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Social Studies Conflicts leading up to the Civil War 8th grade
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Focus attention/motivation: 5 minutes Instructional Input/Modeling: 15 minutes Student Engagement/Practice: 5 minutes Closure: 15 minutes
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The purpose of this lesson is to identify and evaluate some of the ways in which the government tried to appease both the north and the south to avoid war.
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Describe the way the Constitution has changed over time as a result of amendments and Supreme Court decisions. ** · 3.A.3 ** Write compositions that contain complete sentences and effective paragraphs using English conventions. · **3.B.3a **Produce documents that convey a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information and display focus, organization, elaboration and coherence.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will summarize what they learned during class the previous day by listing 5 things they learned during class. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will discuss their answers to the questions on the double-sided worksheet. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will justify whether or not the Fugitive Slave Act is a good law by writing a letter to the President as either a Northerner or Southerner during the 1800’s. Materials: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Textbook · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Double-sided worksheet for Section 2
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Procedures: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.) At the beginning of class, each student will take a quiz where they must write down 5 facts they learned from the class the previous day. (focus attention/motivation) 2.) Once the quizzes are turned in, students can volunteer some of the facts they included on their papers. (student engagement/practice) 3.) Then, students will read section 2 of their textbook on their own and fill out the double-sided notes worksheet. (instructional input/modeling) 4.) Once finished, the class will discuss the answers to the double-sided worksheet. (student engagement/practice) 5.) Finally, students will compose a letter. Each student will be assigned to be a northerner or a southerner, and they must write a letter to the President of the United States concerning their opinions on the Fugitive Slave Act. For example, if a student is a southerner, their letter would consist of all the reasons why the Fugitive Slave Act is a good idea and vice versa. Each letter must be a paragraph long consisting of five sentences. Whatever isn’t finished must be done for homework. (closure) Assessment(s): ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be informally assessed on their participation during discussion of the double-sided worksheet. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be formally assessed on their quiz at the beginning of the class and their letter to the President. Accommodations: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students who have trouble reading can have the section read out loud to them. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students with a learning disability can use their notes during the quiz. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ELL students can have an interpreter to help them write their letters.
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