Lesson on Thursday, August 31, 2017

Aim: What were the causes of the Civil War?


Bell Ringer: Complete the Attachment E presentations.


Objectives:
1. Students will review the causes and events that led to the Civil War.


Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer
2. Civil War Causes Quiz



Home Learning: Complete the S/A Response of the quiz.

Lesson on Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Aim: What were the causes of the Civil War?

Bell Ringer: Journal 5 – The teacher will assign you an event that led to or caused the Civil War. Your job is to describe it. State the event, and include dates, names of individuals involved with that event.

Objectives:
1. Students will review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.

Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer (15 min) Events: Missouri Compromise, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Dred Scott Decision, Mexican/American War, Compromise of 1850, Kansas/Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Election of 1860, Battle of Fort Sumter.
2. Quiz Review
3. Lesson Closure: Have students share Civil War research presentations, and score each other's work using the rubric (Attachment E).

Home Learning: Study for tomorrow's quiz using Attachment C, and journals 1-5.

Lesson on Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Aim: What happened in the Underground Railroad? 

Bell Ringer: Journal 4 – Frederick Douglas was an exceptional orator. Write a short speech about something Mr. Douglas might have said.  

Objectives:  

1. Students will review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.  

2. Students will identify the functions of the Underground Railroad. 

Agenda:  

1. Bell Ringer (10 min) / Grade V4.31-32 

2. Review V4.32 (10 min) 

3. Brainpop: Underground Railroad / Activity: Graphic Organizer (10 min) 
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4. Activity: Cut out compromise scenario cards (Attachment D) and place them in a hat or other container. Have students pick out a scenario card from the hat and “become” that persona. Ask students to respond in writing, then discuss as a class:  
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o Explain whether your persona would agree or disagree with the following: Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, election of Abraham Lincoln.  

o Have students in their personas participate in a moving spectrum discussion. Place signs that say “Strongly Agree,” “Agree,” “Disagree,” and “Strongly Disagree” around the room.  

5. Ask students to move to the side of the room with the sign that they feel best applies to their persona based on the following prompts: 
6. i. The Missouri Compromise is an effective solution to the issue of slavery’s expansion. 
7. ii. The Compromise of 1850 is fair to all sides. 
8. iii. The Dred Scott decision is a fair and balanced Supreme Court decision. 
9. iv. Lincoln’s election will strengthen the nation. 

6. Quiz Review (10 min) 
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Home Learning: Study for the quiz. 

Lesson on Monday, August 28, 2017

Aim: Who was Frederick Douglas?

Bell Ringer: Copy the two activities on a notebook paper. Use one side for each activity.   

Objectives:  

1. Students will review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.  

2. Students will use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic relationships in history. (Frederick Douglas) 

Agenda: 

1. Bell Ringer (10 min) 

2. Complete Attachment C (10 min) 

3. Brainpop: Civil War Causes / Activity: Vocabulary (10  min) 

4. Brainpop: Frederick Douglas / Activity: Graphic Organizer (10  min) 

Home Learning: Read V4.31-32 “Abolitionist Want to End Slavery”. Complete the questionnaire using the images below. 

Lesson on Friday, August 25, 2017

Aim: What were the causes and effects of the American Civil War?

Bell Ringer: Journal 3 – Explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were events that led to the Civil War.

Objectives:
1. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the causes and consequences of the Civil War.

Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. Discuss Bell Ringer (5 min)
3. Complete Attachment C
4. Assign HW topics
5. Share with the class your assigned part of Attachment C

Home Learning:

Assign students to research and present on a topic related to the Civil War, either working independently or with a partner (Attachment E). Some suggested topics:

o Civil War battles – Fort Sumter; Shiloh; Antietam; Gettysburg; Vicksburg
o Civil War people – Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee; Frederick Douglass; Stonewall Jackson; William T. Sherman; General Ulysses S. Grant; Clara Barton
o Other topics – New weapons of war; women and the Civil War; African Americans in the war; Florida during the Civil War

Lesson on Thursday, August 24, 2017

Aim: What were the causes of the American Civil War? 

Bell Ringer: Journal 2 – Describe the 3 causes of the Civil War. Describe, not list.  

Objectives:  

1. Students will review the causes of the American Civil War.  

2. Students will use primary and secondary sources to identify author, and historical significance to understand this historical period.  

Agenda:  

1. 1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. 2. Review and complete Civil War Notes 

2. 3. Have students complete the Civil War note-taking guide (Attachment C) using their textbook (Pearson United States History pp. 23-46), online resources, or class notes as appropriate. 

                4. Causes of the Civil War PPT / Students complete “Civil War Causes Worksheet” (20 min) 

Home Learning:  

3. Assign students to research and present on a topic related to the Civil War, either working independently or with a partner (Attachment E). Some suggested topics:   

o Civil War battles – Fort Sumter; Shiloh; Antietam; Gettysburg; Vicksburg   

o Civil War people – Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee; Frederick Douglass; Stonewall Jackson; William T. Sherman; General Ulysses S. Grant; Clara Barton   

o Other topics – New weapons of war; women and the Civil War; African Americans in the war; Florida during the Civil War 

Lesson on Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Aim: What are the causes of the Civil War? 

Bell Ringer: Journal 1 – Describe a peaceful way to get rid of slavery. Keep in mind that some people depended on slavery to make a living.  

Objectives: 

1. Students will review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.  

Agenda:  

1. Bell Ringer (10 min) 

2. Review answers for Baseline test (20 min) 

3. Lesson Opening: Introduce students to the topic of the Civil War by showing the image of slaves working on a cotton plantation (Attachment A) and asking them to think about what the image says about the Civil War era. Ask students to brainstorm what they already know about the Civil War. (15 min)  

4. Show students the Gateway book concept map for the Civil War (Attachment B) and introduce key concepts including the long-term  causes of the war, secession, the course of the war, and its consequences.   

5. Causes of the Civil War Notes (15 min) 

Homework: Complete Civil War Notes

Period 1 - Use the notes and word bank below 

Period 5 - Use the word bank below the notes

Causes:

1. States’ Rights vs. Strong Federal Government
2. Slavery
3. Economic and Social Developments.

1. The __________ was industrialized and the South depended on _______________. 

2. The North and the Midwest gained ____________ because of the sharp rise in their populations.

3. “Sectionalism” - best describes the status of the U.S. just before the ______________. 

Most Southerners supported slavery, afraid the economy of the South would fail without slaves.

Missouri Compromise: ___________ slavery in the unorganized territory of the Great Plains and permitted slavery in _____________ and the Arkansas territory.

The Compromise of 1850:  California would enter as a free state.

a)      Mexican-American War ____-____: Should the new territory be free or slave territory? Or should its inhabitants choose for themselves? 

b)      Fugitive Slave Law: Federal crime to aid an escaping _____. This left them with no legal rights.

c)      Harriet Tubman: _____________________ became more active as a result of the Fugitive S.Law

Northerners further opposed slavery, even people who didn’t have an opinion (ambivalent) now had a definitive stance. 

d)      Frederick Douglass:  _____________________

The Dred Scott Decision: - Court decided against Scott on all three accounts. Victory for the South!

Was Scott a citizen of the United States

Did living on free soil for a time make him free?

Was the ban on slavery in parts of the Louisiana Purchase constitutional?

The Lincoln - Douglas Debates

A. ______: Lincoln & Douglas ran for U.S. Senate. 

B. Lincoln challenged Douglas to a number of debates about _________ and its spread to the ___________.

C. _______________ won the election

In ______: ______________ wins the presidency / The South __________!

The ________________ States of America - adopted a constitution almost the same as the U.S. Constitution with the exception that its citizens could own slaves. _________________ was their leader. ______________, ______________ was their capital city.

Ulysses S. Grant / Robert E. Lee: Confederate Army figures.

WORD BANK:

Virginia

Richmond

Jefferson Davis

Confederate

secedes 

Abraham Lincoln

1861

Stephen Douglas

west

slavery

1858

The Underground Railroad

slave

1846-1848

Missouri

Banned

Civil War

political power

agriculture

North

Important tip: The words are listed in the backwards order in which they can be plugged into the notes. For example, the term "North" is the first answer in the notes, "agriculture" is the second, etc.