CEP Lesson Plan Form

Teacher: Jason Powell Date: Feb. 28 2017

School: Fort Collins High School Grade Level: 9th Content

Area: World History

Title: The Fall of Napoleon Lesson #:__

of __

Lesson Idea/Topic I am going to teach the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. This

and lesson is important to students because after the fall of
Rational/Relevanc Napoleon, we see Europe taking shape as we know it today.
e: What are you This is the emergence of the modern map. This is relevant to
going to teach and students of this age because they probably have some
why is this lesson of familiarity with global relations, maps and countries, and who
importance to your is allies with who. I am assuming they have exposure to
students? How is it geography from middle school, and they just learned about
relevant to students the French Revolution, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
of this age and
background?

Student Profile: 1st period: a much larger class, and more willing to
Write a narrative participate. The motivation is higher when they get to work in
about your learners. a group, or chat with a buddy.
What are their
special needs? 2nd period: the learners are mostly introverted, with an
Exceptionalities? exception of a few. Their motivation is higher when they get
Giftedness? to do a project, or do something creative.
Alternative ways of
learning? Maturity?
Engagement?
Motivation?

Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson: (Write Content Standards

directly from the standard) History

1. Develop an understanding of how people view, construct, and interpret

history

2. Analyze key historical periods and patterns of change over time within
and across nations and cultures

Geography

1. Develop spatial understanding, perspectives, and personal connections

to the world

2. Examine places and regions and the connections among them

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Civics

1. Analyze and practice rights, roles, and responsibilities of citizens

2. Analyze the origins, structure, and functions of government and their

impacts on societies and citizens

Understandings: (Big Ideas)

After Napoleons fall, order and stability were to be restored to Europe.

Inquiry Questions: (Essential questions relating knowledge at end of the unit of

instruction, select applicable questions from standard)

How did Napoleon speed up the modernization of Europe?

Why is the French Revolution a decisive period in the shaping of the modern West?

Evidence Outcomes: (Learning Targets) AND (Success Criteria)

LT: To discuss the fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

SC: To be able to explain how Napoleons downfall changed European

society

List of Assessments: (Note whether the assessment is formative or summative)

Formative: Class discussion of the Congress of Vienna

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Planned Lesson Activities

Name and Purpose of Lesson The Fall of Napoleon
Should be a creative title for you and the Purpose: To explain to students the fall of Napoleon ushered in an
students to associate with the activity. almost modern European nation. This lead to unions between nations,
Think of the purpose as the mini-rationale making way for unions such as (the League of Nations, NATO, the UN,
for what you are trying to accomplish the EU)
through this lesson.
Approx. Time and Materials 50 minute periods (1st and 2nd)
How long do you expect the activity to
last and what materials will you need?
Anticipatory Set Students will come in, find their names, sit in the group they are
The hook to grab students attention. assigned. This group will represent a European country that participated
These are actions and statements by the in the Congress of Vienna. They will have an about me sheet about
teacher to relate the experiences of the the country.
students to the objectives of the lesson, THEN
To put students into a receptive frame of Have the students be introduced to the topic, the learning target, and
mind. success criteria.
To focus student attention on the THEN...
lesson. A short video clip about Napoleon Bonaparte (TED-ED)
To create an organizing framework
for the ideas, principles, or
information that is to follow
(advanced organizers)
An anticipatory set is used any time a
different activity or new concept is to be
introduced.
How do you intend to engage your
students in thinking during the The strategy I intend to use is a video
Anticipatory Set?
I am using this strategy here because: I think it will draw the kids in and
Why are you using it at this point in they will just watch the video as an introduction to the lesson.
your lesson?
Teacher Actions Student Actions

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Procedures
(Include a play-by-play account of what
students and teacher will do from the
minute they arrive to the minute they
leave your classroom. Indicate the length
of each segment of the lesson. List actual
minutes.)
Indicate whether each is:
-teacher input/actions, student actions
-modeling
-questioning strategies
-guided/unguided:
-whole-class practice
-group practice
-individual practice
-check for understanding
-other
How do you intend to engage your
students in thinking during the
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7:30am Make sure everyone is
sitting in respective group
7:32 introduce lecture the fall of 7:32 write down LT and SC
Napoleon
have them write down the LT and
SC
7:34 begin 5 mins video clip on
Napoleon
7:39 begin lecturethe Russian
Campaign
(2 slides)
7:43 defeat and exile to Elba
7: 45after Napoleons exile Peer discussion
7:48Napoleons return and the
hundred days
7:52 (3 questions check in) Group activity and involvement
7:55 the Battle of Waterlookey
players and battle/Napoleons final
days
7:58 The Congress of Vienna
introduction
8:00 Student group work
8:08 Regroup and share
8:15 Recap Congress of Vienna
information
8:18 The Revolutions Legacy
8:20 End of Class
The strategy I intend to use is peer and group engagement and
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PROCEDURE? investigation.

Why are you using it at this point in I am using this strategy here because: I will use it about halfway
your lesson? through the lesson, to get them moving around, talking, and thinking.

Closure I will recap information and ask them questions before they leave.
Those actions or statements by a teacher
that are designed to bring a lesson
presentation to an appropriate conclusion.
Used to help students bring things
together in their own minds, to make
sense out of what has just been taught.
Any Questions? No. OK, lets move on is
not closure. Closure is used:
To cue students to the fact that
they have arrived at an important
point in the lesson or the end of a
lesson.
To help organize student learning
To help form a coherent picture and to
consolidate.
How do you intend to engage your
students in thinking during The strategy I intend to use is inquiry questions.
CLOSURE?
I am using this strategy here because: I want to make sure students
Why are you using it at this point in have the information and that it will sink in before they walk out the
your lesson? door.

Each group will have a different country and different countries to read
about and find information on
Differentiation:
Differentiation should be
embedded throughout your whole
lesson!!
This is to make sure you have met the

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needs of your students on IEPS or 504.

Consider your student profile narrative
at the beginning. What do your
students need to be engaged and
successful?
To modify: If the activity is too advanced
for a child, how will you modify it so that
they can be successful?
To extend: If the activity is too easy for a
child, how will you extend it to develop
their emerging skills?
Assessment Reflection: (data I have two check ins throughout the PowerPoint in the form of Kahoot!
(One check in is about halfway, then one at the end) Three questions
analysis) each about the historical significance of an event.
How will you know if students met the
learning targets? Write a description of
what you were looking for in each
assessment.

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Post Lesson Reflection

1. To what extent were lesson objectives achieved? (Utilize

assessment data to justify your level of achievement)

My lesson objectives were achieved when I was able to see how well I
communicated the content to the students via class and peer
discussion. They were able to relay the information back to me, and if a
student did not know an answer to a question, I asked other students
to help the student out. I would then reiterate the correct information
that I was looking for originally.

2. What changes, omissions, or additions to the lesson would

you make if you were to teach again?

I would add a Kahoot! as a check in, to keep the student data.

3. What do you envision for the next lesson? (Continued practice,

reteach content, etc.)

I would have liked to continue the lesson, since I ran out of time at the
end of class. I

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