Thirty Years’ War

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Aim: What were the causes and outcomes of the Thirty Years' War?

Do Now: How do we define war? What could be the reasons in the 17th & 18th centuries? Do they change? How so?

Lesson Plan

Thirty Years’ War: Causes and Outcomes

• Students will generate a list of causes for the Thirty Years’ War and then have a small group discussion regarding how the causes changed over the “phases” of the war.
• They will then examine maps depicting political and religious division, main war zones, and population change during the Thirty Years’ War (pp 207-208, Sherman vol 1)
• In addition, students will examine a map of Europe after the Treaty of Westphalia (p 484, McKay)

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: 30 Years War

Lesson Activity: Thirty Years War - Sherman

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.