McNeese State University

Department of Education Professions

Lesson Plan Template

Course: EDU 205 Semester: Fall 2018

Name Email: msu-shawkins1@student.mcneese.edu
Sydnee Hawkins
Primary Subject Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 6th grade
Title Of Lesson: The Silk Road Approximate Duration: one class period (60 minutes)
Overview of Lesson (Danielson, 1c)
Students will be required to read maps, watch videos on the silk road, then students will have to
answer multiple choice questions and write 5 to 6 sentences on how the silk road contributed to the
economic and cultural development of Asia prior to 1500.
Prior Knowledge Expected of Students
Students will need to have knowledge of reading maps, what the silk road is and how life was before it
was in use.
Louisiana Student Standards (LSS)
 6.4.2 Explain how world migration patterns and cultural diffusion influenced human settlement
 6.6.3 Describe the connection between physical geography and its influence on the
development of civilization
Educational Technology Standard
 Identify, research, and collect data on an issue using digital resources and propose a
developmentally appropriate solution. (1, 3, 4)
Additional Standards

Interdisciplinary Connections + Standards

Knowledge of Language
 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
  Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
 Maintain consistency in style and tone.
Student Outcomes (Danielson, 1c)
TSW outline how the silk road contributed to the economic and cultural development of Asia prior to
the 1500’s.
Lesson Procedures
Time Step By Step Lesson Procedures Pre-planned Seed
Questions
Introduction/Gain attention -Without the Silk
-Will start by welcoming the class with good morning/afternoon Road, do you think
and wait for them to get settled and then begin the lesson. current-day society
Review class rules would be as advanced
-Do not talk while directions are being explained as it is? Why or why
-when it is time to work with a classmate the discussion should not?
be only about the class material
-when it is time to work independently, there should be no -What were some of
talking the most beneficial
-everyone should participate factors and lest
Outcomes and Relevance beneficial factors of
-Today we are going to go over the importance of the Silk road the silk road?
and what it is and how it has impacted us today.
Motivating Introduction -How do you think the
-The teacher will start out by showing a video and some maps to silk road has affected
follow, then he/she will allow the students to pick ONE partner present-day society?
for the following assignment. Negatively or
Teaching positively?
-The teacher will start off by going over what the silk road is and
why it was used.
-Transition: the students will get with their partner and go over
the virtual tour of the silk road on the given computer.
Guided Practice
-after the students have watch the video, looked over the maps
and completed the virtual tour they will have to independently
take a 4-question quiz
-once everyone has completed the quiz the students will then
exchange papers with other students in the class and they will
grade them
-once the quizzes are graded, as a whole the class will go over
each question to make sure everyone fully understands the
questions that were missed.
Closure review
-Today we discussed the Silk road and the importance of what
was traded, being food, knowledge, religion or language. Then
the teacher should go over some open-ended questions such as
the ones to the right.
Independent Practice
-Students will be required to write a well-organized response to
the following question, “Explain how the Silk Road contributed
to the economic and cultural development of Asia prior to 1500.”
Students should finish this for homework if not done in the
allowed class period.
Higher level thinking skills
 -What is the Silk Road?
-Why was the Silk Road so beneficial?
-List 3 things that were traded on the Silk Road.
Teacher Student Materials Technology Resources References
Materials
-Rubric for -Rubric for student writing -Promethean Board for video and to Silk Road video
student writing -4-question quiz project maps Silk Road maps and
-answer key for -one computer per group for timeline
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 Relevance / Rationale
It is important for us to know about the silk road so students can have knowledge of where certain
foods, languages, ideas, or religions came from and how they were carried across the world.
Exploration / Extension / Supplemental
Exploration: In order to add on to this lesson, the teacher could have the students draw on a blank
map where the silk road traveled to and make a key of what was traded and where.
Extension: For students that did not quite understand the lesson, the teacher would work individually
with the students or in small groups to be more one-on-one and allow the students to ask questions.
Supplemental: Early finishers will be allowed to read a book or work on something from another class,
no one should have nothing on their desk.
Assessment Criteria For Success

Differentiation (Danielson, 1c, 3e )

Post Lesson Reflection