Download The Berlin Wall - EDTE387E

By
Mario Rangel
liberty
freedom
exploitation
democracy
features
politics
individualism
Cuba
WW I
WW II
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The purpose of teaching this lesson is to
educate children on the devastating effects
the Berlin wall had socially, politically,
economically, and geographically on the
residents of Berlin and the rest of the world
Students will:
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sort and identify the effects the Berlin wall
had on residents of Berlin on both sides.
be able to evaluate and explain the events
leading to the creation of the Berlin Wall.
identify and compare both the USSR and the
United States stance for and against the rise
of the Berlin Wall.
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Engaging strategy would be mixing room and placing
rope across classroom as to depicting separation of
east and West Berlin.
Explain and engage class using primary and
secondary sources the background to the building of
the Berlin wall, followed by response by both soviet
and American sides to their approval and disapproval
of creation of wall.
Engage students to analyze and discuss within class
how they would feel in that happened to them.
Extend learning experiences by having students
share how we can prevent such things from
happening in the future.
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Primary sources from both the Soviet Union
and United States sides to their responses of
building the Berlin wall and oppositions to
its creation by the United States. Ex: visual,
audio aides.
Secondary sources backing primary sources
such as visual or audio aides.
Rope
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For this lesson I plan to divide the room as to
portray the Berlin wall separating East and
West Berlin using rope. No student groupings
would be necessary for this lesson, as for EL
learners they would be paired up with an
English speaker to help them understand the
lesson presented.
As for advanced learners I would make them
analyze and evaluate the proceedings with an
argumentative writing assignment based
from the lesson
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In order to learn that students achieved
objective of lesson plan assessment will be
imbedded in the form of asking students
questions and feedback regarding to what
they read, what they learned, and how would
they feel if all of a sudden they were
separated by a wall from their families and
from the things they cherished
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This lesson has its good and bad, the good is that it’s a
fairly interesting topic and easy for students to connect to
in a personal level by having them critically analyze how
they would feel if they would all of a sudden separated
from their loved ones in an instant. This reflection
informs me that I can use visual and audio aids as primary
sources to better communicate the idea that the Berlin wall
creation was a wrong one for the people of Berlin in more
than one aspect of life. And for next lesson incorporate
more visual aids to help aid students understand lesson
better. In order to learn that students achieved objective of
lesson plan assessment will be imbedded in the form of
asking students questions and feedback regarding to what
they read, what they learned, and how would they feel if
all of a sudden they were separated by a wall from their
families and from the things they cherished
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