ESSENTIAL

LEARNING

OUTCOMES

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

5/28

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MEMORIAL DAY 

SCHOOL CLOSED

Tues

 5/29

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 Students will define "class system"

assess how classes are divided in the United States and the meaning of those divisions.

 In their NB, students respond to the following questions (written on the board prior to class): What is a "class system"? How are classes divided in the United States, and what do these divisions mean? Students then share their responses.

1.  What is a "class system"?

2.  How are classes divided in the United States, and what do these divisions mean?

3.  Discuss when and why the caste system came into being.

Wed

 5/30

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 ART CLASSES

Thurs

 5/31

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 Students will examine how new political power granted to women in lower castes is affecting the political and social climate

What is the significance of the statement that "while a third of the new women panchayat members are just rubber stamps for their husbands, two-thirds are actively engaged in learning the ropes and exercising power"?

Research other countries that have strict class systems. How does the class system affect the political, economic and social "rules" of the country? Compare this class system and its effects to that of India. What similarities and differences exist?  

1.  What does the first paragraph of the article tell readers about views and attitudes in Indian society?

Predict how issues may arise from women from lower castes taking seats in village governing councils?

3.  How might the literacy of women in India affect the social change that may occur due to their access to new leadership positions?

Fri

6/1

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12:00 Dismissal

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests and Quizzes (50%):

Classwork/ Participation (20%):

Homework (15%):

Projects/ Portfolios (15%):

Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction:

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System