View source for The British Empire - We are the World

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'''Aim:''' What were the positive and negative effects of the British Empire?

'''Do Now:''' How do you build an empire? 

'''Lesson Overview:'''

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| align="left" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Item'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Approx Time'''
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| Do Now||3-5 Min
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| Activity||30 Min
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| Discussion||10 Min
|}

== Classwork & Homework == 

'''Lesson PowerPoint:''' [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/9/9c/BritishEmpire.pptx The British Empire]

'''Lesson Video:''' 
* [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/9/9a/Troopingthecolors.mp4 Trooping the Colors]
* [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/a/a9/Britishempireinaction.mp4 The British Empire Over the Years]

'''Lesson Activity:''' [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/6/6d/MercantilsimEmpire.pdf The British Empire and the Cost of Empire]

'''Homework:''' [[Assignments]]

== 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.