U.S. History: Oct. 22-26
Monday
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Unit
o Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
o Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans in various U.S.
regions in the late nineteenth century
o Identify and explain significant issues and components of the Populist movement
and their impacts
Assessments
o Reading questions
Strategies
o Individual reading and answering
o Whole-group discussion
o Video watching and note-taking
Activities
o Students will finish “segregation” questions discussion
o Students will read Plessy v. Ferguson brief and answer questions
o Discussion of Plessy v. Ferguson’s impact to follow, focusing on Jim Crow Laws
o Watch hippocampus clip Race Relations in the New South
Differentiation and extensions
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Tuesday
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Unit
o Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Target
o Identify and explain significant issues and components of the Populist movement
and their impacts
Assessments
o Questions covering the video clip and reading
Strategies
o Individual reading
o Whole-group discussion
o Video viewing with questions
Activities
o Students will read an overview essay covering the Populist Party
o Students will watch Farming Becomes Big Business and The People’s Party clips
from hippocampus.org
o Class will learn about The Wizard of Oz: Parable to Populism
Differentiation and extensions
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Wednesday
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Unit
o Reintegration of the South and the Incorporation of the West
Learning Targets Assessed
o Analyze the immediate and long-term influences of Reconstruction on the lives of
African Americans and U.S. society as a whole
o Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans in various U.S.
regions in the late nineteenth century
o Identify and evaluate the influences on the development of the American West
o Analyze significant events for Native American Indian tribes, and their responses
to those events in the late nineteenth century
o Identify and explain significant issues and components of the Populist movement
and their impacts
Assessments
o Exam
Strategies
o Individual assessment
Activities
o Unit 6 Exam
Differentiation and extensions
o As needed according to IEP or 504
Thursday
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Unit
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Learning Target
o Evaluate the impact of the new inventions and technologies of the late nineteenth
century
o Identify and evaluate the influences on business and industry in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries
o Identify labor and workforce issues of the late nineteenth century, including
perspectives of owners/managers and Social Darwinists
o Explain the challenges and contributions of immigrants of the late nineteenth
century
o Explain the causes and impact of urbanization in the late nineteenth century
Assessments
o Students will hand in notes/answers/analysis as evidence of understanding
Strategies
o RTI
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Activities
o RTI for the first 30 mins. of class
o Students will began a multi-day activity which will involve completing primary
source readings, textbook readings, and video watching and discussing
Differentiation and extensions
o IEPs and 504s taken into account when assigning readings
Friday
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Unit
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Learning Target
o Evaluate the impact of the new inventions and technologies of the late nineteenth
century
o Identify and evaluate the influences on business and industry in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries
o Identify labor and workforce issues of the late nineteenth century, including
perspectives of owners/managers and Social Darwinists
o Explain the challenges and contributions of immigrants of the late nineteenth
century
o Explain the causes and impact of urbanization in the late nineteenth century
Assessments
o Students will hand in notes/answers/analysis as evidence of understanding
Strategies
o Individual and small group reading/analyzing/viewing
Activities
o Students will be divided into small groups to complete a number of tasks related
to the various learning targets. These tasks include reading from the textbook,
analyzing primary documents, and watching short video clips from
hippocampus.org.
o Students will use the knowledge they have gained from individual and smallgroup activities to teach the larger group (whole class)
Differentiation and extensions
o IEPs and 504s taken into account when grouping