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[8th Grade] [8th Grade Assignment Sheets] Language Arts] Math] Science] Social Studies] Social Studies Unit Plan] Day 1] [2] 3] 4] 5] 6] 7] 8] 9] 10]

Subject: ** Social Studies Conflicts leading up to the Civil War 8th grade Time Frame: ** Focus attention/motivation: 7 minutes Instructional Input/Modeling: 18 minutes Student Engagement/Practice: 10 minutes Closure: 5 minutes Overall Purpose/Goal: ** 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. State Standards: **
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· **16.B.3c (US) **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 conven-tions. ||
 * · **16.A.3b **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to discuss why the Wilmot Proviso proposal didn’t pass. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to explain why the Free-Soil party was founded. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to predict why popular sovereignty wasn’t successful. Materials: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Journals · <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 notes worksheet
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Procedures: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.) Students will begin by responding to the following prompt in their journals: What do you remember about the Missouri Compromise? If you cannot remember much about it, what do you think would be important to know about it? (Focus attention/motivation) 2.) Students will then share what they have written with the class. I will correct any misconceptions or fill in additional information when needed. (Student engagement/practice) 3.) Students will then take turns using the popcorn method to read through section one of the textbook out loud. (Instructional Input/modeling) 4.) As they are reading, each student will answer the questions on the left side of the double-sided notes worksheet. (student engagement/practice) 5.) Once students are finished reading the section and filling out their double-sided notes, the class will discuss the answers to all of the questions. (student engagement/practice) 6.) Students will write in their journals and predict some of the reasons why popular sovereignty didn’t work. (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 the discussions of the journal prompt, the double-sided notes, and the closing prompt. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be formally assessed on the completion of their double-sided notes.
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