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European History Lesson Plans
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In this lesson students work together to research the history and culture of countries in Europe. They create an itinerary that highlights the characteristics of the country they are researching. They present their brochure to the class.
In this lesson learners demonstrate their knowledge of Medieval Europe. In this Medieval Europe lesson, learners review medieval facts by playing Jeopardy. In this lesson learners answer in the form of questions.
Students examine Europe's role in World War II through a series of videos.
Learners investigate the economic characteristics of Europe and do an information search by using the internet and other resources. They answer key questions that are included in the lesson that focus upon looking for statistics about subjects of economic importance.
In this lesson students research and identify how Holocaust events affected lives of real people who lived in Europe from 1933 through 1945 and after, and create original artwork, poetry, and essays that reflect understanding of Holocaust, and its causes and effects.
In this lesson students examine the jury system used throughout history. They act out a conflict in class and use different types of juries and conflict resolution methods. They write their reactions to each of the different types of resolutions.
7th graders compare feudal societies in Europe and Asia. In this feudalism lesson, 7th graders research the political, economic, and social attributes of feudal Europe and feudal Asia. 7th graders create feudalism picture books as a culminating activity.
Students explore world geography by viewing different media sources. In this Europe exploration lesson, students view PowerPoint and Internet presentations about the lifestyles, politics, geography and economy of different European countries. Students complete a Europe worksheet which consists of creating a narrative story about Europe.
In this lesson students view the film 'Black Robe,' which further develop students' abilities to see an event or era of history from multiple perspectives. After the movie, they utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to write about what they've seen.
Students read and analyze three major documents in European history related to articulation of human rights, noting key principles, identify significant similarities and new concepts, and discuss application to contemporary issues in role play of authors of documents.
