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Subject: ** 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: 15 minutes Closure: minutes
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The purpose of this lesson is to identify and evaluate the effects of the election of 1860, the founding of The Confederate States of America, the attack on Fort Sumter.
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The purpose of this lesson is to identify and evaluate the effects of the election of 1860, the founding of The Confederate States of America, the attack on Fort Sumter. · **1.B.3d **Read age-appropriate material with fluency and accuracy. · **16.A.3b **Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources. · **16.B.3c (US) **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Describe the way the Constitution has changed over time as a result of amendments and Supreme Court decisions.
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· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will analyze the debates that Abraham Lincoln had with Douglas in their journal responses. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will discuss the importance of the election of 1860, the founding of The Confederate States of America, and the attack on Fort Sumter. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will create a map that shows which states were free and which were slave holding states before the Civil War.
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· <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%;">Blank map of the U.S. in 1880 · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Double-sided worksheet for Section 4
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1.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When students come into class they will respond to the following journal prompt: Explain why Lincoln was so careful with the words he used in his debates with Douglas. For example, Lincoln said in one of his debates: “I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races”, but also said “there is no reason in the world why the Negro is not entitled to all the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence”. Once they have finished writing, students will discuss their thoughts with the class. (focus attention/motivation) 2.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, students will read section 4 of their textbook in small groups and fill out the double-sided notes worksheet. (instructional input/modeling) 3.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When they are done reading, the class will discuss the answers to the double-sided notes. (student engagement/ practicing) 4.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will each be given a blank map and they must color coordinate that map to show which states were free states and which were slave states before the outbreak of the war. (student engagement/practicing) 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 the color coding of their U.S. maps. Resources: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Map of U.S. in 1860 : [] · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Map locating free and slave states: [] Accommodations: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students with a learning disability will be given maps that are already labeled, but they will need to color coordinate them on their own. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ELL students and students with a learning disability can have the section read out loud to them.
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