Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West

U.S. History: Oct. 15-19

Monday

Unit
Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
Identify and evaluate the influences on the development of the American West
Analyze significant events for Native American Indian tribes, and their responses to those events in the late nineteenth century
Assessments
Video quiz
Notes
Strategies
Whole-group viewing with interspersed notes
Modified lecture/discussion
Activities
Students will view a segment form Ken Burns’ The West, primarily focusing on the twin economic endeavors of the Transcontinental Railroad and Cattle Trails
Differentiation and extensions
As needed

Tuesday

Unit
Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
Identify and evaluate the influences on the development of the American West
Analyze significant events for Native American Indian tribes, and their responses to those events in the late nineteenth century
Assessments
Video quiz
Notes
Strategies
Whole-group viewing with interspersed notes
Modified lecture/discussion
Activities
Students will view a segment form Ken Burns’ The West, primarily focusing on the twin economic endeavors of the Transcontinental Railroad and Cattle Trails
Students will also watch a segment pertaining to the destruction of the buffalo and one with the Battle of Little Bighorn
Students will watch Effects of the Indian Wars and The Frontier Passes into History clips from hippocampus
Differentiation and extensions
As needed according to IEP or 504

Wednesday

Unit
Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
Analyze the immediate and long-term influences of Reconstruction on the lives of African Americans and U.S. society as a whole
Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans in various U.S. regions in the late nineteenth century
Assessments
Video quiz
Notes
Strategies
Whole-group viewing
Modified lecture/discussion
Activities
Students will watch Race Relations in the New South video clip from hippocampus
Students will discuss/debate the differences between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois
Students will read about and discuss the Plessy v. Ferguson case
Differentiation and extensions
As needed according to IEP or 504

Thursday

Unit
Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
Identify and explain significant issues and components of the Populist movement and their impacts
Assessments
Video quiz
Notes
Strategies
Whole-group viewing
Modified lecture/discussion
Activities
Students will view Farming on the Plains, Farming Becomes a Business, and The People’s Party form hippocampus
Students will read about and discuss the Wizard of Oz as a Parable to Populism
Differentiation and extensions
As needed according to IEP or 504

Friday