Renaissance - Changing Political Structure

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

Aim: What changes were most significant in helping to establish New Monarchies in France, Spain, and England?

Do Now: Define the term: Monarchy

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	3-5 Min
Activity	30 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Lesson Plan

Changing Political Structure: France, England, and Spain

• Students will examine and answer the following question by creating an essay, timeline, or graphic organizer

What changes were most significant in helping to establish New Monarchies in France, Spain, and England?

• Historical Thinking Skills: I 1-3, II 5, III 6-7
• Learning Objective: SP-2

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: [[File:

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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.