- Cultural
Icons: Voices of their Nations - This lesson links geography with
world issues of the 20th and 21st centuries by identifying cultural
leaders or icons from around the world who have impacted the social,
political, or environmental views of their countries.
- Developing
Country Simulation - In this simulation, students will receive the
opportunity to make decisions about allocating resources, witness the
results of these decisions, and experience the unexpected in an ongoing
simulation in which they attempt to develop the most successful nation.
- Follow
the Leader- In this lesson, students research world leaders in order
to create charts evaluating their performance.
- Follow
the Leader! - Orwell shows how leaders and followers in a society
can act in ways that destroy freedom and equality. Students choose a
leader and a follower from Animal Farm and write an essay explaining
how the behavior of each contributes to the loss of freedom and equality.
- Forming
a Government- A study of government usually brings a collective
"UGH" from most upper level high school students. They've had many civics
lessons since elementary grades, and they are sure they know enough
to function in society or at least know where they can find a book to
look up the facts necessary to answer a question.
- Gandhi’s
Way of War: The Salt March
- Holding
Leaders Responsible- Students will be able to process a variety
of information on the Nuremberg Trials, including the charges brought
against the defendants. They will then answer short-answer questions
on the topics discussed in class.
- How
Storytellers affect a culture- The students will create a story
and select someone to be their skald or perform the story in a group.
- Human
Rights- During a study of Eleanor Roosevelt, the class examines
The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to
gain an understanding of the document and to create a list of rights
for the classroom.
- Independent:
To Be or Not Top Be - In this lesson, national symbols of freedom
and speech strategies are introduced, tokens are distributed, and the
unit diagnostic is administered.
- Interviewing
Famous Leaders in History- Students research a famous leader and
then assume the role of interviewer and responder as they compose a
question-and-answer interview with that leader.
- Ladies
First- Students assess the characteristics of leaders and the ability
of women to be leaders in politics and business.
- Leading
Ladies- In this lesson, students learn about the first female Prime
Minister, Sirimavo Bandaraike.
- Living
Legacies- In this lesson, students explore the contemporary commemoration
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., research the positive impact another
famous person has had on society and the images that best represent
the actions and beliefs of that person, create an art exhibit honoring
that person's legacy, and finally, write an essay analyzing the effect
this individual has had on modern society.
- Metalling
in Around the World- Students learn the important leaders in different
cultures by researching coinage. Through this process, they also recognize
the cultural universality on coinage and currency.
- New
Nation- Students have a chance to create and develop their own nations
or islands, and make decisions about finance, economy, defense, and
even the flags.
- Organization
of Nations Project- This lesson is a research project that teaches
different viewpoints on current world issues. Each student researches
a different country, becomes its ambassador and represents its interests
in classroom debates with other countries on current issues.
- Politics
and Leadership - Students will research a selected leader, focusing
on the great thinkers who influenced that individual; write an essay
exploring the relationship between leaders and great thinkers; and apply
this idea to contemporary leaders.
- Rejection
of the League of Nations- Students will be able to process a variety
of information on the reasons for the U.S.'s rejection of the League
of Nations. They will be asked to discuss the material, as well as completing
a set of questions on the subject.
- Take
My Word for It- Students take a summative assessment, then begin
researching and organizing information for an oral presentation on significant
leaders in history.
- The
Height of Diplomacy- In this lesson, students will learn about the
views of different countries regarding an issue of international importance.
- Village
Game- This is a game that teaches (in a discovery mode) what the
essentials were for early civilizations. Students explore scenarios
that leaders of growing villages may have had to encounter.
- Was
Alexander Truly Great?- Students will be able to process a variety
of information on Alexander the Great in order to determine whether
he was truly a great leader.
- What
Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?- Discuss how Washington
responded to the difficulties he faced as the leader of the Continental
Army.
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