Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Kindred
Unit Name and #:
Course:
AP U.S. History
Dates:
Period 6: 1865-1898
Period 7: 1890-1945
Feb. 2 - 6, 2015
Monday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can analyze the economic, social and political issues that resulted in the demand for
reform.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Gilded Age politics were intimately tied to big business and focused nationally
on economic issues — tariffs, currency, corporate expansion, and laissez-faire economic policy — that
engendered numerous calls for reform.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Log on to the HUB and download Chapter 21 Activity
2. Progressive Movement Analysis Questions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Analysis Questions
Checks for Understanding: Class Discussion
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Notebook
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read Chapter 21 and study for Chapter 19 Quiz
Tuesday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can analyze how the Progressives responded to Gilded Age economic, social and
political issues.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Progressive reformers responded to economic instability, social inequality, and
political corruption by calling for government intervention in the economy, expanded democracy,
greater social justice, and conservation of natural resources.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Log on to the HUB and download Chapter 21 Group Activity
2. Cooperative Learning: The Progressive Movement
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Group Presentations
Checks for Understanding: Fist to Five
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Documents
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete Chapter 19 Quiz and study for multiple choice assessment on FRIDAY
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can evaluate the success of Progressive reformers at achieving political reform.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Progressive reformers responded to economic instability, social inequality, and
political corruption by calling for government intervention in the economy, expanded democracy,
greater social justice, and conservation of natural resources.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Sit with your Progressive groups and load presentations
2. Group Presentations: The Progressive Movement
3. Progressive Presidents Graphic Organizer
4. BINGO Review Period 6
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Presentations
Checks for Understanding: Randomized Questioning
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptops, notebooks
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for multiple choice assessment on FRIDAY
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can complete a multiple choice assessment on Cycle 4 content.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Friday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Multiple Choice Assessment: Cycle 4
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Multiple choice test
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read Chapter 20