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Chapter
16
Section 2
Resources for English Learners
TE p. 490
RSG pp. 161–162 TT 59
IA pp. 31, 35 RSG Audio
FA p. 274
MLG
SAE pp. 160, 163
Expanding Public Education
Step 1
Activate Prior
Knowledge
Do a Think-Quickwrite-Pair-Share activity to have students discuss why public
education is important to a nation. Ask them to think about what it would be like if
only wealthy people could attend school. Explain to students that in the late 19th
century, reformers began to stress the importance of public education to train
workers for new jobs and to assimilate immigrants into American culture.
Step 2
Preview Main
Ideas and
Language
Connect Visually Have students look at the graph, “Expanding Education/Increasing
Literacy,” on p. 489. Ask them to point to the year when school enrollment
exceeded 15 million students. When did the literacy rate exceed 90%? Record
student input on the board. Return to it once they have completed the section.
Step 3
Make Objectives
Explicit
Have students read the objectives. Then have students write out a question based on
each objective that they will answer after they have studied the section. Have
students share their questions before reading. Be sure to check and clarify student
understanding. If students’ first language is Spanish, have them read the lesson
summary in the Reading Study Guide (English or Spanish).
Build Vocabulary To help students understand public elementary education, read the
paragraphs under “Schools for Children” on p. 489 and discuss the main ideas in
class. Then have them use Part A of Activity Sheet 16.2 to complete a Sunshine
Outline about the topic. Review student contributions as a class.
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Step 4
Support Student
Reading
Analyze the growth of public education at the turn of the 20th century.
Describe the growth of higher education
Cooperative Work Use the questions in Part B of Activity Sheet 16.2 to complete a
Jigsaw Reading activity on the expansion of public education. Be sure to review
student answers as a class.
On One’s Own Preview the following questions by asking students what they
understand them to mean and providing clarification as needed. Have them use the
questions as a guide for reading the section. Once students have finished reading,
help them create complete sentences to reflect their answers.
1. Why did American children begin attending school at a younger age? (p. 489, par. 3)
2. What were three ways that education helped European immigrants to become
“Americanized”? (p. 490, pars. 2–4)
3. What was higher education like for African Americans at the turn of the 20th
century? (p. 490, par. 7)
Step 5
Prepare for
Assessment
Alternative Assessment To help students understand educational reform at the turn
of the 20th century, have them complete the Block Scheduling Activity “Reforming
Public Education,” TE p. 490. Share with students Rubrics 2: Information Assessing
Activities and 5: Writing Activities on pp. 31 and 35 of Integrated Assessment. Use
these forms when evaluating their presentations.
Formal Assessment Review the test-taking strategy on pie graphs using TT59 of Test
Practice Transparencies prior to testing. Then have students complete Formal
Assessment Section Quiz for 16.2 on p. 274.
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