Lesson on Friday, September 22, 2017

Aim: How did the U.S. change socially, economically, and politically after the Civil War?


Bell Ringer: Journal 11 – As president of the U.S., what would you do to rebuild the South?


Objectives:


1. SS.912.A.2.1: Review the causes and consequences of the Civil War. End of Course Exam Benchmark


Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. Review Key Events Quiz (5 min)
3. Review History Lab 1 (10 min)
4. Review Reconstruction Concept Map & Reconstruction Packet (5 min)
5. Introduce students to the topic of Reconstruction by showing the image promoting the Freedman’s Bureau and emancipation (Attachment A), and asking them what the image says about the post-Civil War era. Ask students to brainstorm what they already know about Reconstruction. (10 min)
6. Reconstruction PPT (rest of class) (Students are to fill out the packet as the PPT is presented by the teacher.



Home Learning:

1. View video: "Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History #22" (13 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowsS7pMApI
2. Read the Florida “Keys” to Learning (Attachment B) Assign pairs of students to create a symbolic or visual representation for one of the “Keys” to Learning that illustrates its main idea.