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