Lesson on Wednesday, September 21, 2016

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

Bell Ringer: Introduce History Lab #2 'Reconstruction'

Objectives:

1. Students will describe the importance of historiography, which includes how historical knowledge is obtained and transmitted, when interpreting events in history.
2. Students will utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to identify author, historical significance, audience, and authenticity to understand a historical period.


Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. History Lab #2 ' Reconstruction' (20 min)
3. Reconstruction Editorial (25 min)


Home Learning: Complete History Lab #2 'Reconstruction', Reconstruction Editorial, gather your exit tickets, and study for tomorrow's quiz.

Lesson on Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Aim: What was black civic participation like during Reconstruction?  

Bell Ringer: Read article KKK today and discuss.  

Objectives: 

1. Students will distinguish the freedoms guaranteed to African Americans and other groups with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.  

2. Students will assess how Jim Crow Laws influenced life for African Americans and other racial/ethnic minority groups.  

3. Students will compare the effects of the Black Codes and the Nadir on freed people, and analyze the sharecropping system and debt peonage as practiced.  

Agenda:  

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)  

2. Video: Chelsea Does Racism (10 min)  

3. Discuss Journal 15 (5 min)    

4. Write an editorial: Imagine that you are an African American sharecropper, a carpetbagger, and a White Southern Democrat. Write a paragraph for each supporting their position on Reconstruction. Underline or highlight the terms: 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, black codes, carpetbagger, scalawag, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and sharecropper. Title: "Reconstruction Editorial" 

Home Learning: Complete your editorial. 

Lesson on Monday, September 19, 2016

Aim: What was black civic participation like during Reconstruction?

Bell Ringer: Journal 14 – What are the 13th and 14th Amendments?

Objectives:

1. Students will review the causes and consequences of the Civil War. (EOC Benchmark)

Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. Discuss Journals 12, 13, 14 (10 min)
3. Complete Reconstruction PPT
4. Exit Ticket: How did the South fail to abide by the new Reconstruction amendments?


Home Learning: Journal 15 – Create a graphic organizer that describes the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

Homework due: Monday, September 19th, 2016

Assignment: look for other universities in the Southeastern region of the United States that were founded after the Civil War. Gather information about your chosen university: motto, school mission, programs available and history about the school. 

Lesson for Friday, September 16, 2016

Aim: How was the South rebuilt and how did life change for African Americans after the Civil War?

Bell Ringer: Read V6.30 “A Play at Ford’s Theatre”

Objectives:

1.Students will review the consequences of the Civil War. EOC Benchmark

Agenda:

1.Bell Ringer (10 min)

2.V6.30 Questionnaire (10 min)

3.Complete the Reconstruction PPT (rest of class)

4.Exit Ticket: What’s the difference between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction?

Home Learning: Look at the post above this one. 

PowerPoint on Reconstruction

Lesson for Thursday, September 15, 2016

Aim: How was the South rebuilt and how did life change for African Americans after the Civil War?

Bell Ringer: Read V6.27 "The Second Inaugural"

Objectives:

1. Review the causes and consequences of the Civil War. EOC Benchmark

Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)

2. V6.27 "The Second Inaugural" Questionnaire (10 min)

3. Discuss yesterday's exit ticket (5 min)

4. Discuss Journal 12 (political, social, economic changes after the Civil War) (10 min)

5. Video 1867 – Carpetbaggers (3 min)

6. Read page 69 "Compromise of 1877" (5 min)

7. Journal 13 – Describe the Compromise of 1877 then predict what will happen afterwards.

Home Learning:

Read "Connections to Today" on our blog. Research other black universities that trace their origins to the post-Civil War era. Search for the school 'mission' and submit it with a paragraph describing the school. Due: Monday, September 19, 2016

Click here to watch the video: Carpetbaggers

Journal 1- 10

11^th Grade Journals

1.       Describe a peaceful way to get rid of slavery. Keep in mind that some people depended on slavery for a living.

2.       Describe the 3 Causes of the Civil War. Describe, not list.

3.       Explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were events that led to the Civil War.

4.       Frederick Douglass was an exceptional orator. Write a short speech about something Mr. Douglass might have said.

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.

6.       If you were Jefferson Davis, what actions would you have taken to defend the South? Keep in mind the circumstances.

7.       Explain the differences between the Union, Border, and Confederate states. Use your map.

8.       Write about a relevant current event.

9.       Write a journal entry in the perspective of a Union soldier and a Confederate soldier.

10.   Write about a relevant current event (N. Korea or Syria).