West Wyalong HS Lesson Plan

Unit/Lesson Title: Globalization Review Prep for

Economic
National Professional Standards for Teachers:
Domain: Know the content and how to teach it

Lesson duration: 50
Stage: 4 Year: 8
Class/Group:
minutes
Standard: 2.2 Organise content into an effective learning and teaching
sequence.

Specific Teaching Target: Focus area/s: Knowledge Retained

Rationale:
Reinforce previous lessons whilst away, gaining deeper understanding

Syllabus Outcome/s:
4.3: uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate
geographical information
4.5: demonstrates a sense of place about global environments
4.7: identifies and discusses geographical issues from a range of
perspectives

Prior Knowledge: Globalization Technology, TNCs, Culture

Resources: Student Books, Handout Cultural Impacts of Globalization

(Kate created)
Laptops, McDonaldisationTask (Kate Created, 30 copies required)

Syllabus Indicator/s

Time

Content/Learning Experiences

Teaching
Strategies

Class
Organisation

Assessment
Techniques

Introduction (Engagement)
knowledge and
understanding about
how cultural,
technological factors
shape communities in
the global community

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Welcome students, introduce myself. Spend time and

inform them that today they will be reviewing the last
few lessons.

Direct
Instruction

Body:
Starting with Technology. Looking for positive and
negative effects
What impact has technology had with
Globalization
Telephone Communication
Music
Internet
Transportation & Technology
West Wyalong eg. News, national
international
Students Lives;
Mark Roll if havent already
Globalization Culture
Question students: Each question to be written in

Group
Discussion

Sitting at Desk

Questioning and
depth of responses
will assess their
knowledge as will
questions posed by
students.

Questioning

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their book. Students given few minutes to formulate
response before sharing as class.
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What is Culture
What are some Cultural Impacts of
Globalization
Eg; Disneyland, TV and the Simpsons, Fashion,
Sport, McDonalds,
Question Students:
What did you learn from the Simpsons episode?
Cultural Food
Question the students on what they had for dinner,
Write on white board.
Discuss with students about how much easier it is to
no longer need to travel around the world and be able
to obtain the same type of food which is a clear
cultural impact, eg McDonalds

Individual Work

Individual Work

Direct
Instruction

How it is now possible to get food locally all year

round
Provide students with McDonaldisationTask document
and learning device. Inform students on what is
required and that if the document isnt completed we
shall continue it next lesson.
Conclusion(Presentation/Reflection)
Explain to students that next lesson we will be finish
of the McDonaldisationTask and continue with
Fashion before moving to economic effects of
globalisation.
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Quality Teaching/Quality Learning Framework

Intellectual Quality
Significance
Deep knowledge
Background knowledge
Deep understanding
knowledge
Problematic knowledge

Quality Learning Environment

Explicit quality criteria
Engagement

Cultural

High expectations

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Reference:

Knowledge integration
Higher-order thinking
Inclusivity
Metalanguage
Connectedness
Substantiative communication

Social support
Students self-regulation
Student direction

Narrative

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