Correlation to State Content Standards
7.5.6: Analyze the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the samurai in that society.
Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)
Students will be able to:
1. Understand the origins and role of the samurai in medieval Japanese society.
2. Identify and explain key elements of the samurai suit and weaponry.
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 (3 min.)
Daily Journals: Students will find two evidences to support the CLAIM from today's starter about George Washington Carver.
Direct Instruction (10 min.)
SDAIE: Direct Teach: Rise of the Samurai: Teacher will lecture about the origin and rise of the samurai class. Will discuss their purpose and influence in helping out shoguns and daimyos.
Guided Practice (10 min.)
SDAIE: TPS: Review answers: Teacher will go over the answers to the first two boxes of the assignment.
Independent Practice (20 min.)
SDAIE: Cornell Notes/Movie Clip/Talk to text: The Rise of the Samurai: Students will watch a movie clip from the movie "The Last Samurai" which will explain the meaning of the word samurai and what it means to be one. Students will then read page 348 in their textbook and complete their Cornell Notes. Hints are given in each line of the Cornell Notes as a way to use talk to the text to guide students comprehension.
SDAIE: Infographic: Samurai Suit and Weapons: Students will complete an infographic that will have the students identify and explain the suit of the samurai along with its weapons. They will provide information of the material and how it benefits the samurai. They will read pages 349-350 in the textbook for the information. The readings will be posted on the Google Stream along with the assignment.
Homework.
EdPuzzle: Samurai due by Friday at 5 p.m.
Closure (2 min.)
1. Clean up.
2. Exit Question
3. Dismiss Class.