The People of Norman Sicily

Essential Questions for the Lesson

What ties did the people of Norman Sicily have with other areas around them?

How did the rulers of Norman Sicily impact the culture on the island?

Students will be able to demonstrate orally the impact the Norman rulers had on the culture in Sicily.

Students will be able to show a thorough understanding of the subject by writing about the ties the Sicilian culture had to other places near it.

Formative Assessment: The assessment at the beginning of the lesson will consist of an entry ticket handed to each student as they make their way into class. The ticket will be comprised of a couple of questions about the subject that they will be learning during the lesson. This coincides with the summative assessment at the end of the lesson which will assess what they have learned by asking similar questions to the formative assessment.
Summative Assessment: This assessment will take place at the end of the lesson right before the students leave the class in the form of an exit ticket. It will be an on-paper questionnaire that will ask similar questions that the formative entry ticket asked. The purpose of this is to showcase that the students learned new information from the lesson, but also will let the teacher know what information did not get through to the students if any. This benefits the students and the teachers in creating a refined lesson delivery which helps the subject material get to the students better.

Duration:	The teacher will…	The student(s) will…
5 minutes	Hand out the formative assessment entry ticket to the students. This will gauge what students know about the subject and get them thinking in a historical context.	Answer all questions on the entry ticket after they come into class and hand it to the teacher upon completion.
10 minutes	Give a slide presentation on the history of the inhabitants of Sicily and assign a group project to be completed in class.	Listen and take notes on the presentation from the teacher and listen to the instruction of the group project.
25 minutes	Monitor the room and answer any student questions that arise.	Work in groups on researching and creating a presentation for a Norman ruler of Sicily.
30 minutes	Watch and assess the student’s presentations on the Norman Sicily rulers.	Present their slideshow to the class and orally explain the impact of each ruler. Students who are not actively presenting will be respectful of their peers.
5 minutes	Hand out the summative assessment exit ticket that asks questions about the lesson to reinforce the material learned.	Answer the questions on the exit ticket and hand it to the teacher when they are finished.