Goals and objectives
Students will collaberate in their group and research theological figures from prior lesson notes, the internet, and textbooks to show their understanding of the significance of their involvement with the Reformation through a political cartoon.
Students will provide detailed information to the class when describing their theologian and their significance in the Reformation by presenting their political cartoon to the class.
California State Content Standard/Common Core Standard
California State H-SS Standard
7.9 Students analyze the historical developments of the Reformation.
7.9.2. Describe the theological, political, and economic ideas of the major figures during the
Reformation (e.g., Desiderius Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale).
California Common Core Writing Standard for Literacy in History/Social Science 6-12
7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Lesson Introduction (Hook/Access Prior Knowledge)
The teacher will ask students if they can name people who have made a significant contribution to society. Students will have a chance to reflect and share some ideas of people they have learned about. After students share a few ideas, the teacher will ask how they made a difference.
The teacher will introduce theological figures and explain these people have also made a significant contribution to society and have influenced the world.
Students will be put into groups and given a theological figure with a brief description of their significance in the reformation. The teacher will share a political cartoon as an example to show someone who has made a difference and how this can be represented in a cartoon to show who it is, and what they did.
Vocabulary -key theologians (Language Development)
Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wycliffe, Desiderius Erasmus, William Tyndale
Students will record detailed information about key theologians on their pamphlet and discuss in whole-class discussion their significance.
Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wycliffe, Desiderius Erasmus, William Tyndale
Students will record detailed information about key theologians on their pamphlet and discuss in whole-class discussion their significance.
Student Activities:
Using prior notes and the internet, students will work together in heterogeneous groups to confer and design a political cartoon that displays a significant event that makes this person worth remembering. Upon completion, they will present their cartoon to the class and give specific details about that person.
Using prior notes and the internet, students will work together in heterogeneous groups to confer and design a political cartoon that displays a significant event that makes this person worth remembering. Upon completion, they will present their cartoon to the class and give specific details about that person.
Demonstrated Learning (Formative & Summative Assessments)
Students will present their political cartoon to the class and describe their theological figure with specific details about the event displayed, and any other important information. Students will be graded based on rubric given with assignment.
Students will complete the second section of their Reformation Pamphlet after all groups have presented. The teacher will walk around and monitor their progress. Questions will be answered during this time.
Students will present their political cartoon to the class and describe their theological figure with specific details about the event displayed, and any other important information. Students will be graded based on rubric given with assignment.
Students will complete the second section of their Reformation Pamphlet after all groups have presented. The teacher will walk around and monitor their progress. Questions will be answered during this time.
Lesson Closure:
We will do a final wrap-up whole-class discussion of how religion would be different today if we did not have reformers who influenced a change. Students will list a few examples of how change is seen today and who may have created this change.
We will do a final wrap-up whole-class discussion of how religion would be different today if we did not have reformers who influenced a change. Students will list a few examples of how change is seen today and who may have created this change.
Accommodations for English Learners, Struggling Readers and Students with Special Needs
Sentence frames have been provided in the pamphlet, making this lesson accessible for all learners. Working in groups provides an opportunity for English Learners to practice speaking. Also, additional assistance can be provided during this time for groups who have questions.
Sentence frames have been provided in the pamphlet, making this lesson accessible for all learners. Working in groups provides an opportunity for English Learners to practice speaking. Also, additional assistance can be provided during this time for groups who have questions.