Friday, December 19, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.19.14

Glory Movie Assignment
Due - January 5, 2015

Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 491-499
      • Review Chapters 1 - 22
    • AMSCO - Review Chapters 1 - 15
    • Online Lecture: Reconstruction

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.15.14

Unit 5 - Union in Peril & Civil War Quiz

Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 477- 480
    • AMSCO - pages 291-294

Friday, December 12, 2014

Lesson Plans 12.12.14

Presentations

Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 469-476
      • Review Chapters 19-21
    • AMSCO - pages 277-283
      • Review Chapters 12-14

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.10.14

Group Work 

Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 460-464
    • AMSCO - pages 274-275

Lesson Plan 12.9.10

Civil War Lecture

Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 456-460
    • AMSCO - pages 271-274

Monday, December 8, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.8.14

Group Presentations

  • Groups 1 - 3 will present on Wednesday
  • Groups 4 - 6 will present on Thursday
Homework
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 451-456
    • AMSCO - pages 268-271

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Lesson Plans 12.4.14

Document Based Question
Copies can be found inside your Classroom
Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Peer edit student essays.  Make constructive comments.

Homework
  • American Pageant - pages 438-443

Lesson Plan 12.3.14 Early Release

Document Based Question
Copies can be found inside your Classroom
Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Using your completed outline.  Write a rough draft for your essay. Skip lines.

Homework

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.2.14

Document Based Question
Copies can be found inside your Classroom
Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Discuss

  • Class discussion on annotations of documents and answers to questions
Plan
  • Write a bulleted outline for your essay
    • Introduction
      • Background (outside) information
      • Thesis/Claim
    • 3 Body Paragraphs
      • Which documents (evidence) will you use?
      • What outside information (historical evidence) will you use?
      • Does it prove your claim?
      • Are you offering analysis (POV, purpose, intended audience, historical context)?
    • Conclusion
      • Rephrase your claim




Homework 
Read

    • American Pageant - pages 424-429
    • AMSCO - pages 268-270

Monday, December 1, 2014

Lesson Plan 12.1.14

Document Based Question
Copies can be found inside your Classroom
Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Steps

  1. Brainstorm any outside information that may be relevant to this prompt
  2. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 1
  3. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 2
  4. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 3
  5. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 4
  6. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 5
  7. Answer the guiding questions for each document
Homework 
Read
  • American Pageant - pages 418-424