Lesson 3: 4.3- People and Culture of Europe

Is European culture characterized by unity or division?

peasant, polytheism, Balkan Peninsula, ethnicity, World War II, French Immigration Act, Slavic peoples, empire, Middle Ages, revolution, nationalism, Catholicism / Roman Catholicism, Marco Polo, Christianity, Age of Exploration, authoritarian, Constantinople, Paris, Age of Monarchs, boycott, Greek Empire, Germanic peoples, Sparta, Jewish Diaspora, culture, Islam, urban, nationality, Industrial Revolution, balance of power, religion, urban flight, Sabbath, amnesty, mandate, Huns, Alexander the Great, Protestantism, Cold War, Alexander the Great, Scythians, Black Plague / Black Death (bubonic plague), Rome, Catholic Church, missionary, Celtic peoples, continent, factory, Michelangelo, treaty, monastery, pope, Napoleon, civil war, immigrant, Holocaust, London, Protestant Reformation, language family, European Union (EU), urbanization, World Trade Organization (WTO), nation, migration, Renaissance, Ottoman Turks, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Napoleonic Empire, agnosticism, indigenous, Roman Empire, United Kingdom, blockade, United Nations (UN), independence, population

CIV 6-7.1 - Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and officeholders).
HIST 6-7.1 - Use questions about historically significant people or events to explain the impact on a region.

DOK 3-4

Students may assume that because there are many different countries in Europe, each one is made up of a single or just a few ethnicities. In reality, most nations of Europe—and especially the large cities—are very diverse.
Students who are familiar with U.S. history may think of Europe as a place that people emigrate away from, but in the 20th and 21st centuries, Europe has been a destination for immigrants, especially immigrants from formerly colonized countries.
Students who have heard of the European Union may think it is a government for the entire continent, similar to the federal government of the United States. In reality, the European Union is primarily an economic union, and its members are still sovereign nations that agree to follow the policies of the organization.

Provide graphic organizers to
guide students in note-taking as
they explore. Teachers may want
to include additional directions or
cloze elements in these notes.
Provide specific guidance for using
text mark-up tools. (e.g., Highlight
each new name in red, mark what
that person did in green, mark
places in yellow, mark the words
you do not know in blue. At the
end of each paragraph, add a note
that explains WHO did WHAT,
WHERE, and WHEN. Once this
note is written, go back and see if
you can determine the meaning of
unknown words.)
Use Speak Text and Reading Level
Toggle tools for text-based
resources.
Model for students how to take notes while watching a video or working through a reading passage. Show students how they can stop, start, and repeat a video clip, so they can view materials as many times as necessary or stop to take notes.
Allow students to explore the different buttons and links in an interactive for several minutes before actually starting the activity. Set a stopwatch or timer and tell students they have x minutes to click through the activity before they actually begin.

Guided notes. 

laptop 

writing utensil 

paper copy of assignment

paper copy of PowerPoint presentation