SOCIALISM IN EUROPE AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Lesson Plan:
This lesson plan can be a useful tool to help you guide your students through the many revolutions that Russian
underwent from 1905-1917.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to do the following:

 Link the Revolution of 1905 with the founding of the Duma

 See how war led to the February and October Revolutions
 Link the exit of the Russians from World War I to the chaos going on in Russia itself during that period

Length
1 hour 20 minutes with the additional activity

Curriculum Standards
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from
specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that
makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

InstructionsAs a warm-up, ask students to compare Russia at the turn of the century to the rest of
Europe, keeping in mind, that Russia had just been beaten in the Russo-Japanese War.

 Show the Study.com video lesson The Russian Revolution: Timeline, Causes, & Effects
 Pause the video at the following points to ask these discussion questions:
o 3:02 - Had Nicholas II not been so unpopular, how do you think that the Revolution of 1905 would
have occurred? Would it have even happened? Do you think that Nicholas II's attitude with respect
to the establishment of the Duma and the constitution could have been better in order to avoid
future disturbances?
o 4:11 - Point out to students that the February Revolution actually happened in our March. Ask
students how they think that the war affected the mood of soldiers? What about the state of the
government?
o 5:36 - Point out that the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk meant massive territory losses for the Russians.
Ask students why was Lenin so eager to end the war? How do you think that the disagreements
between moderate and radical elements played into this decision?

Activity
 Ask the students to prepare for a debate.
 Divide the students into three groups.
o The first group should be of the opinion that everything is fine in Russia.
o The second group should argue that there need to be changes, but not during a war and not to get
rid of the Tsar.
o The third group should argue for a complete revolution.
 At first, grant the students supporting the Tsar more power, practically only allowing the third group only a
few words occasionally.
 After two rounds of debate, acknowledge that Lenin has been sent back to Russia, and now, the third group
can raise their hand, you will cut off the other groups to let the third group talk.
 Slowly, have the students from the other two groups join the third group so their opinions can be heard.
Extensions
 The novel Animal Farm is largely inspired by the events of the Russian Revolution. If your students have
read this work, have them match up events from the novel to historical occurrences.
 Encourage students to research the Russian Civil War, especially the role of foreign intervention. Why would
the Americans and others want to fight?

Related Lessons
 Economic, Social, & Political Consequences of the Great War
 The U.S.S.R.: History & Creation
 LESSON PLAN : SESSION: 2020
2020-21
NAME OF THE TEACHER:R: MANAV CHOUDHARY CLASS : IX
DESIGNATION : PGT- HISTORY SUBJECT : HISTORY CHAPTER- 02
SCHOOL : JNV GUNA Bhopal Region TOPIC : SOCIALISM IN EUROPE AND THE RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION
Class Transaction Hrs 40 minutes each (1 sessions)
Students will be asked questions
questions-
1.Which is the biggest country in the
Pre-requisite
requisite for the course world?
2. When
en did first world war happen
happened.
3. Ruble is the currency of which country
country?
5. Have you heard the term Russian Revolution?
1. Understand d about the conditions prevailing in Russia during and
Objective
ve before First World War
War.
2.To do an illustrated study with showing diagrams and pictures
through PPTs
• Critical thinking-Comparing
Comparing Russian revolution with French
Expected Competencies-
Competencies Revolution
•Understanding Socialism and how it works.
• Collaboration- Role of Lenin in Russian Revolution.

KNOWLEDGE:: The Students will be able to know:

 Link the Revolution of 1905 with the founding of the

Duma.
 See how war led to the February and October Revolutions
 Link the exit of the Russians from World War I to the
chaos going on in Russia itself during that period
 To explore the history of socialism through the study of
Learning Outcomes the Russian Revolution
Revolution.
 Demonstrate
emonstrate an iin-depth
depth knowledge of the history of the
Soviet Union and Russian Revolution
Revolution.

What instructional strategies would you use for each of these

stages? Also briefly write what you would do with the strategy:
1. Activating prior knowledge: 5 MCQs related to previous
chapters.
2. Introducing new knowledge:
Divide the
he students into three groups.
 The first group should be of the opinion that everything is
Transaction Methodology fine in Russia.
 The second group should argue that there need to be
changes, but not during a war and not to get rid of the
Tsar.
 The third group should argue for a complete revolution.
3. Sharing Objectives:
• Understand about the features of their respective topic.
• To have a real life connects with their topic.
4. Reflection and Consolidation:
• Quiz at the end of session.
• Two Minute report at the end of session

Resources NCERT text book, DIKSHA APPs and Samsung Smart Class Room.
Beside textual exercises;
Assessments 05 Short answer type questions
03 long answer type questions will be given
The class will be made ready for:
• The next transaction for teaching
teaching-learning process.
End of the Class • Teacher will thank the pupil for their attentiveness and leave
the class room

SIGNATURE OF THE TEACHER : SIGNATURE OF THE PRINCIPAL: