SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT:

Year 9

NO. OF STUDENTS: 20

DATE: 12th July 2015

LESSON DURATION: 30 minutes

TOPIC/FOCUS: World War I (1914 1918)

OBJECTIVES FOR LESSON:

- Revising timeline of historical events during World War I (1914 1918)

- Curriculum content
- Social Skills
- Applying students knowledge from prior lessons
- Using a hands-on activity for kinaesthetic learners.
OVERALL SMART GOAL:
At the completion of six lessons, students will be able to list at least 90% of events during World War I (1914 1918) in chronological date order.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
- Coloured Sticky Notes
- Butchers Paper
- Timer on Projector Screen
- Markers
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

Students prior
notes

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

Revisit the last classes by asking students to write down the

following answers to these questions:
- At what date did Australia become involved in World
War I?
- At what date did Australia land at ANZAC cove?
- When did the Burial truce occur?
- What event occurred on December 19, 1915?

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

Students will start to use

there past knowledge and
notes to recount the
answers.

TEACHER
RESPONSES
TO
STUDENTS

GOALS & METHODS

OF EVALUATION

Revisiting past lessons

on World War I and
revisiting the important
dates will prepare
students for the
upcoming lesson.

Sticky Notes
Butchers Paper
20
Place timer on
projector

On what date was the first conscription referendum

held?

Place students in pairs at random.

Hand out sticky notes (different colour per pair), which have
the name of a World War I event written on it.
Advise students that there are dates that have been placed on
butchers paper around the room for students to match the
correlating event.
Have students seated and next to the date write the event that
matches, for students to address how many correct answers
they received.

10

Have one student from each pair collect their coloured sticky
notes which were answered correctly and give to teacher.
Pick one event which students struggled on and address any
concerns.

Work in pairs and use

secondary resources to
find out answers.

Answer
questions
from groups
when needed.
Encourage
explanation of
answers from
pairs.

This exercise
encourages students to
use their own recourses
to help with revision,
social skills and covers
curriculum content.

Having the students

hand up the coloured
sticky notes that were
correct answers allows
the teacher to access
and evaluate where
needs improvement.