LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE FOR THE AGENDA FOR EDUCATION IN A

DEMOCRACY
Name: R. Garrett Peters ________________Date:
2/26/15____________________________
Unit Essential Question: What impact do ancient major belief systems
have on modern society?
Lesson Topic: Christianity Class: World History
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PLANNING THE LESSON
With Democracy and Social Justice at the Center of Instruction
Focusing on the National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER)
Mission the 4-Part Agenda for Education in a Democracy
EQUAL ACCESS
ENCULTURATION
NURTURING
PEDAGOGY
STEWARDSHIP
To Knowledge
In Democratic Society
Safe and Caring for
All
of the Mission
Students will be offered equal access to education, as they will a guest
speaker come in and talk to the class about the origins of Christianity.
STANDARDS

(www.cde.state.co)

Content:
3a. Discuss the
historical development
and impact of major
world religions and
philosophies.

Literacy and
Numeracy:
Write Clearly and
coherently for a variety
of purposes and
audiences.

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
Global and Cultural
Awareness

Literacy and
Numeracy:
SWBAT creatively write
a journal entry by using
concepts from class by
placing themselves in a
given historical
scenario.

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
SWBAT interact
effectively with and
respect the diversity of
different individuals,
groups, and cultures for
the purpose of bing
culturally/globally
aware.

OBJECTIVES
Content:
SWBAT discuss the
overarching themes and
questions of Christianity
as well as the origins
and spread of the
religion by creating
questions for the guest
speaker.

ASSESSMENTS What is your evidence of achieving each objective?

How will students know and demonstrate what they have learned in
each of the areas, all of the objectives?
Content:
Questions

Literacy and
Numeracy:
Journal

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
Being respectful of
guest speaker

Literacy and
Numeracy

Democracy and
21st Century Skills

KEY VOCABULARY
Content
Bible

HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS for this lesson

Content
What impact do major
belief systems have on
modern society?

Literacy and
Numeracy
What made Jesus ideas
so appealing?

Democracy and
21st Century Skills
Why is it important for
us to respect guests in
our classroom?

LESSON FLOW
This is the actual planning of the lesson activities.
Time
5 min.

Anticipatory Set Purpose and Relevance

Roll Call Question (relationship building)- Chocolate of Vanilla?

Time

Pre-Assessment

Time

Building Background
Link to Experience:
Christians are all over the world, most popular religion.
Link to Learning:
What influence does Christianity play on the world?

Time

Activity Name
Christianity
Anticipatory Set

Time
30 min.
20 min.

Instructional Input
1. Power Point- Christianity
2. Lenses Worksheet- Activity about major lenses through
which we view history.
3. Guest Speaker- Craig, local Pastor
4. Journal #19- Listening to one of Jesus original sermons.

25 min.
10 min.

Models of Teaching:
Direct Instruction/Independent Practice/Peer Teach/Cooperative
Learning
SIOP Techniques:
Direct Instruction/Classroom Discussion
Guided Practice:
Lenses Activity
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
Discussion, Notes, Journals, Questions
Checking for Understanding:
Questions to speaker
Questioning Strategies:
Questions to speaker
Independent Practice:
Journals/lenses activity

Time

Accommodations, Modifications, and Student Adjustments

To be determined. No IEP/504s

Time

Review and Assessments of All Objectives

Content:
Questions
Literacy and Numeracy:
Journal
Democracy and 21st Century Skills:
Respect for Guest Speaker

Time

Closure

Time

Next Step
Prepare for tomorrow.

Post-Lesson Reflection (For the Teacher)

1. To what extent were all objectives achieved?
I believe objectives could have been better served than they were.
Not all students were able to ask their questions to the guest
speaker. Guest speaker strayed a bit from topic in second class.
2. What changes would you make if you teach the lesson
again?
I would make sure that the students were afforded the time to ask
questions of our guest. Less review, more guest speaker.
3. What do you envision for the next lesson?
The next lesson will teach Islam.

4. To what extent does this lesson achieve the Mission of the

Agenda for Education in a Democracy? To what extent does
this lesson achieve the 21st Century Skills?
I believe that the 21st century skills were hit quite well, but the
agenda fell a bit short. Some student had question they really
wanted to ask, but were not afforded the opportunity.