Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 29, 2016

Week: 6

 

	Description
M	**Read "Shrinking the World's Population" for trivia 1. Read Growing up in Slavery article out loud/discuss 2. Slavery decision notes 3. Read Henry Box Brown in class, using "Read, Share, Inquire" Objective: comprehend details about slavery
T	The Constitutional Rights of Free African-Americans activity Enrichment Assignment -- slave auction article with questions Objective: explain how free African-Americans were really not free
W	1. Read page 30-38 "Harriet Jacobs..." in Us and Them magazine & do the 3-2-1 Check for Understanding 2. Weekly quiz #4 on slavery 3. Explain classroom Civil War, pick leaders...5 bonus points Objective: test my Civil War knowledge
Th	*Enrichment assignment due 1. Civil War pretest & tally pretest points 2. Notes on secession reasons 3. Read Lincoln: In His Own Words and do questions... due Friday Objective: analyze Lincoln's words & the reasons for secession
F	1. Grade Lincoln... questions/tally 1. Proposing a Memorial for Clara Barton activity 2. Worksheet page 115 "The Civil War Begins" Objective: appreciate Clara Barton's contributions

 

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 22, 2016

Week: 5

 

 

M	1.  Arguments for and against the War with Mexico lesson: (so-so) 2. Chapter 3 worksheet page 92... due Tuesday (explain #1, 2) Objective: analyze arguments for and against the war with Mexico
T	1. Grade/collect worksheet 2. Weekly quiz #3 3. Review game for tomorrow's unit 1 test Objective: prepare for the exam on unit 1
W	1. Unit 1 test Begin Unit 2-- Slavery 2. Chapter 4 page 106 worksheet... due Thursday Objective: explain the Revolution, Constitution, & early US government
Th	1. Go over page 106 worksheet 2. Slave statistics notes -- pairs make inferences 3. Read Freedom Trail to class/pass around Objective: comprehend what slavery was really like
F	**Read "Shrinking the World's Population" for trivia 1. Read A Slave's Account.../write out questions 2. Read Growing up in Slavery article out loud/discuss 3. Go over and pass around slave auction lists 4.  If time, notes on slavery/events leading to Civil War Objective: give examples of the injustice of slavery

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 22, 2016

Week: 5

 

 

M	1.  Arguments for and against the War with Mexico lesson: (so-so) 2. Chapter 3 worksheet page 92... due Tuesday (explain #1, 2) Objective: analyze arguments for and against the war with Mexico
T	1. Grade/collect worksheet 2. Weekly quiz #3 3. Review game for tomorrow's unit 1 test Objective: prepare for the exam on unit 1
W	1. Unit 1 test Begin Unit 2-- Slavery 2. Chapter 4 page 106 worksheet... due Thursday Objective: explain the Revolution, Constitution, & early US government
Th	1. Go over page 106 worksheet 2. Slave statistics notes -- pairs make inferences 3. Read Freedom Trail to class/pass around Objective: comprehend what slavery was really like
F	**Read "Shrinking the World's Population" for trivia 1. Read A Slave's Account.../write out questions 2. Read Growing up in Slavery article out loud/discuss 3. Go over and pass around slave auction lists 4.  If time, notes on slavery/events leading to Civil War Objective: give examples of the injustice of slavery

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 22, 2016

Week: 5

M	1. War with Mexico lesson: find one!  2. Chapter 3 worksheet page 92... due Tuesday Objective:
T	1. Grade/collect worksheet 2. Weekly quiz #3 3. Review for tomorrow's unit 1 test (game?) Objective: prepare for the exam on unit 1
W	1. Unit 1 test Begin Unit 2-- Slavery 2. Chapter 4 page 106 worksheet... due Thursday 3. Notes on slave statistics... if time Objective: explain the Revolution, Constitution, & early US government
Th	1. Grade page 106 worksheet 2. Slave statistics notes 3. Read Freedom Trail to class/pass around 4. Read A Slave's Account.../write out questions Objective: comprehend what slavery was really like
F	**Read "Shrinking the World's Population" for trivia 1. Read Growing up in Slavery article out loud/discuss 2.. Notes on slavery/events leading to Civil War 3. Go over and pass around slave auction lists 4. Read Henry Box Brown in class Objective: give examples of the injustice of slavery

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 15, 2016

Week: 4

M	1. Notes on Alien & Sedition Acts (p.78) 2. Notes on election of 1800 (p.112-13) Election of 1800 dirty politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_zTN4BXvYI Got? Burr -- Hamilton duel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y 3.  Finish "a Question of Rights" worksheet Objective: understand the challenges of starting a new country
T	1. Grade worksheet 2. US expansion: notes on Louisiana Purchase (p.114), video clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMh8RCqJf9U 3.  Read, notes on Monroe Doctrine (p.116) Objective: comprehend the rationale for US expansion
W	1.  War of 1812 notes (p.114-5) & video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90uEEGHGSnU 2. Weekly quiz #2 -- US expansion Objective: analyze reading and apply it to usefulness today
Th	1. Reading like a Historian lesson on Texan War for Independence: 2. Begin watching part of The Alamo or short video trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI5JKD9OKR8 3. Watch Jaywalk: Know Your Heritage clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Url1HL6oExk Objective: identify main point about the Mexican war and its controversy
F	1. Finish analyzing Texas Revolution primary sources 2. video clip on causes of Mexican-American war: 9 minutes -- -- Describe 2 causes of the war that match the textbook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjUEBDOOSDM Objective: distinguish Anglo versus Mexican grievances over Texas

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 8, 2016

Week: 3

M	*For trivia, Loony Laws to class (three per day) 1. Articles of Confederation weaknesses ... (read about Shays' rebellion in the text) 2. Watch Preamble video 3. Pairs try to answer 7 Constitution questions (see my documents) Objective: explain why we needed a new constitution & how our government works
T	1. Constitution notes (electronic copy #2 ) 2. Weekly quiz #1 3. read "Bush Keeps His Veto Power in Check" news article to class 4. If time, begin symbolic speech article & agree/disagree/ undecided with the court ruling (put up signs in the room) Objective: apply freedom of speech to real-life examples
W	1.  Finish symbolic speech exercise 2. Amendment 2: analyze the wording in the textbook A. Read Brady article and "Moving Targets" to class B. Guns video clips -- list arguments & statistics pro and con Objective: judge the value of gun control today
Th	1. Fishbowl debate on gun control 2. A Question of Rights Article and Questions ... Objective: debate the merits of guns in our society
F	1. Grade A Question of Rights 2. If time, answer 4 questions on amendments 4, 5 (on screen) 3. notes on amendments 4,5,6 4. 8th Amendment: Watch part of Oprah on death penalty Objective: comprehend my rights & the challenges of keeping them

  

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: August 1, 2016

Week: 2

	Description
M	1. Declaration of independence... handout of complaints/discuss & pass around Declaration. See actual declaration... http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/images/declarationscanbig.jpg 2. Read "Price They Paid" handouts in pairs & select top 2 who sacrificed most 3. Revolutionary war causes: pair up, read handouts, rank top 2 arguments on the loyalist and patriot sides, choose a position. Objective: identify causes of the American Revolution
T	1. Finish loyalists'/patriots' arguments & add to notes 2. watch "No More Kings" 3. Read 13 Things about American Revolution... 4. Notes on war advantages (pairs try to list them) *If time, do Ships' Manifests activity Objective: compare war advantages from the Revolution
W	1. Go over/show picture of John Hanson 2. George Washington fun quiz 3. Show Mount Vernon slideshow 4.  Schoolhouse Rock: "Fireworks" & "Shot Heard Round the World" Objective: identify falsehoods about George Washington
Th	1. The Patriot clips/students jot down relevant points, what was learned f 2.  Pass out textbooks & complete worksheet Page 39 & 63 Objective: visualize and experience what the Revolution was like
F	*Grade worksheet 1.  Final clip of The Patriot, discuss lessons learned 2. Exercise on rewriting the Declaration in your own words Objective: explain why we needed a new constitution