Year Plan

Class: Social School Year: 2022/2023 Teacher(s):

Studies Weems
Grade: 8

September October November December

8.1.5 analyze 8.1.5 analyze 8.1.5 analyze the 8.1.5 analyze the
Unit(s) the effects of the effects of effects of cultural effects of cultural
cultural cultural isolation isolation during isolation during
isolation during the Edo the Edo period the Edo period
during the period (Weeks (Weeks 11-12). (Weeks 13-16).
Edo period 5-6).
(Weeks 1-4). 8.1.6 analyze the 8.1.6 analyze the
8.1.6 analyze effects that rapid effects that rapid
the effects that adaptation had adaptation had
rapid adaptation on traditionally on traditionally
had on isolated Japan isolated Japan
traditionally during the Meiji during the Meiji
isolated Japan period (Weeks 9- period (Weeks
during the Meiji 12). 13-16).
period (Weeks
7-8).

In what ways How did the What were the In what ways did
Specific did Japan changes motivations for changes
Outcomes isolate itself resulting from the radical resulting from
from the rest isolation affect changes in isolation in the
of the world? Japan Japan’s model of Edo period
economically, organization compare to
How did politically, and during the Meiji changes
isolation socially during period? resulting from
during the the Edo period? adaptation in the
Edo period How did Japan Meiji period?
lead to How did the adapt to changes
changes in shogun use the brought on by the What challenges
Japan? feudal system transition from emerged for the
and the feudal to modern Japanese in
How did the hierarchical models of maintaining
changes social classes organization? traditional
resulting from to maintain cultural aspects
isolation control of How did the of their society
affect Japan Japan? changes resulting while undergoing
economically, from adaptation rapid change?
politically, What were the affect Japan
and socially motivations for economically, Bring all
 during the the radical politically and outcomes
Edo period? changes in socially during together.
Japan’s model the Meiji period?
How did the of organization
physical during the Meiji In what ways did
geography of period? changes resulting
Japan affect from isolation in
its How did Japan the Edo period
worldview? adapt to compare to
changes changes resulting
brought on by from adaptation
the transition in the Meiji
from feudal to period?
modern models
of organization? What challenges
emerged for the
How did the Japanese in
changes maintaining
resulting from traditional cultural
adaptation aspects of their
affect Japan society while
economically, undergoing rapid
politically and change?
socially during
the Meiji
period?

PowerPoints PowerPoints on PowerPoints on Constructing

on
Major Teaching politics, roles, Meiji Period Models.
& Learning Worldview, society. Japan.
Activities Isolation, Edo Creating Board
Period Japan. Role Playing Isolation Film Games.
Tasks (3 days Study.
World View Week 6).
Collage Constructing
(Week 1-2). Role Playing Models.
game (1 day
Visual note Week 6).
taking.
Feudalism and
Social Media Paraphrasing
Fridays. activities.

Start Meiji
Period
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Resources -PowerPoints -PowerPoints -PowerPoints -Materials for
-Department -Department -Department board games and
Shared Shared Shared models
Resources Resources Resources
-materials for -Materials for
collages board games and
models
-Isolation Film

Chapter Chapter Tests Chapter Tests Models

Tests Role Playing Film discussion Board Games
World View Activities Models
Collage
Assessment &
Evaluation