How does this countrys physical
geography affect its population?

Homework:
Quiz on Political and Physical
Features of the Middle East

Homework:
Quiz on Political and Physical
Features of the Middle East

Homework:
Quiz on Political and Physical
Features of the Middle East