Unit Plan Template

Unit Plan that Incorporates the Use of Thinking Tools

Author
First and Last Name=	Br= ian Sweet
School Name	= Herington High School
School District	USD 487
= School City, State	He= rington, Ks.
Classroom Informati= on
Subject Area
Wo= rld History
Grade Level(s)<= /p>
10=
Unit Ov= erview
Unit Title
Ra= cism/Prejudice “Impact on military Conflict”
Unit Summary
In this unit, students will study the impact of racism/prejudice on global conflict in modern times. Students will discov= er the reasons for conflict between Romans and Germanic peoples, the Russo-Japanese war, WWI, WWII, and the most recent events occurring over terrorism.
Building the Founda= tion
Habits of Learning Taxonomy <= /span>
Construct and support views Discuss and dispute views Analyze different perspectives= Analyze errors Determine cause and effect Compare/contrast different viewpoints Evaluate reasons= Make judgments on decision making Develop preventative methods towards futu= re conflict
Standards
Bench mark 3.1 &nbs= p; (A) analyzes the causes and immediate con= sequences of WWI (e.g., imperialism= rivalries: Triple Entente, = Triple Alliance, nationalism, arms race in England, France, and Germany; Treaty of Versailles, reparations, War Guilt Clause). 3.4. (A) analyzes the causes and immediate consequences of WWII (e.g., German, Italian, and Japanese aggression; failure of the League of Nation= s; appeasement; development of American, British-Soviet alliance; Holocaust; Nanjing; introduction of nuclear weapons; war crime trials). 5.1 (A) analyzes a theme in world his= tory to explain patterns of continuity and change over time.

TLW understand the impact of racist/prejudicial government policies in the Imperial age, WWI, and WWII.
Curriculum-Framing Questions	Essential Question
How has Racism/prejudice affected conflict throughout modern history?
Unit Questions
De= scribe how racism was a factor in the age of Imperialism. What elements of racism brought = about the age of Global conflict? Describe how racism is a factor in the age of modern terrorism.
Content Questions
Describe the feelings of superiority felt by Western nations as they justified the colonization/conquest of lesser militarized eastern areas. Why was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor based on Racism? Describe how religious beliefs of in= dividual sects combined with former racist policies of the United States to bring about the attack on the World Trade Center.

= Student Assessment Plan

Assessment Summary

In this unit, students will perform various different activities according to the different global conflicts. Students will write an essay over how racism/superiority feeli= ngs affected World leaders in their quest for power during the age of Imperialism and times of Global conflict. Students will apply the visual ranking tool to the underlying caus= es of World Wars I and II. Students will participate in a showing evidence activity towards the specific cause of WWII. The seeing reason tool will = be applied to causes of modern Terrorism. The culminating activity will be a series of Power point presentations that will compare and contrast the ca= uses of conflict, and web diagrams depicting the reasoning behind these confli= cts.

Assessment Timeline


Before Project Work Begins	While Students Work on Projects=	After Project Work Ends

·= Questioning= ·= Brainstorming activity ·= Pre-reading guide (s) ·= Video Participation	<= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Visual Ranking <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Seeing Reason<= /p> <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Showing evidence<= /p> <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = T-Chart <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Essay <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Web diagram <= font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol>· = Compare/contrast model<= /p>	·= Power point presentations= ·= Essays= ·= Charts (T and possibly Ve= nn diagram)

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Visual Ranking Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)<= /font>

Visual Ranking Project Name (For the Visu= al Ranking workspace)<= /font>

Ra= nking the causes of WWI and II

Project Description (For the Visu= al Ranking workspace)

During the age of Global conflict, there were many gen= eral reasons for the causes of WWI and WWII. In this activity, you will use a visual ranking tool. This tool is used to determine the importance of a specific topic. You will rank the causes of Global conflict from top (most important) to bottom (least important) according to your opinion. Followi= ng this, you will research different world leaders from that era and write an essay describing how that person used racism/hatred as a reason for confl= ict.

Prompt (For the Visu= al Ranking workspace)<= /font>

In every Global conflict, th= ere have been both general and specific reasons for the wars to occur. In the following activity, you will rank the general causes of W.W. I and II from most influential towards the cause of the wars to the least influential cause. You will then justify your choices (by double clicking on each rea= son) by defending their rank on the list.

Sorting List (For the Visu= al Ranking workspace)<= /font>

Arms Race between European countries

Resentment over preferential trea= tment

Loss of past wars and/or lands ga= ined through imperialism

Secret alliances based on cultural bias

Nationalistic thinking by individual governments

Propaganda, placing blame on cultural groups for the loss of past wars

Feelings of superiority based on = race.

Practice Ranking (For your future quick reference)<= /font>

Te= acher ID: sweet@teen.k12.ks.us

Practice Team ID 1: team01

Practice Team ID 2: team02

Pa= ssword: team01

Pa= ssword: team02

Pa= ssword:

Seeing Reason Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)
Seeing Reason Project Name (For the Seei= ng Reason workspace)<= /font>
Ra= cism/prejudice: Causes of conflict
Project Description (For the Seei= ng Reason workspace)
In conflicts throughout history, there have been many different reasons. One= of the major causes in almost every conflict has been racism and or prejudic= ial thinking. Stereotyping has been applied by many world leaders to involve their countries or nationality groups in the conflicts. In this unit, you will see how racism and prejudice influenced the thinking of these leaders and the impact that this had on the rest of the world. You will see how W= WII was caused by nationalistic thinking brought about by racism or prejudice= .
Research Question (For the Seei= ng Reason workspace)<= /font>
How were racism and prejudice underlying causes of WWII?
Practice Map (For your future quick reference)<= /font>
Practice Team ID: team01	Pa= ssword: team01

Showing Evidence Elements (Complete this section if this too= l will be used in the unit)
Showing Evidence Project Name (For the Show= ing Evidence workspace)<= /font>
9/= 11, Whose fault is it?
Project Description (For the Show= ing Evidence workspace)
In this activity, the student will research the underlying causes of modern terrorist attacks in 2001. This will include the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Prompt (For the Show= ing Evidence workspace)<= /font>
List the underlying causes of the terrorist attacks in 2001. Use the following websites to determine the underlying causes. http://www.= csis.org/media/csis/pubs/issues200110.pdf http://www.= ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/208552.pdf http://w= ww.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/terrorism.html You may research from other approved websites as well.
Practice Case (For your future quick reference)<= /font>
Practice Team ID: team01 Re= viewing Team ID:	Pa= ssword: Pa= ssword:
Claims
Who to Blame, the United States or not the United States?
Evidence <= /span>
The 9-11 attacks were based upon: Poor United States diplomacy in the Middle East= Radical terrorist groups using the U.S. as a scapegoat. The oil industry creating a huge gap between rich and poor in Iraq. The United States= funding terrorist during the cold war. The absence of a plan for protection by the United States towards terrorism.
= Unit Details
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