Integrative Lesson Plan Analysis: Egypt and China This lesson plan is written for a second grade history

class. The goal of the lesson is for the students to be able to recognize patterns within and inductively arrive at generalizations about the contributions Ancient Egypt and China have made in regards to a) written language, b) laws, c) calendars, and d) architectural monuments. Over all, this lesson plan has many strengths including clear learning objectives, clear procedures, good questions and examples, and good assessment ideas. The aspects of the lesson plan that connect to the integrative model are the content, learning objectives, phases, and assessment. The content of this lesson plan is on the contributions of ancient Egypt and China, which is an organized body of knowledge. The learning objectives of this lesson plan are to: 1. Describe, compare, and search for patterns among the data (knowledge, comprehension, analysis) 2. Explain the similarities and differences among the data (analysis) 3. Hypothesize outcomes for different conditions, based on evidence from the data (synthesis) 4. Generalize to form broad relationships and summarize the content (synthesis, evaluation) These learning objectives line up with the integrative model, because when using this model the goal is for the students to form broad generalizations from organized bodies of information. This lesson plan also follows the phases of the integrative model: the open ended phase, the causal phase, the hypothetical phase, and closure and application. The assessment for this lesson plan is for students to answer the question: How does Ancient Egypt and China impact our world today? The teacher is to grade the students on their ability to draw conclusions and generalizations based on their knowledge of these two civilizations.

I would tweak this lesson by having the children help fill out the graphic organizer as I lecture instead of just showing it on screen.