2018-19 School Year

April 15, 2026

Course	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3
	Global III	Global I	Global IV
	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Essential Question: How do you define the Historical Circumstances of an event/topic?

Opening Move/Do Now: Define the term "Historical Circumstances" in your notebook.

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Opening Move	3-5 Min
Activity	20 Min
Discussion	20 Min

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One of the most important skills for a student of history is Contextualization which refers to the Historical Circumstances that led to this event/idea/time period/development. Contextualization could also refer to Geography or an area where the historical development/event took place and why it took place.

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Historical Context/Historical Circumstances

By answering the 5w's of History you can identify and explain the Historical Context. The 5W's questions below about any event or time period will give you the Historical Context.

WHO	WHAT	WHERE	WHEN	WHY
Who were the participants (people involved)? Who were the groups involved? Who were the leaders involved?	What happened/occurred? What were the sequence of events? What is the significance?	Where did the event(s) occur? Where was the region/area/continent/city/country?	When did the event occur? It is okay to not have a specific date. You can use time period, century, etc.	Why did the event occur? Why is based upon causes/reasons. Why does it matter?

Geographic Context

Geographic Context refers to where this historical development/event took place and why it took place there. Geographic Determinism is another phrase used for this. It basically means "How does/did Geography impact the historic event/development/idea/time period" ? Did geography play a role of the successful outcome or a failure?

Example: By using the map on the right, a Muslim country in the Middle East is least likely to be a republic or a democracy due to the success of Islamic law and/or its influence or due to its history.

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Activity:

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5W's Chart Worksheet

Special Education Modifications

Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
- Special Ed Students:
  - Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
  - Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
  - Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
  - Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
  - Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
  - Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
  - Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.