Brynn+Park's+Lesson+Plan

Name: Brynn Park Subject: World History Grade Level: 10th Utah State Core Standard/Objective: Standard 4 Objective 2 Investigate the role of revolution in the establishment of governmental systems. Lesson Topic: The French Revolution Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: Identify the important geographical areas involved with the French Revolution. Discuss the historical significance of each location. Materials needed: Classroom textbook Computer Google Earth Rubric Projector ** Anticipatory Set: ** 10 Min. Divide class into groups of three. Have students brainstorm together an alphabetical list of items pertaining to the French Revolution for 3 minutes. Example: A – Antoinette B – Bastille. Have students share what they wrote down and explain that a lot of people in the United States don’t know much about the French Revolution. This will serve as a pre-test for the students and a great guide for the teacher to know what to spend time teaching. ** Communicate Objective and Introduce project: ** 10 Min. Explain that for this unit the students will be completing a tour on Google Earth about the French Revolution. Show example of tour to class while handing out copy of the rubric. ** Model: ** 20 Min. Walk through the process of creating a tour. Demonstrate: The website [] and how to download Google Earth if they don’t already have a copy. How to navigate to a site and how to place a placemark on the map. How to record a tour. How to email a copy of the finished tour. After explaining the project, begin lesson on the French Revolution. ** Further Instruction:  ** On day 2, have students turn in an “exit slip” of 2-3 places they would like to include in their tour. On day 3, spend 20-30 minutes in the computer lab and have students get familiar with Google Earth and begin creating their tour. Copy of Rubric Copy of example of tour: Note: Google Earth needs to be installed.