Russia Lesson Plans

Learners recognize that the Russian government has ordered the British Council to close their operations in Russia, probably due to worsening relations between the two countries. They act as negotiators for either the British Council or the Russian government.

Students study Russia's conversion from a communist nation to a capitalist nation.

Students explore Europe and Russia. For this primary source analysis lesson, students locate documents and images about the continent and the country from a mystery box created by their instructor using sources from the Library of Congress. Students use the information to preview the geographic and cultural features of the regions.

Seventh graders identify and locate the geographical features of Russia. Using PowerPoint slides, they write down the caption that should be placed with each picture. They share their captions with their classmates. To end the lesson, they create a travel brochure for Americans who want to visit Siberia.

Students examine the Cold War roots of the recent debate over the construction of United States and Russian missile defense shields. They begin by reading and discussing the article, Putin Says Russia Would Counter U.S. Shield.

Students engage in a lesson that is about the rise of Russia as an influence in the world. They discuss research and construct a timeline using the information that is found. The lesson can be differentiated with the help of creating a graphic organizer using computer software.

Students investigate the area of Russia and Central Asia. They conduct research using a variety of resources with the help of a review in order to prepare for a formal assessment. The lesson includes sample questions that can be used by the teacher.

Students study Russia and Eastern Europe. They select from a menu of options activities to demonstrate their knowledge of both countries including preparing meals, reading Russian works of literture, analyzing political cartoons and researching online. They choose to create flashcards, view videos, or make posters.

Students study the social class conflicts that existed during the Russian Revolution by reading the short stories of Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy. They analyze the stories to find criticisms of pre-Revolutionary Russia before designing their own pieces of art or literature that convey political messages.

Students investigate the issue of racism and demonstrations in Russia. They define key vocabulary words, explore websites, complete worksheets, answer discussion questions, and write a report from the point of view of an eyewitness of the incident.