Irene Said:

i need help making a lesson plan on the protestant reformation?

We Answered:

Jigsaw or Rose technique?
Divide the students into groups. (Home groups--you'll probably have two groups of 8). Students number off. Students then go to numbered groups (1-8) (expert groups.) Each expert group gets a reading/picture/graph with 1/8 of the information(one of your important subtopics) Students work with their partner to learn/figure out the material. After certain time, students return to their home groups and teach/share material with their home group. For accountability, each student can fill out a worksheet/ study guide/ essential questions activity with the help of their home group.
(Don't forget, 90% of your kids will think you're talking about Martin Luther King instead of Martin Luther anyway--that might be a warm up activity--Venn diagram, Martin Luther vs. Martin Luther King...or even just a have kids make a KWL (know, want to know, learned) chart about Martin Luther and MLK.

One class period is quite short. Good luck