Mr Donn's Lesson Plan World History   Start of the Russian Revolution Lesson Plan for World History (3-4 days) Russian Revolution Critical Thinking Skills   Grade 9 Social Studies Don Donn;  USA   Lesson Start of the Russian Revolution Break the students into 5 groups. Have the students research the lives of the following 5 people: Czar Nicholas II Rasputin Alexander Kerensky V.I. Lenin Lev Trotsky If you have a larger class or if you want smaller groups you can add Alexandra (Czarina) and Anastasia. Students are to determine as a group the pivotal or turning point of their lives from their research. The pivotal moment can be either a personal pivotal point or a pivotal point for the country. The group will then create a short one-act/one scene play about that pivotal moment and perform it in front of the class. Have the group turn in to you a written copy of the play including dialogue and stage (movement) directions. They may create quick props out of paper if necessary. This lesson is a lot of fun. The kids did a really good job with it. You need the kids to understand what a pivotal moment is, so do that first. At the end of their "act", have each group explain why they chose that scene as their pivotal moment. Click here for bios and lesson plans by other authors on the Russian Revolution.   Be a detective! See what you can find!                All Rights Reserved Counter start date January 2006     Have a great year!