Giulia Eugster

Massey High School

Lesson Plan 2 (Year 10 Social Studies)
Period 5: 2:15 – 3:10 pm

The Causes of World War I

Learning objective/s:
1. WALT: identify and evaluate the causes and effects of an historical event (context:
WWI)
Success Criteria:
1. I will be able to identify causes and effects
2. I will be able to use strategies to identify causes and effects
3. I will be able to explain the causes of an historical event
Outline of Activities

Timing Activity Connection to L.O.s./S.C.

5 mins Do Now/Hei Mahi

As a warm up, students must attempt to L.O.1. Literacy question, checks

identify the cause and effect in an students’ prior knowledge of cause
everyday statement. and effect.
10 mins Cause and Effect Modelling and
Example

Go through strategies for identifying L.O.1, S.C.

causes and effects and work through an Students begin to understand the
example together with the class. academic concept of cause and effect.
Example = the introduction of school Using a practical example that relates
uniform – students have to identify why to their lives, they can understand
uniform was introduced and what the how it can be applied in their own
outcome of wearing a uniform was (can lives/sociocultural realities.
be positive and negative
causes/effects). By doing the example together they
understand what causes and effects
are and can identify them.
5 - 10 Modelling/Jigsaw Preparation
mins
In preparation for the jigsaw reading
activity, I model one answer for the
students on cause and effect in an
academic context – with a historical
effect.