Goals & Objectives:
Goal: Students will be able to identify, organize, and compare various motivations for imperial conquest. Students will also be able to provide general and specific examples for the motivations of industrialized nations to strive for imperial conquest.
Objective: Students will create a graphic organizer laying out some of the major influences and motivations for Imperialism.
Objective: Students will create a graphic organizer laying out some of the major influences and motivations for Imperialism.
California State Content and Common Core Standards:
10.4 - Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of new Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.
10.4.1 - Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse, material issues such as land, resources, and technology).
10.4.1 - Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse, material issues such as land, resources, and technology).
Lesson Introduction:
I will begin class by engaging the students in a class discussion regarding and asking them why industrialized countries would want to colonized undeveloped areas of the world. On the board I will create two lists, one of industrialized countries (England, Germany, Russia, France, Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and United States) and a second list of underdeveloped countries (Africa, India, Southeast Asia, China, Latin America, and the Philippines). I will give the students two minutes to brainstorm with their neighbor some possible motivations for Imperial conquest, and then ask a few groups to share with the class.
Important Vocabulary:
- Imperialism
- Colony
- Industrial Economy
- Resources
- Strategic Advantage
- National Hegemony
- Social Darwinism
- Missionary Impulse
- Capital Investment
Content Delivery ( Lecture ) :
After going over some of the important vocabulary for this lesson, I will deliver the main lecture presentation on the influences and motivations for Imperialism and Colonialism by the industrialized nations of the world at that time. The lecture will discuss and cover important aspects such as the geographic, economic, political, moral, and religious aspects that were major influences on the desire for Imperialism and Colonialism.
Student Engagement:
-During the lecture students will complete a set of guided notes that will help them organize key information from the lecture and allow them to grasp crucial ideas. The guided notes will follow along the slide rocket presentation and leave spaces for them to record important information and get them thinking about comprehension questions (students will identify and organize motivations for imperial conquest) and critical thinking questions (students will compare and interpret motivations for each colonial power).
-Students will work on and create a graphic organizer that will help them divide different factors of economic, moral, ethical, geographic, and religious motivations. The graphic organizer will help them identify, compare, and evaluate some of the major motivating factors of the historical period.
Lesson Closure:
By the end of the lesson I will have checked to make sure that each student has completed their graphic organizer. I will give the students three to five minutes to do a quick write about one important fact or vocabulary term that they learned today in their journal. As class is finishing I will conduct a thumbs up thumbs down question session relating to major questions and concepts that we have covered in the lesson.
Assessment:
Formative - During the lecture I will stop and ask students both comprehension and critical thinking questions. During the student engagement activity, I will roam the room and examine students answers to check for understanding.
Summative - Students will complete a graphic organizer that will showcase their understanding of the various motivations and influences of Imperialism and Colonialism. The graphic organizer will allow me to ensure that the students are comprehending the information and which areas of the lesson I may need to reinforce.
Summative - Students will complete a graphic organizer that will showcase their understanding of the various motivations and influences of Imperialism and Colonialism. The graphic organizer will allow me to ensure that the students are comprehending the information and which areas of the lesson I may need to reinforce.
Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers, and Students with Special Needs:
By going over important vocabulary and allowing the students to come to satisfactory definitions of each word I will have the class compose an entry into their journal regarding the definitions of each word. This will help ELL and students with special needs work with difficult vocabulary and see how we come to each definition. This action will also assist striving readers by allowing them a chance to break down each term and come to an understandable definition that they can comprehend. By providing guided notes, ELL, striving readers, and students with special needs can keep up with important aspects of the lectures. If necessary I will provide a completed example for them to work with in order to accommodate their specific needs. During the student engagement activity of creating the graphic organizer I will check for understanding and assist my ELL, striving readers, and students with special needs to ensure that they are grasping the important aspects of the assignment and keeping up with the rest of the class.