Lesson on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 (L27)

Aim: What effect did the Dawes Act have on Native Americans? 

Bell Ringer: Think-Pair-Share 

1. What happened at the tragedy of Wounded Knee?  

2. What was the Dawes Act?  

3. What effect did Helen Hunt Jackson’s book “A Century of Dishonor” have?   

Objectives: 

1. Students will analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers’ responses to the challenges in the mid to late 1800s.  

Agenda: 

1. 1. Bell Ringer (10 min) 

2. 2. Review Journal 20 

3. 3. Have students share the completed note-taking guide (Attachment B). Teachers may want to guide students when completing the notes, have students work in small groups, or independently. (rest of class) 

Home Learning: Review Attachment B (possible Pop Quiz tomorrow)