Feudalism Vocab & Charlemagne

April 17, 2025

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.6.3: Understand the development of feudalism, its role in the medieval European economy, the way in which its was influenced by physical geography, and how feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Today I am learning about the Middle Ages by:

1.  Understanding & Identifying tier 2 and 3 vocabulary words based on the unit.

2.  Describing the impact Charlemagne had on Western Europe.

3.  Understanding the political and social instability of medieval Europe that led to the creation of feudalism.

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.) 

SDAIE: Chunk/DOK 3&4: Daily Starter:  Students will answer a DOK 3/4 question based on the the chunked passage taken from the History Channels website "This Day in History."

Direct Instruction (5 min.)

SDAIE: Model/Direct Teach/: Feudal vocabulary: Teacher will model how to complete the vocabulary section of their graphic organizer.  Teacher will hand out 5 cards that have the term and vocabulary on it to each group and give out directions.

Guided Practice (5 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/Progress Monitoring: Feudal Vocabulary:  Teacher will go over the answers to the vocabulary assignment after verifying the groups that completed the assignment before the time had expire so they can get a point for that box for completing it on their own.

Independent Practice (30 min.)

SDAIE: Group/TPS/QW: Feudal Vocabulary: Students will work in their groups to identify and justify the tier 2 and 3 terms to the images on their graphic organizer. Students will read the cards with the definations to their group members and discuss which image goes with the term by analyzing and justifying their conclusion. Students will have 10 minutes to complete this portion of their graphic organizer.

SDAIE: Chunked Reading/Focus Notes/Talk to Text: Western Europe during early Middle Ages: Students will be given a set of Focus notes and chunked passages from their textbook.  Students will have 6 minutes to read the chunk passage and find the evidence that will answer the 3 essential questions on their Focus Notes.  If students finish prior to the time, teacher will check their answers and award points to their assignments.  Repeat for all questions.

Homework.

          EdPuzzle: The Black Plague due Friday at 5 p.m.

Closure (3 min.)

1.   Clean up.

2.   Exit Question

3.   Dismiss Class.