Title of the Lesson: The Protestant Reformation Begins Notes

Instructor Name: Diana Noriega

Summary: Students will be able to identify the factors that weakened the Catholic
Church and the importance of Martin Luthers ideas during the beginning of the
Protestant Reformation. They will also be able to summarize the essential question
by using the notes they take while reading the assigned text.
Grade Level: 7
Time Frame: 50 minutes
Subject: World History- The Reformation
Objectives: Students will:
Analyze and take notes on text about Martin Luther and the Protestant
Reformation through the lens of an essential question
Summarize the essential question after they read the assigned text and
take focused notes on main ideas and important topics.
Standards:
7.9.1 List the causes for the internal turmoil in and weakening of the Catholic church
(e.g.,tax policies, selling of indulgences).
7.9.2 Describe the theological, political, and economic ideas of the major figures
during the Reformation (e.g., Desiderius Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin,
William Tyndale).
Essential Questions:
1. What factors led to the weakening of the Catholic Church and the
beginning of the Reformation?
Materials: History Alive! Textbook, spiral notebook, computer, Google Classroom
application,
Sequence of Activities:
1. Silent Reading: Students will silent read the introduction to Lesson 30
in their TeachTCI textbook. After they read the introduction, they will verbally
discuss what they just read with their partner. (10 minutes)
2. Focused Notes: Students will read independently or as a whole group
(class will vote) and take focused notes on what they read. ( 35 minutes )
3. 95 Theses Rap Video: Students will watch a parody video about the
Martin Luthers 95 Theses https://youtu.be/dt5AJr0wls0 ( 5 minutes )
Accommodations, Adaptations, and Differentiated Instruction:
A notes template is provided on a Google Doc for all students to view
on Google Classroom
A timer will be used in the classroom to keep the students on task all
period
To keep the process of choosing students to share out totally random, I
will use a random name wheel application at
https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
There will be questions provided on a Google Doc that will help
students focus their note taking on main ideas and important topics